A Gitxsan First Nation man is preserving the Gitsxansimx language for future generations.
Lax Gibuu Hereditary Chief Art Mathews has spent 26 years creating the language’s first dictionary.
He says his book will uphold his people’s heritage.
“We’re labelled as a dying nation or whatever, we’re labelled as a dying Nation or whatever, we don’t want that label, we just want to keep our next generation up to date,” he says.
Last week, Mathews was at UNBC presenting his research to students and participating in the “Elder in Residence” programme.