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Gitanyow & Nisga’a: Territorial Overlap
Gitanyow and Nisga’a had a long-standing peaceful relationship as neighbours for thousands of years prior to European contact. Post-contact, their relationship is damaged due to territorial disputes. What happened? Many people remain unaware of the origins and...
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Unravelling The Complicated Past Of B.C.’s Newest Pipeline Conflict
B.C. has until the end of November to decide if the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission line requires a new environmental assessment. That means taking on a decade-old quagmire involving Indigenous Rights, climate promises and the province’s industrial future In the early...
Prince Rupert Port Supports Gitanyow Food Security Project With $118K
A new food security centre now open in Gitanyow features a large commercial kitchen and walk-in cooler The Prince Rupert Port Authority has continued its support of food security initiatives with a $118,500 contribution to a northwest B.C. First Nation. "A newly...
Tensions Rise Over The Nisga’a Nation’s Plans To Build Pipeline Across Northern B.C.
A B.C. pipeline project touted by the Nisga’a Nation as a prime example of economic reconciliation has instead become a thorny issue marked by rising tensions and complications with nearby Indigenous groups. Construction of the 750-kilometre Prince Rupert Gas...
RCMP Officer Guilty Of Lying Under Oath Files Stay Of Proceedings In Dale Culver Case
Gitanyow Lax’yip, September 26, 2024: The Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs are outraged by the latest development in the case of Dale Culver, who died in RCMP custody seven years ago. After being found guilty of obstruction of justice...
Gitanyow Nears Completion Of independent Pipeline Environmental Assessment
The current environmental assessment certificate for the PRGT line is set to expire on Nov. 25, 2024 The Prince Rupert Gas Transmission (PRGT) pipeline's environmental assessment is a point of contention between the Gitanyow First Nation and the Western LNG-Nisga'a...
Indigenous Leaders, Youth Challenge Northern B.C. Pipeline
Some Indigenous leaders and youth are posting roadblocks and mounting legal challenges to a planned gas pipeline in Northern British Columbia while the Nisga’a Nation, as the project’s partial owner, pushes back. At the centre of the dispute is a nearly 10-year-old...
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