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Office of the Wet'suwet'en Fonds
- Date Range
- 2000-2016
- Collection
- Office of the Wet'suwet'en fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- GMD
- textual record
- Scope and Content
- The fonds contains two series: Outreach and Communication, and Administration.
- Collection
- Office of the Wet'suwet'en fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- GMD
- textual record
- Creator
- Office of the Wet'suwet'en
- Fonds No.
- GF12
- Accession No.
- 2020.34.38
- 2020.34.39
- 2023.3
- 2023.7
- Physical Description
- 0.2 cm textual records
- 8.92 mb textual records
- Date Range
- 2000-2016
- History / Biographical
- The Office of the Wet’suwet’en serves as the central office for the Wet’suwet’en Nation, in whose traditional territory (yin tah) Smithers and the Bulkley Valley are located. It is not a band council or a traditional governing body, but a political non-profit organization directed by the Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chiefs. It was established in 1994 after the splitting of the Gitxsan-Wet’suwet’en Tribal Council, which had represented the two Nations during Delgamuukw vs. British Columbia.
Based out of Smithers, the Office covers the communities of Hagwilget, Witset (Moricetown), Browman Lake, Skin Tyee, and Nee Tahi Buhn. It offers services relating to Lands and Resources, Fisheries and Wildlife, Human and Social Services, and Governance. Its vision statement reads: “We are proud, progressive Wet’suwet’en dedicated to the preservation and enhancement of our culture, traditions, and territories; working as one for the betterment of all.”
- Custodial History
- The items in this fonds were collected by museum staff in August 2020 (transferred from reference files) and February 2023 (downloaded).
- Scope and Content
- The fonds contains two series: Outreach and Communication, and Administration.
- Subject Access
- Witsuwit'en
- Type of Record
- Archival Description
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