PROGRESS IN TREATY TALKS: The Crown (Canada & British Columbia) and the Gitxsan have an agreement-in-principle on the Gitxsan Language & Culture Chapter. The chapter will be formally acknowledged and set aside on December 11, 2002, at the Gitwangak Community Hall, Gitwangak, BC.
Clause:
"5. The Parties recognize that Gitxsan language and culture are integral to the distinctive nature of Gitxsan society."
"6. The Parties recognize and wish to [protect] the cultural, political, and economic distinctiveness, and the social well-being of the Gitxsan."
"7. The Parties recognize that the use of Gitxsan language and culture reflects the Gitxsan connection to the [Lax Yip] and [Gwelx Yeinst]."
December 11, 2002 marks the anniversary of the Supreme Court of Canada Decision of the Gitxsan Land Title Court Case.
More information:
Gwaans
Gitxsan Treaty Office
gwaans@gitxsan.com
1.250.842.6780 Local 370
Download file: Draft 11 Gitxsan Language & Culture Chapter
