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Gitanmaax Band

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The Gitanmaax Band is a band government of the Gitxsan people,[1] based near the meeting of the Skeena and Bulkley Rivers, adjacent to the village of Hazelton and 5 km west of New Hazelton, in northwestern British Columbia, Canada.[2] Gitanmaax is the traditional name of the winter village which become the current reserve. Gitanmaax means "People who fish by torchlight" in the upriver Gigeenix Dialect of the Gitsanimaax language.

Chief and Councillors

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Treaty Process

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History

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Demographics

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The Gitanmaax Band Council has 2,147 members.[3]

Economic Development

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Social, Educational and Cultural Programs and Facilities

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References

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  1. ^ Office of Gitanmaax website Archived 2013-06-23 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Gitxsan Treaty Society". Executive Council of British Columbia. 2009. Retrieved July 26, 2009.
  3. ^ "Gitanmaax". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. 2009. Retrieved July 26, 2009.