For the Tahltan Central Government the name reflects taking control of traditional lands and getting out in front of the B.C. government s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People Act.
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Low-impact economic opportunities are allowed in conservancies but commercial logging, mining and most hydroelectric plants are banned. Skeena Resources Ltd., says it is supporting the Tahltan by returning mineral tenures for its claim in the area. Energy Minister Bruce Ralston says the partnership between Aboriginal, provincial and federal governments, Skeena Resources, B.C. Parks Foundation and the Nature Conservancy of Canada protects the land and fosters long-term relationships between Indigenous Nations and mineral companies. Walter Coles, president and CEO of Skeena Resources, said his company came to appreciate the cultural importance of the region to the Tahltan after open and respectful conversations with its leaders.
Winnipeg Free Press By: The Canadian Press
VICTORIA - Indigenous, provincial and federal leaders have worked beside industry and environmental groups to create a new conservancy in an area of northwestern British Columbia sacred to the Tahltan Nation.
British Columbia s provincial flag flies on a flagpole in Ottawa, Friday July 3, 2020. Indigenous, provincial and federal leaders have worked beside industry and environmental groups to create a new conservancy in an area of northwestern British Columbia sacred to the Tahltan Nation. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
VICTORIA - Indigenous, provincial and federal leaders have worked beside industry and environmental groups to create a new conservancy in an area of northwestern British Columbia sacred to the Tahltan Nation.
Conservancy protects area sacred to Tahltan Nation in northwestern B.C.
by The Canadian Press
Last Updated Apr 8, 2021 at 11:44 am EDT
VICTORIA Indigenous, provincial and federal leaders have worked beside industry and environmental groups to create a new conservancy in an area of northwestern British Columbia sacred to the Tahltan Nation.
A statement from the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy says the 35-square kilometre conservancy historically known as the Ice Mountain Lands is beside Mount Edziza Provincial Park, which is 500 kilometres north of Terrace.
Creation of the conservancy is the first step in the multi-year Tahltan Stewardship Initiative aimed at building the nation’s self-determination.