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200 Delegates, Three Days of Dialogue: Leadership Gather in Lheidli T’enneh Territory for Northern Regional Caucus
Above: Rocky Jackson (Tahltan) sings a song to honour residential school survivors at the end of the Stikine Wholistic Working Group presentation at the Northern Regional Caucus. Over the course of three days from October 24-27 on Lheidli T’enneh territory in Prince George, representatives from northern First Nations communities engaged with diverse health and social […]
Rupert team wins Aboriginal Youth Hockey Championship
A group of Prince Rupert novice hockey players represented the community well recently at the Prince George Aboriginal Youth Hockey Championships, returning home with the gold medal. Maria Niesh was one of the organizers for the northern team, which also included two Prince George players and one Burns Lake player. She decided to put together […]
2017 Indspire Awards Honours Indigenous Achievers in Ottawa Ceremony
The Indspire Awards have celebrated the significant contributions of Indigenous people in Canada for 24 years. The Awards are aligned with Indspire’s mandate to provide educational support and programs for future generations to succeed. They promote self-esteem and pride for the Indigenous community and provide outstanding role models for Indigenous youth. They recognize the success […]
Rock Star: Nalaine Morin, EP
Nalaine works with First Nations across Canada on projects as varied as mining, pipelines and highway infrastructure. Educated at the University of British Columbia (UBC) and the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT), and certified by the Canadian Environmental Certification Approvals Board, Nalaine Morin is currently the principal at ArrowBlade Consulting Services where she provides […]
Powerlifter pumped after tasting competition
A 16-year-old youth who has been living in Terrace broke two records and won gold at a recent Canadian Powerlifting League (CPL) competition in Vancouver. Originally from Telegraph Creek, Brandon Mclean moved to Terrace in Grade 9 in order to finish high school and has been training at the North Coast Health & Fitness Centre […]
Tahltan Band Honoured to Host World Premiere of “KONELĪNE: our land beautiful” documentary
Tahltan Band Honoured to Host World Premiere of “KONELĪNE: our land beautiful” documentary February 1, 2016, Telegraph Creek— The territory that is at the heart of a spectacular new documentary, KONELĪNE: our land beautiful, is host to the world premiere of the 96 minute film. “It was delightful to bear witness to how our […]
Coal exploration permits on hold in Klappan while B.C. government, First Nation talk
The B.C. government has placed a temporary hold on coal exploration permits in the Klappan, a northern area where the local First Nation has protested, blockaded and is going to court to protect. The order relates to existing coal tenures in the Mount Klappan area, lands the Tahltan First Nation calls the Sacred Headwaters, where […]
“Cycle to the Sacred” Bike Tour Travelling Through Northwest
A pair of Vancouver cyclists say they’re aiming for positive change, with their bike tour to the area of the northwest called the Sacred Headwaters of the Nass, Skeena and Stikine Rivers. Desiree Wallace and Landon Yerex are the co-founders of “Beyond Boarding” — and their “Cycle to the Sacred” tour is trying generate financial […]
Tahltan Band demands transport permits for mining-related movements
TORONTO (miningweekly.com) – The Tahltan Band Council last week introduced new rules for permission to use the only road into the Tahltan community of Telegraph Creek, in British Columbia, after a series of close calls and mishaps on the road. The Band reported that at the end of July, a low-bed truck slipped off the […]
Update: Tahltan group pushes back against Red Chris Mine
A group of Tahltan elders have set up a blockade of Imperial Metals’ Red Chris Mine. The action by the Klabona Keepers is in response to the Mount Polley Mine tailings pond breach that leaked mining waste into Hazeltine Creek and into Quesnel Lake near the town of Likely, B.C. Aug. 5, resulting in a […]
‘Cycle to the Sacred’ raises funds for Klabona Keepers
Last summer, a group of athlete-activists called Beyond Boarding spent time roaming the B.C. countryside learning about resource expansion and filming a documentary. The film, titled Northern Grease, culminated with the group spending six weeks with members of the Tahltan Nation in their traditional lands known as the Sacred Headwaters, and documented a group called the Klabona […]
Cycle to the Sacred bike tour raising funds and awareness
Beyond Boarding has set off on another adventure – ‘Cycle to the Sacred’ is a bike tour that aims to generate financial and social support for a group of indigenous land defenders, the Klabona Keepers, in the Sacred Headwaters of British Columbia. The tour will take place over the course of one and a half […]
Chief’s bike ride raises medical emergency money
TELEGRAPH CREEK, BC – Fifteen avid bike riders took part in Tahltan Band’s fifth annual Chief’s Ride June 20 to promote healthy activities and raise vital funds for members’ medical emergencies. The ride saw riders including Tahltan youth and visitors from as far away as Colorado take on the grueling 112km road from Dease Lake […]
Tahltan First Nation signs deal for run-of-river power projects in northwestern B.C.
