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Tsetsaut Skii km Lax Ha Nation Issues Calls to Action on KSM Mine
As Canadians prepare to recognize the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, the B.C. Supreme Court-ordered consultation period between the Province of B.C. and the Tsetsaut Skii km Lax Ha Nation (TSKLH) on Seabridge Gold's (TSX:SEA, NYSE:SA) KSM mine enters a key phase, where the concerns TSKLH shared with the Province will be discussed in detail. TSKLH is sharing their key Calls to Action on the project, which plans to impose a 52-storey-deep, nine-kilometre-long, toxic waste tailings facility for one of the world’s largest gold mines on TSKLH’s traditional territory, near pristine waterways on which the Nation and wildlife rely.
Tsetsaut Skii km Lax Ha Nation and Gitxsan Huwilp Government Call for Meaningful Consultation on Seabridge KSM Project
Nations say consultation on the KSM Project must reflect the Province’s updated recognition of traditional territory and the BC Supreme Court’s ruling
The Tsetsaut Skii km Lax Ha Nation (TSKLH) along with its neighbouring Gitxsan Huwilp Government are calling on the Province of British Columbia and Seabridge Gold Inc. (TSX:SEA, NYSE:SA) to undertake meaningful consultation and accommodation concerning the proposed KSM Project, including the enormous waste facility that Seabridge wants to build in the Treaty Creek Valley.
Gitxsan Huwilp Government Withdraws Support for KSM Mine in Solidarity with Tsetsaut Skii km Lax Ha Nation
Calls on B.C. Government and Seabridge for True Consultation
The Gitxsan Huwilp Government has formally withdrawn its longstanding support for Seabridge Gold's (TSX:SEA, NYSE:SA) KSM mine in Northwestern B.C. The move was made in solidarity with the Tsetsaut Skii km Lax Ha Nation’s (TSKLH) quest for meaningful consultation to address its concerns about the environmental risks a planned 52-storey-deep toxic waste pond poses to waterways on TSKLH’s traditional territory.
Court Orders Province to Consult with the Tsetsaut Skii km Lax Ha Nation
The Nation Files Protective Notice of Appeal to Ensure that the Province Respects the Court’s Judgment
This week, the Tsetsaut Skii km Lax Ha (TSKLH) Nation filed a Notice of Appeal with the B.C. Court of Appeal to preserve its right to ask the Province’s highest court to clarify the Province’s duty to consult and accommodate the Nation with respect to Seabridge Gold's (TSX:SEA, NYSE:SA) KSM mine in Northwestern B.C. The Notice of Appeal follows the June 8 decision of the B.C. Supreme Court that granted the TSKLH Nation's petition for judicial review of the Province's July 2024 decision to give a Substantial Start Determination (SSD) to the KSM Project.
Legal Win for Tsetsaut Skii km Lax Ha Nation
B.C. Supreme Court Strikes Down Substantial Start Determination for KSM Mine and Orders Proper Consultation; Quashing Led to Justice Not Ruling on SSD Reasonableness
Yesterday, the B.C. Supreme Court issued its decision on the Tsetsaut Skii km Lax Ha (TSKLH) Nation's petition for judicial review of the Province's July 2024 decision to grant a Substantial Start Determination (SSD) for Seabridge Gold's (TSX:SEA, NYSE:SA) KSM mine in Northwestern B.C. Finding in favour of Tsetsaut Skii km Lax Ha, Justice Burke determined the Province breached its constitutional duty to appropriately consult the Nation.
Tsetsaut Skii km Lax Ha Nation Appears Before Supreme Court of Canada in Historic Overlapping Land Claims Case
On December 8 and 9, 2025, the Tsetsaut Skii km Lax Ha Nation appeared before the Supreme Court of Canada to appeal a B.C. Court of Appeal decision that removed its Aboriginal rights and title claims from Malii, a case in which the Gitanyow Nation claims rights and title over an area in northwestern B.C. that overlaps with Tsetsaut Skii km Lax Ha Territory.
Supreme Court of Canada to Hear Tsetsaut Skii km Lax Ha Nation’s Appeal Relating to Overlapping Land Claims with Gitanyow
On April 24, 2025, the Supreme Court of Canada agreed to hear the Tsetsaut Skii km Lax Ha Nation’s appeal of the British Columbia Court of Appeal’s decision to remove Tsetsaut Skii km Lax Ha’s own Aboriginal rights and title claims from Malii. Case will set national precedent.
Tsetsaut Skii km Lax Ha Nation Files for Judicial Review of B.C.’s Substantial Start Determination for Seabridge Gold’s KSM Mine
On November 22, 2024, the Tsetsaut Skii km Lax Ha Nation applied to the BC Supreme Court for judicial review of the Province’s July 25th decision to issue a Substantial Start Determination for Seabridge Gold’s KSM Mine Project in Northwestern B.C.
Tsetsaut Skii km Lax Ha Nation Files BC Land Claim to Protect Environment & Ensure Responsible Development on its Unceded Territory
On April 16, 2024, the Tsetsaut Skii km Lax Ha Nation filed a civil claim in the BC Supreme Court asserting Aboriginal rights and title to their traditional, unceded territory, which includes parts of the Nass River, Skeena River, Bear River and Stikine River watersheds in northwestern British Columbia.
Skii km Lax Ha featured in the Globe and Mail
The following article was printed in The Globe and Mail on February 3, 2013 under the heading “Why one first nation band is embracing mining, despite its environmental impacts.”