[PPT] - through Heritage Research Photo credit: Gilad (Gadi) Katz, GSCI PowerPoint Presentation

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Gwich’in Social & Cultural Institute

Implementing the Gwich’in Land Claim through Heritage Research

Ingrid Kritsch & Alestine Andre Gwich’in Social and Cultural Institute

Photo credit: Gilad (Gadi) Katz, GSCI

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CULTURAL/HERITAGE ARM OF GWICH’IN TRIBAL COUNCIL

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HOW IS GSCI GOVERNED?

GSCI Board Members

Mary Ann Ross, Chair, GTC Gladys Alexie, Fort McPherson Sarah McLeod-Firth, Inuvik Ruth Wright, Inuvik Annie-Jane Modeste, Fort McPherson Renie Stewart, Aklavik Anna May McLeod, Tsiigehchic

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GSCI OFFICES & STAFF

HEAD OFFICE

Tsiigehtchic

EXEC DIR OFFICE Fort McPherson LANGUAGE OFFICE

Fort McPherson

RESEARCH OFFICE

Yellowknife

Alestine Andre Heritage Researcher William Firth Language Manager Sharon Snowshoe Executive Director Ingrid Kritsch Research Director Margaret Thompson Resource Coordinator

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MANDATE

“to document, preserve and promote Gwich’in culture, language, traditional knowledge and values”

Hyacinthe Andre telling story to Alestine Andre at Nihtavan diniinlee during the Gwichya Gwich'in Place Names Project 1993.

Photo credit: Ingrid Kritsch, GSCI

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WHO DO WE SERVE?

Gwich’in beneficiaries in Gwich’in Settlement Region

Aklavik
Fort McPherson
Inuvik
Tsiigehtchic

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OUR SUCCESSES

Over 50 research projects many of

them multi-year between 1993 & 2009

Many publications, reports,

exhibits, web site, videos, posters

Successful partnerships -

beneficiaries, other First Nations,

fed. & terr. gov’ts, students

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Traditional land use and place names projects

Diighe'tr'aajil

Wm. Kush viteetshik

Chii gwaazraii Tl’oondih

Photo credits: Ingrid Kritsch, GSCI Photo credit: Dave Jones, GTC

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Ethnobotany Projects - traditional use of plants

Ruth Blake Welsh & Brenda Kendo

Photo credit: Ingrid Kritsch, GSCI

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Ethno-archaeology Projects - NWT

Excavations in Fort McPherson and up the Arctic Red River

Photo credits: Ingrid Kritsch, GSCI

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Ethno-archaeology Projects - Yukon

Tr’ondek Hwech’in and Teetl’it Gwich’in youth excavating site.

Photo credits: Tr’ondek Hwech’in Percy Henry, Dorothy Alexie, Robert Alexie, Alfred Semple, Walter Alexie, Gladys Alexie, Georgette McLeod.

Black City Ts’ok iitl’in

Photo credit: Yukon Heritage Branch

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Elder’s biographies Project Dictionary & Grammar

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Work with communities to identify & nominate National Historic Sites

Ethel Blondin, Alestine Andre, Agnes Mitchell & Margaret Donovan at unveiling of the Nagwichoonjik National Historic Site plaque in Tsiigehtchic in July 2003. Photo credit: Terry Foster, HSMBC.

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Work with communities to identify & nominate Territorial Historic Sites

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Work with Gwich’in communities and other First Nations to nominate Canadian Heritage Rivers

i.e. Mackenzie River

Canadian Heritage Rivers

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Replication of Material Culture

19th C. Traditional Caribou Clothing

Photo credit: Tom Andrews Photo credits: Alexander Hunter Murray

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Gwich’in Science Camps

Tl’oondih Camp 2001 Knut Lang Camp 1997

Ryan Wilson and Michael Charlie examining whitefish Dave Jones, Ramona Bonnetplume & Frederick Arey checking water samples

Photo credits: Ingrid Kritsch, GSCI

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Land Use Applications - Recording traditional land use helps us

assess possible impacts on heritage sites re: proposed land use activities

Named places Harvesting places Graves Historic places Traditional camps Sacred places

Photo credits: Ingrid Kritsch, GSCI

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Burial Sites Policies

NWT & Yukon

Gwich’in TK Policy

Policies

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Recording traditional land use helps us to provide input into the Gwich’in Land Use Plan Recording trails on land and water

Photo credits: Ingrid Kritsch, GSCI

Gwich’in Land Use Plan

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Key Clause in Heritage Chapter of Claim

Gwich’in can provide government with a list of historic, archaeological and burial sites that are of interest

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Elders and youth working together

Robert Alexie butchering a beaver Erika Kritsch and Troy Alexie watch Michael Charlie & Franklin Ross skin beavers

Photo credit: Ingrid Kritsch, GSCI

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Official recognition of Gwich’in place names

In 1994 Arctic Red River changes it’s official name to Tsiigehtchic “mouth of iron river”

Photo credit: Ingrid Kritsch, GSCI

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First of our land based and community history books

Educational material

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Ethno-archaeology book – awarded “Public Communications Award” from the CAA

Educational material

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Educational material

traditional clothing book

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traditional clothing

exhibits in Gwich’in communities and the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre in Yellowknife

Educational material

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Ethnobotany book and resource kit used in local schools

Educational material

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Educational material - GSCI web site

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Educational material - Talking map

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Educational material – Plant database

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Largest National Historic Site

175 km stretch along the Mackenzie River

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Eight New Territorial Sites

NWT Historic Sites Register

Nagwichoo tshik - Mouth of Peel Village site Nataiinlaii - Eight Miles Village site

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Our challenges

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TIME

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FUNDING

Core Funding

GTC, GNWT and Federal

Gov’t only cover part of GSCI core operating costs. Project Funding

all projects are financed by

third-party funding.

200000 400000 600000 800000 1000000 1200000 1400000 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 amount year

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Gwich’in is the most endangered of the NWT Aboriginal languages

very few speakers
very few can

write the language

LANGUAGE

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EDUCATION

need more Gwich’in

completing high school and going on to post secondary schooling

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SOCIAL ISSUES/SOCIAL SUFFERING

Knowing where you come from and having

knowledge and respect for your culture, language and history at both the individual and collective levels, is essential to creating healthy citizens.

Gwich’in Social & Cultural Institute

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Elders Are the Key

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Mahsi’ choo!

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www.gwichin.ca

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Questions

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Photo credit: Terry Foster, HSMBC