VICTORIA — A British Columbia First Nation whose territory includes some of the province’s most majestic and resource rich lands signed revenue-sharing agreements Tuesday with the provincial government while declaring its fierce determination to oppose developments considered threats to their homelands. Tahltan Central Council president Annita McPhee called signing two clean energy hydro-electric projects in northwest […]
Run-of-river projects soon to provide power to grid
$1 billion in projects in northwest B.C. have support of First Nations A billion dollars worth of run-of-the-river projects are nearing completion in northwest B.C. that will produce enough electricity to power nearly 100,000 homes or a large industrial project. AltaGas’s $700-million Forrest Kerr project is being tested now and will begin producing power to […]
Historic Deals Signed For Energy Projects In Sacred Headwaters
VICTORIA – A British Columbia First Nation whose territory includes some of the province’s most majestic and resource rich lands signed revenue-sharing agreements Tuesday with the provincial government while declaring its fierce determination to oppose developments considered threats to their homelands. Tahltan Central Council president Annita McPhee called signing two clean energy hydro-electric projects […]
First Nation bans Fortune Minerals from mining Mount Klappan
DEASE LAKE, B.C. — A northern B.C. First Nation has banned a mining company from its lands as a bitter fight over a proposed coal mine escalates, again. Tahltan Central Council president Annita McPhee says Fortune Minerals (TSX:FT) must not enter Tahltan Nation communities without permission from the Iskut and Tahltan bands. Fortune wants to […]
Tahltan forbid mining company from entering their land without permission
A mining company has been banned from entering Tahltan Nation communities in Northern BC without first asking for permission from leaders. Iskut and Tahltan Bands have both passed Band Council Resolution agreements demanding that mining company Fortune Minerals does not enter their reserve lands without consent from leadership, said the Tahltan Central Council in a […]
Tahltan First Nation bans mining company in dispute over coal mine
DEASE LAKE, B.C. – A northern B.C. First Nation has banned a mining company from its lands as a bitter fight over a proposed coal mine escalates, again. Tahltan Central Council president Annita McPhee says Fortune Minerals (TSC:FT) must not enter Tahltan Nation communities without permission from the Iskut and Tahltan bands. Fortune wants to […]
Tahltan First Nation bans mining company in dispute over coal mine
DEASE LAKE, B.C. — The Canadian Press Published Tuesday, Apr. 01 2014, 3:29 PM EDT Last updated Tuesday, Apr. 01 2014, 8:59 PM EDT A northern B.C. First Nation has banned a mining company from its lands as a bitter fight over a proposed coal mine escalates, again. Tahltan Central Council president Annita McPhee says Fortune Minerals must not […]
Mining company banned from Tahltan communities
DEASE LAKE, BC, Mar 31, 2014 (Menafn – Canada NewsWire via COMTEX) –A mining company has been banned from entering Tahltan Nation communities in Northern BC without first asking for permission from leaders. Iskut and Tahltan Bands have both passed Band Council Resolution agreements demanding that mining company Fortune Minerals does not enter their reserve […]
One year coal rights moratorium placed on BC cultural heartland
TORONTO (miningweekly.com) – The British Columbia provincial government and the First Nation Tahltan Central Council (TCC) on Monday announced in a joint statement an agreement pausing the granting of new coal mining rights in the Tahltan Klappan area for a year. Called the Klappan Coal Licence Deferral Area Order, the agreement provided more time for […]
Former TNDC President Bill Adsit named to BC Hydro Board of Directors
PR Associates National Communications, a national public relations and communications agency, and the Tahltan Nation Development Corporation (TNDC) congratulate Bill Adsit, former president and chief executive officer of TNDC, on his recent appointment to the BC Hydro and Power Authority board of directors. “I am honoured to be named to the board of BC Hydro […]
Coal-mining rights frozen in B.C.’s Sacred Headwaters
VICTORIA – A remote area of northwest British Columbia considered sacred by aboriginals and resource rich by mining companies has received a reprieve from potential coal-mining activities with a government order that puts new coal tenures on hold for one year. The Tahltan Nation call the area Klappan, and it has been the site of […]
Province puts new coal exploration in the Sacred Headwaters on hold
The provincial government has put a one-year hold on new coal exploration licences in the Klappan area of Tahltan territory in northwestern B.C. In the meantime, the Tahltan Central Council and the government will work toward an agreement on coal development in the area also known as the Sacred Headwaters. The Klappan Coal Licence Deferral […]
Sacred Headwaters sees new coal licence plans put on hold
A remote area of northwest British Columbia considered sacred by aboriginals and resource rich by mining companies has received a reprieve from potential coal-mining activities with a government order that puts new coal tenures on hold for one year. The Tahltan Nation call the area Klappan, and it has been the site of protests by […]
Government of British Columbia: Coal tenures on hold in the Klappan a positive first step
VICTORIA – In keeping with its commitment to work collaboratively with the Tahltan Nation towards a shared vision for land use in the Klappan area of Tahltan territory, government today announced a temporary deferral on any new coal tenures in the Klappan. The Klappan Coal Licence Deferral Area Order is a temporary measure issued under […]