

Without harvesting, the community is unable to hold its ceremonial feast, which is one of the most important ceremonies for the traditional laws and language transfer of the Gitxaała nation. In 2015, the community was unable to harvest after the Yellow Giant Mine tailings breach.

Innes describes seeing old, empty oil barrels, trash and other litter around her territory from mining exploration. The photo is of the Yellow Giant Mine in 2022. A screenshot from the Gitxaała Nation's written submission. Linda Innes, elected chief councillor of the Gitxaała Nation, repeats a word used by the Elders of the community regarding those traditional laws: łhumts, or respect, which the province has breached in the nation-to-nation relationship by not obtaining free, prior and informed consent from the nation to grant mining claims. The mining company responsible went bankrupt, and the site has still not been remediated, according to the Gitxaała Nation’s written submissions to the court, which Canada’s National Observer has viewed.Ī large portion of the written submission from the Gitxaała stresses the importance of the traditional laws of the nation, ayaawx. Meanwhile, Cassian, General of the Night Court, adjusts to the new. following the tragic war that have left her and her powers lost and confused. The spill has resulted in $2 million worth of cleanup costs. A Court of Silver Flames: February 16, 2021: 210,289 words / 768 pages: 9781526620644: After being forced to become High Fae, Nesta, Feyre’s sister, struggles to find her place in the Night Court. Samples of the water exceeded health guidelines for arsenic, lead and mercury, among other contaminants. The court challenge comes on the heels of the 2015 Yellow Giant Mine tailings breach, in which wastewater flowed into a nearby creek for six weeks. The Gitxaała Nation argues the Crown fails to consult with the Gitxaała Nation when issuing these mining claims.
