Carrier Sekani Tribal Council

The Carrier Sekani Tribal Council brings together seven member nations to unify our voices and strengthen our inherent indigenous rights, title, and interests in our territories.

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CSTC Library & Archives Project Completion

We’ve just wrapped up the year-long project Coming Home: Gathering the Lost Documentary Heritage of the Dakelh and Sekani Peoples here at the CSTC Library and Archives. Funded by Library and Archives Canada’s Documentary Heritage Communities Program, this initiative allowed us to identify and inventory records from each of our member nations, covering the period of our collaboration. These comprehensive lists have been shared with the administrations of both current and former member nations, and they are now accessible to everyone through our CSTC Library and Archives Online Collection website. Simply search for your community’s name to explore the related records.

As part of this project, we also spent time answering questions and conducting training sessions. To support ongoing learning, we created a series of tutorials on how to register for an account, navigate the platform, and conduct searches. You can find these tutorials on our main CSTC website under Library and Archives > Additional Resources.

Please note: While the inventory lists are publicly available, access to digitized records is restricted to CSTC community members and requires account registration. Once registered, you’ll gain access to over 1,300 digital photos, 500+ sound recordings, 80+ videos, 450 maps, and 75+ textual documents.

We encourage you to explore this incredible resource, which offers a rich history of the Tribal Council and the Dakelh and Sekani peoples in Northern and Central British Columbia since the early 1980s. Dive in and discover your history!

CSTC Library and Archives Online Collection Website:
CSTC Library & Archives Online Collection

Documentary Heritage Communities Program

Coming Home: Gathering the Lost Documentary Heritage of the Dakelh and Sekani Peoples

Since its inception in 1981, the Carrier Sekani Tribal Council (CSTC) has worked with its member nations to provide a voice and support in many areas, such as: traditional language and culture development, self-government, natural resource management, specific land claims, capital planning and technical services, government-to-government interfacing, as well as serve as a political platform for all Dakelh and Sekani Nations.  The documentary heritage that resulted from all this work is a crucial and integral key to the identity of the Dakelh and Sekani Peoples and can assist in providing evidence and direction for future growth.  Unfortunately, many community members have forgotten the work once undertaken with the Tribal Council and are unaware of the documentary heritage contained within the organization. 

Coming Home: Gathering the Lost Documentary Heritage of the Dakelh and Sekani Peoples is a project designed to increase access to and awareness of the Carrier Sekani Tribal Council’s archival holdings, as well as increase the organization’s capacity to keep and preserve Canada’s documentary heritage in this region. In addition, this project seeks to reconnect former CSTC Communities with their history as members in the tribal council, and to enable them to utilize and explore the records of this partnership through online access to individualized Community Finding Aids.

More details to follow, as this project will reach completion in March 2025.

Funded by Library and Archives Canada