British Columbia: Sinixt Nation Establishes Slhu7kin Protection Camp

British Columbia: Sinixt Nation Establishes Slhu7kin Protection Camp On October 26th 2010, the Sinixt Nation asserted their sovereignty by initiating the Sinixt Slhu7kin (Perry Ridge) Protection Camp on their ancestral lands. The Sinixt, by declaration, have established the “Sinixt Slhu7kin – Perry Ridge Wilderness Preserve to protect the rich bio-diversity on Perry Ridge and the collective domestic watershed interests of the Perry Ridge community.” Sinixt Nation members, local residents,...

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