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Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs Demand Action And Accountability For Deadly Deaths By RCMP

May 10, 2024 | Uncategorized

Gitanyow Lax'yip, May 10, 2024: The Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs join the call for a public inquiry into RCMP deaths of Indigenous Peoples and urge the BC Prosecution Service (BCPS) to reconsider criminal proceedings against the officers responsible for the deaths of...

B.C.’s Second-Largest LNG Project Is Probably One You’ve Never Heard Of

May 6, 2024 | Climate, Ksi Lisims LNG Project, LNG Development

The Ksi Lisims facility near the Nass estuary, backed by the Nisg̱a’a Nation, would produce nearly as much liquefied natural gas per year as the LNG Canada plant. LNG Canada is the biggest name in British Columbia’s liquefied natural gas game. It’s also the project...

Resurrection By Fire

Apr 23, 2024 | Climate, Forestry, Wildfire

In northern British Columbia, an Indigenous community is trying to revive the ancient practice of cultural burns, prescribed fires which aim to prevent large destructive fires. After more than 100 years of banning this practice, this is a small revolution. It's like...

B.C. Greens Target Misleading Fossil Fuel Ads Amidst Climate Crisis

Apr 9, 2024 | Climate, LNG Development

VICTORIA, B.C. - Following in the footsteps of the federal NDP, Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE), Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs and other experts, the B.C. Green Caucus has introduced legislation to protect the public from misleading and...

Report Finds Climate Gaps In Proposed B.C. LNG Project

Apr 9, 2024 | Climate, Ksi Lisims LNG Project

A First Nation in northern British Columbia has released a report that pokes holes in climate claims about a proposed LNG project and adjacent pipeline led by the Nisga’a and their industry partners. The report was commissioned by the hereditary chiefs of Gitanyow, a...

For Immediate Release: Expert Review Exposes Critical Flaws In Ksi Lisims LNG Proposal

Apr 2, 2024 | Climate, Fisheries, Ksi Lisims LNG Project, PRGT pipeline

Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs Call For Immediate Action Gitanyow Lax’yip, April 2, 2024: In a bid to ensure thorough consideration of environmental impacts and uphold Indigenous rights, the Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs (GHC) have commissioned an expert report...