Upcoming Special Events
September 28, 2024 - Wísenis hémsa – join in a meal of feast stew
Location: x̄á’isla Recreation Centre
Time: 4pm
September 29, 2024 - Vendors, Activities, Canteen
Location: x̄á’isla Recreation Centre
Time: 12 - 4pm
September 30, 2024
Raising of Pole at Haisla Bridge
Location: Haisla Bridge / Rod & Gun
Time: Raising of the Pole 11am
Walk from Microtel begins at 10am
Shuttle: From x̄á’isla Recreation Centre, pick up at 9:30am, return at 1pm
From Riverlodge Recreation Centre, continuous from 9:30am to 1pm
Reconciliation Dinner
Location: Riverlodge Recreation Centre
Time: 5pm
Shuttle: Pick up from x̄á’isla Recreation Centre at 4:30pm, return end of dinner
Since incorporation in 1953, the District of Kitimat has always sat within the traditional territory of the Haisla Nation.
The District's place within Haisla Territory has not always been well acknowledged, in fact the establishment of Kitimat as a community with strong industrial development took place largely without any effective, or meaningful inclusion.
Haisla Nation also was not immune to the hardships faced by Nations across Canada through settlement and policies of assimilation, from community displacement, to the residential schools legacy, and to devastating sickness.
Reconciliation, partly, is facing a tough past in a new era of understanding.
The District of Kitimat recognizes the importance of creating a new, stronger relationship with Haisla.
We are proud of recent efforts to work closely with the Haisla Nation in developing a unified vision for the direction of our communities.
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On Sunday, June 2, 2024, the District of Kitimat and Haisla Nation Council signed a friendship agreement, called gi guáƛap̓ ni. This document sets the foundation of the work that will continue for years to come between the municipality and the Nation. A reproduction of the agreement is below:
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