Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs

Last updated on May 21, 2024

Current activities

Office of the Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs is the body mandated by the eight Gitanyow House Chiefs to negotiate a treaty with Canada and British Columbia under the British Columbia Treaty Commission process.

Treaty stage

Stage 4 - Agreement-in-Principle Negotiations

Completed agreements

Gitanyow Governance Accord - 2021

Forestry agreements

Gitanyow Forest Consultation & Revenue Sharing Agreement - 2024
Gitanyow Interim Forestry Agreement - 2021
Gitanyow Interim Forestry Agreement - 2020
Gitanyow Forest Consultation and Revenue Sharing Agreement - 2016
Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs Forestry Agreement - 2006 (PDF, 1.6 MB)

Natural gas pipeline benefits agreements

Gitanyow Natural Gas Pipeline Benefits Agreement (Prince Rupert Gas Transmission Project) - 2014
Gitanyow Natural Gas Pipeline Benefits Agreement (Westcoast Connector Gas Transmission Project) - 2014

Reconciliation agreements

Information

Location: 140 km northeast of Terrace

Region: Northwest

Member of: Independent

Website: Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs

Population: 858

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