Since the beginning of time, the Gitga’at people have lived in their Territory of about 7,500 square kilometres of land and water on the Northwest Coast. The home community of Hartley Bay lies about 90 miles southeast of Prince Rupert, where Grenville and Douglas Channels meet. The Gitga’at are members of the Tsimshian cultural group, a matrilineal society. Salmon, halibut and cedar are resources central to Gitga’at culture and way of life.