The following is a comment on a blog entry by George Hoberg and Andrea Rivers. The Northern Gateway tanker route passes almost totally through the lands and waters of the Gitxaala Nation (see map) I suspect that the primary legal challenge to the tanker route will come from Gitxaala – of all the various intervenors [...]
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In the south-central area of Laxyuup Gitxaała, on the south east of Pitt Island in behind the Cherry Islets, is Citeyats (IR #9 established July 10, 1891 by Commissioner Peter O’Reilly) a large Gitxaała village site. Our archaeological research here has identified the surface features of up to 26 house depression including at least five [...]
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3-0040 GITXAAŁA LAXYUUP (KITKATLA NATION): TRACING GITXAALA HISTORY AND CULTURE THROUGH ARCHAEOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY. Share | Thursday, November 17, 2011: 08:00-09:45 Abstract is available to registrants only. Please log in or register to view abstract text. This session would be of particular interest to: Those involved in mentoring activities, Students, Teachers of Anthropology in [...]
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