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Gitxsan Nation Trial Exhibits
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- Multiple media
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- Source of title proper: Title based on the contents of the series
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Dates of creation area
Date(s)
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1984 - 1997 (Creation)
- Creator
- Delgamuukw Trial
- Place
- British Columbia
- Note
- Delgamuukw Trial Conclusion December 11, 1997
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Textual records and other materials
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Biographical history
The results of the Delgamuukw v. British Columbia Trial are considered a turning point in treaty negotiations, land use policy, and the recognition of the legal concept of Aboriginal title. The case concluded on December 11, 1997, and the Supreme Court of Canada observed that aboriginal title is an ancestral right protected by the Constitution Act of 1982. The action was brought forward by the 51 appellants, all Hereditary Chiefs either of the Wet’suwet’en Nation or Gitxsan Nation, and who individually or on behalf of their Houses and its members, claimed one or more separate specific portions of the 133 individual hereditary territories in Northwest British Columbia, totalling 58,000 square kilometres.
Custodial history
Scope and content
51 Gitxsan appellants represented all but 12 of the Gitxsan Houses during the Delgamuukw Trial. The Gitxsan territories lay all within the land claim area, in the northern and central Skeena, Nass and Babine Rivers and their tributaries. The original claims were altered and replaced with claims for aboriginal title and self-government, and eventually the individual claims by each House were amalgamated into two collective claims, one on behalf of the Wet’suwet’en Nation and the other for the Gitksan Nation. The Gitxsan Exhibits consist of Plaintiffs' expert witness evidence relating to the Gitxsan people, their territories and traditions. Series includes genealogy information, photographs, oral histories, maps, letters, interviews, and commission evidence.
Notes area
Physical condition
Immediate source of acquisition
Arrangement
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script note
Some of the oral histories and testimonies are in indigenous languages.
Location of originals
Availability of other formats
Restrictions on access
Some Exhibits are restricted as set out in the court order as “Schedule A”. See Item-level Inventory.
Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication
Materials may not be redistributed. Research or Personal use must be indicated. Photocopies for research must be stamped, and any products from the research must be shared with the Gitxsan Nation.
Finding aids
Generated finding aid
Associated materials
Accruals
General note
Some Gitxsan Exhibits are cross-listed as Wet'suwet'en Exhibits.
Physical description
1845 Exhibits. Some Wet'suwet'en Exhibits are cross-listed as Gitxsan Exhibits.
Rights
Testimonies or materials submitted by individuals belonging to the Gitxsan Nations are considered the intellectual and cultural property of the Gitxsan people.