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Líl̓wat Nation and N’Quatqua First Nation are temporarily shutting down public access to Joffre Lakes Provincial Park, also known as Pipi7iyekw, until Sept. 30 as part of a harvest celebration.
"(We) are asserting our Title and Rights to our shared unceded territory to take this time to harvest and gather our resources within our territories," the nations said.
Two B.C. First Nations say they are "shutting down the public access" to a popular provincial park on their traditional territories, and won t be reopening the area for more than a month.