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Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs
The Gitanyow Huwilp Society was established in 1993 with an aim to represent the Gitanyow Huwilp. Mandated by our people and the Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs, our mission is to protect the Lax’yip for the Wilp membership through various negotiated or litigated resolutions with the provincial and federal governments.
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Programs
Reconciliation Trail
Reconciliation Trail
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.
Fisheries
Fisheries
The Gitanyow Fisheries Authority is the technical arm of the Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs, and provides fisheries, wildlife and overall environmental expertise and services.
Lax’yip Guardians
Lax’yip Guardians
The Gitanyow Lax’yip Stewardship Guardians are the ‘eyes and ears’ on the Lax’yip (Territory) and provide a critical role in environmental and cultural monitoring.
Gitanyow Employment & Training Institute
Gitanyow Employment & Training Institute
The Gitanyow Community Coordinator provides employment and training services for Gitanyow Wilp members, as well as Gitanyow community members.
Economic Development
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Gitanyow Dax’gyet
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Featured News & Events
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...
Prince Rupert Gas Transmission Pipeline Doesn’t Meet Substantial Start Threshold Say Gitanyow Chiefs
With substantial changes to the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission pipeline project since the environmental assessment certificate was issued over a decade ago, a better understanding of cumulative effects and the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act enacted, the significant concerns raised by the Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs need to be answered by the B.C. government before a “substantial start” decision is made.
Gitanyow chiefs tell B.C. court LNG project threatens salmon rights
The proposed Ksi Lisims LNG terminal, which includes a terminal at the mouth of the Nass River, would disrupt salmon habitats the Gitanyow rely on for food and cultural practices. The Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs are seeking to overturn a decision by the B.C. Environmental Assessment Office that didn’t include them in the proposed Ksi Lisims LNG project assessment.
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...
Prince Rupert Gas Transmission Pipeline Doesn’t Meet Substantial Start Threshold Say Gitanyow Chiefs
With substantial changes to the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission pipeline project since the environmental assessment certificate was issued over a decade ago, a better understanding of cumulative effects and the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act enacted, the significant concerns raised by the Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs need to be answered by the B.C. government before a “substantial start” decision is made.
Gitanyow chiefs tell B.C. court LNG project threatens salmon rights
The proposed Ksi Lisims LNG terminal, which includes a terminal at the mouth of the Nass River, would disrupt salmon habitats the Gitanyow rely on for food and cultural practices. The Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs are seeking to overturn a decision by the B.C. Environmental Assessment Office that didn’t include them in the proposed Ksi Lisims LNG project assessment.