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Mineral claims require First Nations consultation, B.C. Supreme Court rules
The decision transforms the province’s mineral rights regime, which previously allowed almost anyone to stake a claim in First Nations territory without a duty to consult or even notify them. First Nations in British Columbia must be consulted before any mineral...
Gitanyow Unveils Groundbreaking Policy to Protect Traditional Waters
The Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs have enacted the Gitanyow Aks Ayookxw / Lax’yip Water Policy to establish a framework for aquatic health within Gitanyow Lax’yip (Territory). The one-year pilot policy creates clear water management standards and procedures to evaluate...
Gitanyow celebrates the return of salmon as B.C. inches toward recognizing the nation’s protected area
Two years after the Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs declared 54,000 hectares of land and water off-limits to industry, the provincial government still hasn’t officially acknowledged the Meziadin Indigenous Protected Area. The enticing smell of cooking salmon filled a...
Gitanyow Nation and David Suzuki to celebrate the Second Anniversary of the Meziadin Indigenous Protected Area
The Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs and Wilp Wii Litsxw invite you to join in the celebration and commemoration of the second anniversary of the establishment of the Meziadin Indigenous Protected Area (MIPA) on August 28, 2023. This milestone event marks a significant step...
Indigenous Law in Language: Simalgyax with Simogyet Watakhayetsxw
Simogyet Watakhayetsxw, Deborah Good, in conversation with Jessica Clogg and Whitney Lafreniere Vicente, West Coast Environmental Law. In 2021, Gitanyow launched the Gitanyow Wilp Sustainability Assessment Process, an innovative Indigenous legal instrument...
Fighting Fire With Food
Project led by Gitanyow Nation in collaboration with UBC researchers explores how cultural burning, planting practices protect against catastrophic wildfire. Climate change, forestry and fire suppression practices have all worsened wildfire seasons in British...
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