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Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs Call For Overhaul Of RCMP Amidst Continued Injustices And Racism

Jun 3, 2024 | Uncategorized

Gitanyow Lax’yip, June 3, 2024: The Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs stand united with Indigenous communities demanding action and accountability from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and the BC Prosecution Service (BCPS). The recent developments in the cases of...

Using Fire To Heal The Land — And Mitigate BC Wildfires

Jun 1, 2024 | Forestry, Wildfire

The Healing Power Of Fire Bringing back ancient Indigenous fire practices helps restore cultural connections, heal the land and strengthen communities. On Gitanyow lands, restorative fire brings people together and mitigates increasingly intense and widespread...

Claims That B.C. LNG Will Reduce Global Emissions Are Inaccurate, Misleading And Distort Scientific Data

May 28, 2024 | Climate, LNG Development

Advertising Standards Canada finds pro-LNG ads guilty of greenwashing Unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-waututh) Nations (Vancouver) | May 28, 2024 — Advertisements touting the environmental...

Independent Advertising Watchdog Affirms Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs: Pro-LNG Ad Campaign Misleading And Distorting Science

May 28, 2024 | Climate, LNG Development

Gitanyow Lax’yip, May 28, 2024: The Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs (GHC) renew their call for immediate government action against deceptive fossil fuel advertising campaigns following a recent unanimous ruling by Ad Standards Canada. These advertisements, funded by...

Injustice Continues: Crown Stays Obstruction Charges Against RCMP Officer In Dale Culver Case

May 14, 2024 | Uncategorized

Gitanyow Lax’yip, May 14, 2024: The Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs vehemently condemn the BC Prosecution Service (BCPS) for continuing to fail the family of Dale Culver. In May 2020, following a thorough investigation of Culver’s death by the Independent Investigations...

He Floated Banning Fossil Fuel Ads In Canada. Then Came The Threats.

May 13, 2024 | Climate, LNG Development

MP Charlie Angus says his proposed Fossil Fuel Advertising Act is designed to take on "the lies" of oil and gas, in much the same way parliament zeroed in on Big Tobacco decades ago. The backlash told Charlie Angus he was on to something. In February, the long-time...