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22 February 2011
A Gitxsan Country Update
By GJ Sebastian
This office of the Gitxsan Hereditary Chiefs (Gitxsan Chiefs) was established in 1986 to serve 13,000 Gitxsan people. It is only an office; it is not a governance structure at all.
The Gimlitxwit (Gitxsan Governance) is made up of at least 65 head chiefs. This innovative forum was established in 1994 to oversee the 33,000 sq km of Gitxsan country that is made up of nine administrative watersheds. There are a number of head chiefs with corresponding lax yip in each watershed. The purpose of this innovative approach is to do business with corporations (proponents) and governments - simplifying a process over a vast area of lands and resources.
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