Project Initiatives
Environmental Stewardship Initiative (ESI)
The Skeena First Nations and the province of BC have formed a partnership to create shared and trusted data about five shared values: Medicinal Plants, Grizzly Bears, Fish, Fish Habitats, Moose, and Wetlands.
Gitxsan Connect
“Gitxsan Connect” is a referral management system developed by Culture Code Software Consulting. This tool will be used by Gitxsan Lax Yip Management Office (GLMO) for the benefit of the Gitxsan.
Major Projects
When Major Projects like mines, pipelines, hydro projects, and transmission lines are proposed within the Gitxsan Laxyip the immediate question is “Do the economic benefits outweigh the environmental impacts?”
Strategic Engagement Agreement (SEA)
After 14 months of discussions, 24 Simgigyat from 7 different watersheds, including Babine, Upper Skeena, Mid Skeena, Kispiox, Sustut, Suskwa, and Upper Nass, signed the Strategic Engagement Agreement (SEA) on January 11, 2023.
Lax yip Leaders of Tomorrow
Information coming soon.
Braided Knowledge Project
“Gitxsan Upper Nass and Upper Skeena Traditional Knowledge” video is a project that came from the Braided Knowledge grant through First Peoples’ Cultural Council.