Mr. Ron Mitchell (Hereditary House Chief Hagwilnekhlh (Likhsilyu Clan), Office of the Wet'suwet'en, Witsuwit'en Language and Culture Society) at the Canadian Heritage Committee

On February 25th, 2019. See this statement in context.

February 25th, 2019 / 11:10 a.m.

Ron Mitchell Hereditary House Chief Hagwilnekhlh (Likhsilyu Clan), Office of the Wet'suwet'en, Witsuwit'en Language and Culture Society

[Witness spoke in Witsuwit'en]

[English]

My name is Ron Mitchell. My hereditary chief name is Hagwilnekhlh.

Witsuwit'en is my first language. In the Delgamuukw court case, I was one of the translators and the only one who could write the language back then. I walked 22,000 square miles with my pencil and named places, hills, creeks, mountains, all in Witsuwit'en. I named all our laws in Witsuwit'en and our feasts, potlatches, protocols and all the chiefs' names.

Thank you.

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