Today Premier Christy Clark made a statement in the
British Columbia legislative assembly apologizing for the wrongful
hanging of six Tsilhqot’in war chiefs in 1864 and 1865, and stating the
Province’s will to exonerate the chiefs to the extent of its ability.
Five chiefs were imprisoned, tried and executed in October 1864 after
accepting an invitation to discuss terms of peace to end the Chilcotin
War. A sixth chief was hanged the following year.

The statement fulfills a promise outlined in the Sept. 10, 2014, Letter
of Understanding between the Tsilhqot’in National Government (TNG) and
the Province of British Columbia.

Statements are understood through a mutual agreement
to address the healing that must occur around a difficult history of
mistreatment, misrepresentation and lack of recognition of First Nations
people within the Tsilhqot’in territory and rest of British Columbia.