Gitxsan Nation
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- Date
- 1997 May 9-12
- Type
- Resolution 38-05-97
- Mover
- Ms. D. Brookes
- Seconder
- Ms. S. Punter
- Text of motion
- That this Council of the General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada support the Gitxsan Nation in its appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada and request the Primate to communicate this support to the Chiefs of the Gitxsan Nation, to Bishop John Hannen of the Diocese of Caledonia, and to the leaders and congregations of the Anglican Churches in the Gitxsan territory, the Rev. Robert McLeod and Mrs. Lorna Janze. CARRIED #38-05-97
- Notes
- See background information attached as Appendix 4.
- Text of Appendix 4 follows:
- Gitxsan Nation Appeal
- The Gitxsan Nation is appealing the Provincial Court ruling and Provincial Appeal Court ruling at the Supreme Court of Canada on June 16th and 17th, a997.
- They are asking for recognition that they are the first people of the land (carbon-dated 10,000 years) and have a legitimate right to fight for justice from Canada and British Columbia for their traditional territories. That their rights were not extinguished at Confederation.
- They are asking for recognition that they have always shown the desire to co-exist.
- They are asking fot recognition of past injustices from various institutions and governments.
- They are asking for recognition that the Gitxsan are a well organized society with a long tradition of established social, legal and economic structures.
- The Gitxsan people are the dominant culture and the invisible majority of the population in our area of the Diocese of Caledonia.
- Note: Information provided by Mrs. Lorna Janze.
- Subjects
- Gitxsan - British Columbia
- Indigenous peoples - British Columbia
- Indigenous peoples - Canada
- Indigenous peoples - British Columbia - Claims - Anglican Church of Canada
- Canada. Supreme Court