GITXAAŁA NATION FILES NOTICE OF CIVIL CLAIM IN THE B.C. SUPREME COURT
GITXAAŁA NATION FILES NOTICE OF CIVIL CLAIM IN THE B.C. SUPREME COURT AGAINST B.C., CANADA AND THE PRINCE RUPERT PORT AUTHORITY SEEKING DECLARATIONS THAT THE CROWNS HAVE BREACHED DUTIES AND […]
Gitxaała Mineral Tenure Case to be Heard at BC Court of Appeal
Nation returns to court to ensure no mineral rights without consent LAX KLAN / KITKATLA, Gitxaała Territories, BC – Today a panel of three judges of the BC Court of […]
Gitxaała Nation returns to court Mon. Jan 20 to ensure No Mineral Rights without Consent
Media opportunity at Law Courts ahead of two-day appeal hearing VANCOUVER / xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, Skwxwú7mesh & səlilw̓ ətaʔɬ territories – On Monday, January 20th an appellant court will be asked to […]
Gitxaała Nation Appeal on DRIPA in Court January 20, 21, 22nd
Under the direction of Gitxaała Hereditary and elected leadership, Gitxaała has appealed parts of the original ruling on the Mineral Tenure Case. While the Nation’s concerns with the mineral claims […]
Gitxaała Nation Opposes Initialling of Kitselas and Kitsumkalum Modern Treaties by Canada and British Columbia.
Lach Klan, Dolphin Island, BC – Gitxaała Nation is deeply distressed that in the coming days the governments of Canada and British Columbia will be initialing final agreements to settle […]
Orders protect Gitxaata, Ehattesaht Nations’ mineral interests, signal Mineral Tenure Act Reform
VICTORIA – New interim measures place restrictions on mineral claim registrations and miningactivities in Gitxaata Nation and Ehattesaht First Nation erritories, while the important work ofmodernizing B.C.’s Mineral Tenure Act […]
Gitxaała Nation appeals Court’s refusal to apply UNDRIP and stop unconstitutional mineral tenures
LACH KLAN / KITKATLA, Gitxaała Territories, BC – Today, the Gitxaała Nation commenced a partialappeal of the BC Supreme Court decision in Gitxaała v. British Columbia (Chief Gold Commissioner). In […]
Gitxaała Nation reacts to BC Supreme Court Decision in mineral tenure case
LACH KLAN / KITKATLA, Gitxaała Territories, BC – Today, the BC Supreme Court released its decision in Gitxaała Nation’s legal challenge against the provincial government’s “free entry” mineral claim staking […]
ILLICT SUBSTANCE DISCOVERY ON GITXAAŁA NATION’S SHORELINE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ILLICT SUBSTANCE DISCOVERY ON GITXAAŁA NATION’S SHORELINE TRIGGERS COLLABORATIVE INVESTIGATION August 10, 2023 – Gitxaała Nation Territory. Disturbing developments have unfolded as illicit substances were discovered on […]
Gitxaała Leaders and Supporters to Gather at BC Supreme Court
Gitxaała leaders and supporters to gather at BC Supreme Court as hearings wrap up in landmark BC mining case
Gitxaała Enterprises Corporation Acquires Crest Hotel
Effective May 1, 2023 Gitxaała Enterprises Corporation (GECO), a wholly owned entity of the Gitxaała Nation, will acquire the Crest Hotel in Prince Rupert, BC. “The Crest has embodied the […]
Intervenors Join Gitxaała in Court to Argue Against BC’s Mineral Claim Regime
Indigenous nations and political organizations, environmental groups and businesses are among those presenting arguments today in BC Supreme Court challenging BC’s “free entry” system.