Upper Skeena Counselling & Legal Assistance Society

Providing legal services, support, and information to the Gitxsan, Wet’suwet’en, and non-Indigenous clients since 1977.

Serving Upper Skeena communities for more than 3 decades,
USCLAS offers a wid variety of services and programs to meet community needs.

Legal Aid

Connecting those dealing with criminal and family issues with lawyers.

Advocacy and Poverty Law

Advocating for issues of housing, employment, human rights, and more.

Community Engagement & Education

Including public workshops, student opportunities, and other events.

Private Services

Including on reserve wills, power of attorney, and other legal services.

Territorial Acknowledgement

We acknowledge, with respect to the Gitxsan Huwilp Government, that the Upper Skeena Counselling & Legal Assistance Society resides on the traditional laxyip (territory) of the Gitxsan people and wilps (Houses), which have existed since time immemorial.  In acknowledging the laxyip, we also acknowledge the ongoing and intergenerational harms created by the institutions and practices of settler colonialism.

We also acknowledge the importance of our continuing working partnerships with Indigenous Peoples, inclusive of the Gitxsan and Wet’suwet’en peoples, in maintaining good relations with the greater community and the land.

Funded By

And private donations from the community.