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Gitxan history set right
Emotions grew powerful when it was announced that the court ruling means native oral history will carry the same weight as written Western history, even though it had been dismissed as fantasy in an earlier judgment.
EXPLAINS CASE: Gitxsan chief Jim Angus in Hazelton.
“The power of the blanket is still very alive and we’re going to carry it forward.”
Chief Jim Grant on traditional stories and song.
LONG FIGHT: Gitxsan Lawyer Peter Grant talks to reporters.
ATTENTIVE ELDERS: Hereditary chiefs Walter Harris (left) and Alvin Wieget at Supreme Court of Canada decision is explained.
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