The Tŝilhqot’in National Government (TNG) has launched a first of its kind International Youth Ambassador Program, providing the opportunity for Tŝilhqot’in youth to develop proficiency in international Indigenous human rights standards and how to participate effectively in advocacy at the United Nations and other multilateral bodies such as the Organization Read more…
The Tŝilhqot’in Nits’ilʔin-Qi met with B.C Ministers and Premier Eby yesterday to discuss the progress under the Gwets’en Nilt’i Pathway Agreement. The purpose of this agreement is to “bring transformative change … to the lives of the Tŝilhqot’in peoples and to the relationship” with Canada and British Columbia [s 1.1]. Read more…
Williams Lake, B.C.: Today, the Tŝilhqot’in National Government (TNG) has released a mining policy that affirms its jurisdiction over mineral resources in its Territory, its responsibilities to protect Tŝilhqot’in nen (lands and resources) for future generations, and outlines how responsible mining may occur in the Tsilhqot’in territory. The draft policy Read more…