"Luutkudziiwus is a House Group of the Gitxsan Nation. We continue to use and occupy our traditional Madii Lii territory as we have since time immemorial. 

We are guided by Gwalx Yee’insxw, the most sacred of Gitxsan obligations and responsibilities. Gwalx Yee’insxw is grounded in principles that encompass our ancestral inheritance handed down through generations. This inheritance – the land, rivers, mountains; all life on the land, in the air, and in the waters; our history and culture; our spiritual areas and sites; the tangible and the intangible – is passed from one generation to the next, never extinguishing or diminishing in value. 

We are stopping development proposed for our territories that attempts to exploit our resources, as well as that which directly or indirectly continues the colonization of our House members and culture. Currently, this means we have closed 32 km of our Madii Lii territory to TransCanada's proposed Prince Rupert Gas Transmission (PRGT) fracked gas pipeline. A permanent Madii Lii home place has been built and a gate erected to control access to the territory. 

Luutkudziiwus plans include community-based cultural revitalization programs for First Nation family and friends, as well as providing opportunities for non FNs to take part in our culture and traditions in order that we may all build a better world. We value your continued support  in our efforts to decolonize, sustain social justice, protect our environment, and slow down climate change by helping to stop fracking and pipelines." 

Hamiiya (with gratitude),

Wilp Luutkudziiwus

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