Nisga'a Tribal Council

Preserving and Strengthening an Indigenous Language in British Columbia

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Monday, September 9, 2019
Americas, Nisga'a, North Coast of British Columbia, Language revitalization, Indigenous peoples of the Americas, Canada, Gitlaxt'aamiks, Nisga'a Tribal Council

The Government of Canada will invest up to $6 million over six years to fund Nisga'a Lisims Government's language revitalization plan.

Key Points: 
  • The Government of Canada will invest up to $6 million over six years to fund Nisga'a Lisims Government's language revitalization plan.
  • The Nisga'a Nation, located in British Columbia, currently faces a rapidly diminishing number of fluent Nisga'a language speakers resulting in a loss of their culture and traditional practices.
  • Over the past two years, we have worked with Indigenous Peoples to support them in reclaiming, revitalizing, maintaining and strengthening Indigenous languages.
  • In 2016, only about 15.6 percent of Indigenous people in Canada could converse in an Indigenous language, down from 17percent in 2011 and 21 percent in 2006.

Red Mountain Underground Gold Project - Public Comments Invited

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Monday, September 17, 2018
Nisga'a, Natural environment, Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency, Environmental impact assessment, Nisga'a Tribal Council, Gitlaxt'aamiks

OTTAWA, Sept. 17, 2018 /PRNewswire/ - The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (the Agency) is conducting a federal environmental assessment of the proposed Red Mountain Underground Gold Project , located northeast of Stewart, British Columbia.

Key Points: 
  • OTTAWA, Sept. 17, 2018 /PRNewswire/ - The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (the Agency) is conducting a federal environmental assessment of the proposed Red Mountain Underground Gold Project , located northeast of Stewart, British Columbia.
  • The project is also subject to requirements under the Nisga'a Final Agreement , a modern treaty signed by the governments of Canada, British Columbia, and the Nisga'a Nation.
  • The Agency also invites comments on the potential environmental assessment conditions for the project.
  • This project has benefited from several public and Indigenous consultation opportunities.