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28 June 2013
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Gitxsan Training Institute
The Gitxsan Hereditary Chiefs are considering establishing a Gitxsan Training Institute to improve the practical skills of Gitxsan in the building trades – that is, carpentry, plumbing, roofer, electrician, and so on. These would be properly accredited apprenticeship
View Establishing a Gitxsan Training Institute here.
ISSUE - This question has been asked, "Can anyone ratify an agreement on Gitxsan rights and title - on your behalf, or make changes in your status, without your having a voice in that change?"
You have the vote
At some point in negotiations with Canada and BC, the issue of a change in status
View GITXSAN ALTERNATIVE (your choice) here.
ISSUE - What's in it for you?
33.000 Sq km (lax yip)
Because of the steps we took, there are Gitxsan people employed now who may otherwise be unemployed: 14 on the Suskwa watershed, 8 on the Gitwangak watershed Northwest Transmission Line; fl on the trail from Gisgaga'as to Bear Lake (Dam
View GITXSAN ALTERNATIVE? here.
ISSUE - What are the Gitxsan Rights and Title?
33,000 Sq km (lax yip)
To refresh your memory; the Gitxsan are an organized society with four clans; the frog, the wolf, the fireweed and Lax Skiik.The core unit is the wilp which is connected to specified tracts of land, the lax yip - loaded with
View THIS IS THE GITXSAN ALTERNATIVE? here.
ISSUE - Will the federal and provincial governments change their mandates to negotiate with the Gitxsan Hereditary Chiefs?
33,000 Sq km (lax yip)
Before changing mandates, both governments are exploring:
I) What exactly is the Gitxsan Hereditary System: the Simogyat, the wilp, and the lax
View WHAT IS THE GITXSAN ALTERNATIVE? here.
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