My name is Gwaans (Beverley Clifton Percival). I was born in Prince Rupert, and I come from Wilps Hanamuuxw of Gitsegukla. My mother was Alaist (Barbara Clifton), my grandmother was Gwaans (Olive Ryan), a name previously held by Peter Milton. My father is Andrew Clifton, son of George and Violet

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The Delgamuukw court case is an attempt by the Gitxsan and Wet'suwet'en peoples to achieve recognition of ownership, jurisdiction and self-government of their traditional territories from the governments of Canada and B.C.Hereditary chiefs from the Gitxsan and Wet'suwet'en nations have been willing

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The Gitxsan Hereditary System is working to create a stable and sustainable future for all Gitxsan. The Gitxsan Chiefs also contribute to community projects that improve the quality of life.  

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There are nine watershed units within the Gitxsan Territory. We have used these units as the basis for economic planning and policy making.   The work completed by the Gitxsan Watershed Authority has provided us with a tremendous foundation to build upon.   3 Watersheds are currently

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The Gitxsan traditional territories occupy an area of 33,000 square kilometres (about five times the size of P.E.I.) in northwest British Columbia. It is a land of rugged, glacier-capped mountains, lush forests and swiftly flowing rivers heavily influenced by the north Pacific Ocean climate.

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Gitxsan culture is alive and well in the Gitxsan Territory. Each Wilphl Gitxsan has its wealth - inherited assets that are real and not real - handed down from generation to generation forever, never diminished or extinguished. Wilnaatahl, lax yip, adaawx, ayook, limx oo'ii, waaim taa are all

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The Gitxsan had economic relationships that worked to everybody’s benefit prior to the application of the Indian Act in 1951. The Traditional Hereditary System continues to be a well-organized society with political, social, legal and economic institutions based on the Huwilp (House groups).

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The structure, institutions and rules of Gitxsan economics emerge directly from that most basic of human relationships - the family. Indeed, the evolution of society on the Skeena River can be thought of as an exploration of how far in time, in scale and in complexity the idea of the family can be

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