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Opinion: To counter U.S. threats, B.C. must not buy into the ‘drill baby, drill’ mentality at expense of First Nations and climate

Feb 14, 2025 | Climate, Fisheries, Ksi Lisims LNG Project, LNG Development, PRGT pipeline

Clean water, food security, and healthy communities are how we will outlast Trump By Glen Williams, Stewart Phillip Grand Chief Stewart Phillip is president of the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs. Glen Williams/Malii is the president and chief negotiator of the Gitanyow...

Ksi Lisims Proposed LNG Project Fails Gitanyow Climate Test

Feb 13, 2025 | Climate, LNG Development, PRGT pipeline

The Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs released today a failing grade for the proposed Ksi Lisims liquefied natural gas project based on an updated and evidence-based climate test they are using to thoroughly evaluate climate change impacts of new major projects affecting...

How Gitanyow Law Could Save Salmon in Northwest BC

Jan 17, 2025 | Fisheries

As the glaciers that feed their spawning channels recede, the nation fights for sovereignty in their territory. A Tyee special report. In foaming whitewater at the base of a low waterfall on the Meziadin River in northwestern B.C., sockeye enact a ritual that has...

Gitanyow Chiefs Celebrate End of Prgt Pipeline, Plan Indigenous Protected Area to Prevent Pipeline Resurrection, Send Message to Potential Financiers & Investors

Nov 27, 2024 | Climate, Fisheries, Ksi Lisims LNG Project, LNG Development, PRGT pipeline

Gitanyow Lax’yip, November 25th, 2024 - Today marks the expiry of the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission (PRGT) pipeline Provincial Environmental Certificate and along side it the out-of-date agreements with provincial governments and the proponent and Gitanyow. After...

B.C. First Nation Launches Court Challenge Over LNG Plant Effect On Salmon

Oct 29, 2024 | Climate, Fisheries, Ksi Lisims LNG Project, LNG Development

A First Nation in northern British Columbia has launched a judicial review against the Ksi Lisims LNG project, citing threats to the salmon populations that Gitanyow citizens rely upon. The Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs filed the review against B.C.’s environmental...

Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs File New Legal Challenge Against Ksi Lisims LNG Project

Oct 28, 2024 | Climate, Fisheries, Ksi Lisims LNG Project, LNG Development

In court documents submitted Oct. 25, Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs allege B.C.’s environmental assessment office failed its duty to consult over the proposed Ksi Lisims LNG project, putting juvenile salmon at risk Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs have filed a new legal...