| Natural Resources |
17 March 2010
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Most of the resources on Gitxsan territory are related to nature: trees, fish, animals, water, botanical products and the human knowledge associated with the management of these resources.
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Major salmon-bearing rivers flow through the territory: the Upper and Mid Skeena, Upper Babine, Lower Bulkley, and Kispiox.
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Facilities on the territory include several sawmills owned by outside interests and a couple of municipalities (New Hazelton, Hazelton).
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B.C. provincial highways that run through the territory include Hwys 16, 37 & 62.
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The Canadian National Railway line runs through the village gravesites of Kitwanga Village.
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Five Gitxsan villages and two ancient Gitxsan villages can also be found on the territory.
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