Skeena Resources Limited: Tahltan Land to be Protected in Partnership with Conservation Organizations, Skeena and the Province
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( Skeena or the Company ) A new conservancy to protect the environment and wildlife on Tahltan territory has been created in an area of northwestern B.C. historically known as the Ice Mountain Lands, adjacent to Mount Edziza Provincial Park.
The Tahltan Central Government, the Province, Skeena Resources Limited, the Nature Conservancy of Canada, and BC Parks Foundation have worked in partnership to create the conservancy. Mount Edziza and the surrounding area has always been sacred to the Tahltan Nation. The obsidian from this portion of our territory provided us with weaponry, tools and trading goods that ensured our Tahltan people could thrive for thousands of years, said Chad Norman Day, President of Tahltan Central Government. Working alongside Skeena Resources, the Province, BC Parks Foundation, and the Nature Conservanc
Tahltan Land to be Protected in Partnership with Conservation Organizations, Skeena and the Province
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