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  1. O.B.C., LL.D. (hon.). Nits’ilʔin Joe Alphonse holds an honorary Doctor of Laws from the University of Victoria and is a member of the Order of British Columbia. He has been Chief of the Tl’etinqox-t’in Government since 2009 and remains the longest elected Chief in the history of Tl’etinqox-t’in. From 2000 to 2009 Chief Alphonse acted ...

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  2. Aug 8, 2021 · Chief Joe Alphonse of the Tŝilhqot’in Nation will receive British Columbia’s highest honour after serving his seventh term as Chief of Tl’etinqox, recognition he credits to his larger ...

  3. Chief Alphonse is a respected leader who was influential in achieving the first declaration of Aboriginal title in Canada for the Tŝilhqot’in people. He is a man versed in language and history who has strong and unwavering vision for the future of the Tŝilhqot’in Nation, and has helped place British Columbia on the path to reconciliation and partnership with Indigenous communities.

  4. Jan 7, 2022 · Alphonse says he was nominated by Shawn Atleo, Jay Nelson, and some of the “main lawyers that fought in our Aboriginal Title and Rights case.” Atleo, a hereditary Chief of the Ahousaht First Nation, is the former National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations. And Nelson is a lawyer who has worked with the Nation for many years.

  5. Mar 11, 2022 · Biography of Chief Joe Alphonse of Tsilhqot’in Nation “Chief Joe Alphonse comes from a long line of hereditary leaders. He has given expression to his lineage of leadership by being re-elected seven times in a row. Chief Joe led his people to a major Supreme Court of Canada 2014 Aboriginal land title win.

  6. Mar 4, 2022 · Victoria, BC: On March 4, 2022, the Tŝilhqot’in Nation (which is made up of the six communities of Tl’etinqox, ʔEsdilagh, Yuneŝit’in, Tŝideldel, Tl’esqox and Xeni Gwet’in) and the BC Government celebrated Nits’ilʔin (Chief) Joe Alphonse, Tribal Chair for the Tŝilhqot’in National Government, being awarded the Order of British Columbia.

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  8. Chief Joe Alphonse’s tireless advocacy for Indigenous self -determination is well known across British Columbia. Chief Alphonse is a respected leader who was influential in achieving the first declaration of Aboriginal title in Canada for the T ŝilhqot’in people. He is a man versed in language