General Info
Library Hours
Monday-Friday, 8:30-12:00 and 1:00-4:30
Staff
The Librarian is Kathy Holland (kholland@gitxsan.com)
, and the Assistant Librarian is Elaine Sampson (emsampson@gitxsan.com).
The Library
The Gitxsan Library has been in existence
since the mid-1970s, when the Gitxsan Hereditary
Chiefs and Elders began the meticulous task of documenting their traditional
knowledge, which later served as the basis for the Gitxsan’s
precedent-setting aboriginal land title action, the Delgamuukw case.
The Library, under the administration of the Gitxsan Treaty Office, has become an extensive repository for an information-based collection pertaining to the Gitxsan and other subjects with a focus on First Nations. The Library provides opportunities to researchers to access the material, and promotes the collection through educational initiatives. The Library has undertaken steps in recent months to begin electronically preserving their audio-visual collection.
The library is a member of CHIN, the Canadian Heritage Information Network. [www.chin.gc.ca]
Collections
The library collections include books, articles, audiocassette tapes, photographs, and an extensive collection of digital files, all with a focus on Gitxsan initiatives, Delgamuukw v. Queen, and First Nations subjects in general. The library’s Delgamuukw collection includes court preparation research, court proceedings, exhibits, authorities, analysis and judgments from all courts.
Loan Information
Gitxsan membership, researchers, academics and members of the public are welcome to borrow material from the library. Restrictions apply to information that is Wilp-based. Ask the Librarian for more details.
Loan periods for materials are:
| Books and Articles | 3 weeks |
| Videos | 3 days |
| Cassette tapes | 3 days |
| Photographs | overnight |
Subject Headings
Aboriginal Rights
- Laws relating to First Nations in Canada
- Legal cases regarding Aboriginal rights
Anthropology – Canada and North America
Archaeological research of ancient Gitxsan sites
Delgamuukw v. Queen court action
- Preparatory research
- Legal arguments
- Court proceedings and transcripts
- Exhibits and document lists
- Authorities
Department of Indian Affairs
- Annual reports and correspondence
- Babine Indian Agency annual reports and correspondence
Economy and Economic Development
- Socio-economic surveys in Canada and BC
- Economic development in First Nations communities
Education and First Nations in BC and Canada
Environment
- Global assessments of environmental health
- Environmental research
First Nations of North America and British Columbia
Fish and Fisheries
- History of fisheries in BC and Canada
- Gitxsan fisheries
- Gitxsan fish sustainability planning
- Values and laws regarding fish and fisheries
Forests and Forestry
- Forestry activity in Gitxsan territories
- BC government policies in forest practices
- Gitxsan forestry activity
- Gitxsan values and laws regarding forests and forestry practices
Geology and Geographical Surveys of Canada
Gitxsan Society and Culture
- Societal structure
- Genealogies
- Laws regarding Gitxsan society and citizenship
- Gitxsan values and world-view
- Oral histories and traditional knowledge
Governance
- Tri-partite negotiations in Gitxsan governance
- First Nations governance in Canada
Health and Healing
- Traditional foods and medicines
- Traditional healing practices
History of Canada and BC
- Historical documentation of Canada and BC regarding First Nations
- Land settlement in Canada and BC
- Relationship between Canada and First Nations
Indian Act of Canada
- History and development of the Indian Act
- Impacts of the Indian Act on First Nations cultures
Indian policy development in Canada and internationally
Indigenous Peoples of the World
- International conferences
- International relations of Gitxsan
Land Claims
- Comprehensive land claims in Canada
- Land settlement in Canada and BC
Land Management
- Gitxsan land tenure system
- Gitxsan territorial boundaries
- Geographical features and names in Gitxsan territories
- Mapping Gitxsan lands
Law and Legislation
- Legislative Acts of Canada and BC
- Gitxsan Law
- Gitxsan Justice Program
Legal Cases regarding Aboriginal Rights
Literacy and Language
- Gitxsan language
- Survival of aboriginal languages of the world
Northwest Coast of British Columbia
- Ancient migration routes and settlement
- Ancient wars in the northwest
- Creation of the clans of the northwest
- Trade and trade routes in the northwest
- History of the northwest coast of BC
- Inter-tribal relations in the northwest coast of BC
Resource Management
- Gitxsan and BC First Nations land and resource management
- Gitxsan values and laws regarding resource use
Reserves and Reserve Commissions
- Establishment of reserves in Canada and BC
- Gitxsan resistance to establishment of reserves
- McKenna-McBride Reserve Commission
Spirituality
- First Nations spiritualism
- Gitxsan spiritualism
- Religion and First Nations
Taxation and First Nations
Traditional Medicine
- Historical research on Gitxsan traditional medicine
- Gitxsan values regarding health
- Herbarium
Transportation
- Trails of the northwest coast of BC
- Travel routes in Gitxsan Territories
- Roads and highway development in Gitxsan territories
Treaty Negotiations
- Gitxsan treaty negotiations documentation
- Historical and modern treaties in BC and Canada
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