Iskut is a small, mostly Indigenous community in the Stikine Country of northwestern British Columbia.

The rapid expansion of mining throughout the area has given rise to much controversy over the level of consultation given to local First Nations' people.

Of particular public interest has been Royal Dutch Shell's plans for coalbed methane extraction on the Klappan Plateau, the Tahltan people's traditional hunting and trapping territory.

The Tahltan Central Council (TCC) speaks for the entire Tahltan First Nation but between the three significant communities, some people feel that TCC does not fairly represent the feelings of all communities equally.

At the forefront of the battle over the Sacred Headwaters is a group of Iskut First Nation members called the "Klabona Keepers".