The in-season TRTC and Nisga’a entitlement estimates for Nass salmon were higher for Nass Sockeye, Coho, Pink, and Chum than pre-season forecasts based on in-season data. In-season Nass Chinook estimates were lower than preseason forecasts, and no harvest surplus was identified for Nass Area Chum salmon as the in-season TRTC estimate was not above the minimum escapement goal (30,000). Based on the in-season data, Nass salmon TRTC returns in 2013 were above average for Coho and Pink, and below average for Sockeye, Chinook, and Chum based on historical mean TRTC data from 1994 – 2012.
NLG Executive Chairperson Kevin McKay ventured north to Inuvik, Northwest Territories earlier this month to participate as a panel presenter at the National Conference on Indigenous Self-government hosted by the Gwich’in Tribal Council on September 10-12, 2013.
First Nations and Inuit leaders and youth delegates from Nunavut, the Yukon, British Columbia, Nova Scotia and Quebec were warmly welcomed by the Gwich’in Nation to share their self-governance experiences.
As per Part 4 of the Nisga’a Government Act (July 29, 2011) regarding appointment to the Council of Elders, section 44 (2) of that Act provides that each year, the Chief Councillor of a Nisga’a Village Government must provide a reasonable opportunity for all persons who ordinarily reside in the relevant Nisga’a Village and who meet the qualifications set out in subsection (1), to advise the Chief Councillor by September 15 of that year whether they would be prepared to accept an appointment in November of the year as a member of the Council.
The news website BC Localnews.com published the following letter from our CEO at NLG Collier Azak to the editor of the Terrace Standard. The CEO's letter was written in response to a letter regarding NLG's appraoch to the proposed Avanti Moly Mine project:
Honouring a lifetime of service, over 300 friends, colleagues and community members gathered on Saturday evening, September 7, 2013, in Gitlaxt’aamiks to pay homage to a man who dedicated 42 years of service to his community and to the Nisga’a Nation. Edmond Wright, Sim’oogit K’amluugidis , was honored along with his wife Millicent Wright, his children, Ruth Robinson, James Wright and Michelle Stevens, their spouses, and grandchildren at a recognition dinnerhosted by the Nisga’a Village of Gitlaxt’aamiks.
Nisga’a Lisims Government recently supported Kleanza Cathers from Gingolx to compete in the Far Western Championship swim meet in San Jose, California. There were 1,700 of some of the best swimmers in their respective age groups from across Canada, USA and Mexico in attendance.
