Tahltan Nation- a leader in BC mining sector – Resource Works

June 24, 2025

And in securing benefits from mining for the Tahltan people

Chad Norman Day, former four-term president of the Tahltan Central Government in Northwest BC, joined our Stewart Muir on a Power Struggle podcast, and made note of an unusual Tahltan Nation strength in mining: “It may come as a surprise to a lot of people, but I think for a lot of Tahltan people it’s no surprise to see women doing all the jobs that men can do on the mine site. “And when it comes to the heavy-duty equipment jobs, I’ve been told that the women usually do it better and far safer than the men. So shout-out to all the Tahltan women out there; yeah, it breaks so many stereotypes.”

His nation is in the resource-rich “Golden Triangle” region of BC, and has been mining since long before white settlers arrived. “We had obsidian at Mount Edziza, and we utilized that to have all kinds of advantages with weaponry and making tools and we traded that obsidian. They’ve actually found some obsidian as far south as Florida, meaning that multiple indigenous groups obviously traded it to get there.”

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