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Implementing modern ayookxw (law): The first Indigenous-led assessment under Gitanyow laws
After three years of deliberations, engagement, and drafting, the Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs established the Gitanyow Wilp Sustainability Assessment Process (GWSAP) in 2020. The GWSAP sets out requirements for a fully Indigenous-led assessment of projects in the...
Gitanyow Nation assesses Skeena Resources under their new sustainability program
The Eskay Creek Revitalization project is the first project to be assessed under WSAP pilot program Gitanyow Nation is assessing Skeena Resources Limited under its Wilp Sustainability Assessment Process (WSAP) as the mining exploration company looks at reviewing the...
Gitanyow, BC Mark Milestone in Land Use Planning
The Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs and the province of British Columbia are commemorating the 10th Year Anniversary of the signing of the GItanyow Lax'yip Land Use Plan. This Plan was the result of 10 years of negotiations and litigation, and was signed into effect in...
Gitanyow Reconciliation Trail
What is the Gitanyow Reconciliation Trail project? The Gitanyow Reconciliation Trail Project is a vision for a year-round hiking, riding and sledding route that follows and restores the historical grease trail - a 180 km trail and cabin system between Kitwancool and...
Indigenous law in action: Gitanyow launches its groundbreaking Wilp Sustainability Assessment Process
By Tara Marsden/Naxginkw and Gavin Smith At the start of 2021, the Gitanyow publicly released the Gitanyow Wilp Sustainability Assessment Process (GWSAP), an innovative Indigenous legal instrument setting out requirements for fully Indigenous-led assessment of...
Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs Launch One-Year Pilot of Wilp Sustainability Assessment Process
On December 17, 2020 the Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs Office informed the provincial and federal governments, as well as affected proponents of a one-year pilot phase to begin implementation of the Gitanyow Wilp Sustainability Assessment Process ("WSAP"). The Wilp...