The Gitxaala Nation (Kitkatla) will be before the Federal Court of Appeal this week to defend its right to be meaningfully consulted by the Government of Canada on Enbridge’s Northern Gateway project. “This legal action is a watershed moment for the Gitxaala,” said hereditary and elected Chief Cliff White. “After six years working through the NEB’s regulatory … Read more
Gitxaala extends its thanks to the Tsilhqot’in for bringing the important issue of aboriginal rights and title to the forefront and gaining a significant victory for aboriginal people – especially for nations who have not ceded their aboriginal title. In its decision, the Supreme Court of Canada has made it clear that aboriginal title is very much … Read more
The Gitxaala Nation says there are too many unanswered questions about a major project being proposed on B.C.'s north coast. The proposed Northern Gateway pipeline project would bring supertankers filled with Oil Sands crude oil into B.C.'s coastal waters. If the project is approved, over 220 tankers per year would travel through waters within Gitxaala's … Read more
