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Treaty Team NegotiationsActivity UpdateGitxsan Chief’s SummitOctober 2004This is a summary of activity that has occurred at the treaty table since the last summit in October 2003. Negotiating teamsFirstly, we have had several changes in personnel on the federal and provincial sides of the

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Agenda (all items To Be Confirmed)Day 1 -- Weds., Oct. 209:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.Gimlitxwit convenesInside the Gitxsan, The Gwalax Yee'nst: Yuuhlimox -- Ancient teachings; Decision-making Process of the Wilphl Gitxsanlunch keynote speakers Edgar Good, Jane MowattDay 2 -- Thurs., Oct. 219:00 a.m.-4:30

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The Gitxsan Treaty Office is continuing to push implementation of the Delgamuukw decision from an economic perspective in negotiations on the potential establishment of a new mine in the northeast area of the traditional territories near Thutade Lake.On behalf of Wilp Nii Kyap, GTO negotiators and

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The GTO is negotiating a Short-Term Forestry Agreement (SFTA) with the BC Ministry of Forests. A significant part of the draft SFTA deals with forest stewardship and planning. This section is an important part of the draft document because it outlines a process where the Simgigyet and the

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The GTO is negotiating a Short-Term Forestry Agreement (SFTA) with the BC Ministry of Forests. The SFTA is what is known as an interim measures agreement (IMA). The purpose of IMA’s is to ensure the Gitxsan receive benefits from resource extraction on the traditional territories while the long

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Gitxsan negotiators at the treaty table are focusing on activation of the Gitxsan watersheds. Part of this involves the accommodation of Gitxsan interests in land and resources at the watershed level by BC and Canada. These interests cover both current and future resources. Anticipating potential

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Excerpts from the workplan, May 11, 2004 by Elmer Derrick, Bev Clifton-Percival and Gordon SebastianThe board of directors of the Gitxsan Treaty Society (GTS) has refocused the organization’s activities to cope with the lack of progress at the treaty table. The lack of progress is due to the

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Gitxsan Territories For Immediate Release10:00 a.m. EST The highest court in the land needs to follow its own Delgamuukw ruling from seven years ago and lay down the law on consultation and accommodation of aboriginal rights said a Gitxsan leader today.The comments came at the start of a

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