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The House
of Smayusta
(nuxalk.net) is the traditional form of Nuxalk Government, made up of hereditary
chiefs, elders and community supporters. The name translates as "House of
Stories" and refers to the ancestral stories of families that describe
family lines and histories, the basis of Nuxalk organization. The House of
Smayusta represents the sovereignty and traditional government of the Nuxalk.
 House of Smayusta
Recent
discussions and awareness campaigns organized by the House of Smayusta include
environmental threats such as salmon farming, proposed industrial mining and a
rock quarry located on sensitive salmon habitat and continued industrial
logging and its aftermath throughout Nuxalk
Ancestral Territory.
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The
sovereignty of the Nuxalk Nation comes from Tatau, the Creator. It is not
granted nor subject to the approval of any other nation. As the Nuxalk
Nation, we have the sovereign right to jurisdictional rule within our own
territory. Our lands are a sacred gift. The land is provided for the
continued use, benefit and enjoyment of our people, the Nuxalkmc, and it is
our ultimate obligation to Tatau, the Creator, to care for and protect it.
- House of Smayusta
For more information, go to the House of Smayusta
website
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Last Updated ( Monday, 31 August 2009 )
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