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Reconciliation Agreement signing ceremony
Delgamuukw address
Sept. 15, 1998
…Today we begin a new journey towards the reconciliation of Gitxsan Title and the underlying Title held by Her Majesty the Queen in Right of British Columbia on Gitxsan land. The Reconciliation Agreement we sign today sets out a framework for a negotiated process to achieve this goal. Both parties have the legal and moral duty to enter into and conduct these negotiations in good faith…
…Gitxsan Title is not a concept. Gitxsan Title exists on the land. Gitxsan Title means our House Groups own their House territories. It also means our sovereignty as a collective of House Groups is in tact…
In conclusion, British Columbia must use this reconciliation process to follow and strengthen Gitxsan laws and institutions. In turn, the Gitxsan must assist British Columbia in developing progressive resource extraction policies and laws which can accommodate the political and economic aspirations of the province…
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