The Hamatla Treaty Society handles Treaty negotiations in the BC Treaty Process for a number of First Nations located in the northern Strait of Georgia

Strait of Georgia

The Strait of Georgia or the Georgia Strait is a strait between Vancouver Island and the mainland coast of British Columbia, Canada. It is approximately long and varies in width from...

 of British Columbia

British Columbia

British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...

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Membership

• Campbell River Indian Band (We Wai Kum Nation)
• Cape Mudge Indian Band (We Wai Kai Nation)
• Kwiakah First Nation
  Kwiakah First Nation
  The Kwiakah First Nation, also known as the Kwiakah Band or Kwiakah Nation, is the band government of the Kwiakah people, a subgroup of the Laich-kwil-tach group of the Kwakwaka'wakw peoples...
  
  

Treaty Process

The Hamatla Treaty Society entered the treaty process in February 1997, reaching as far as Stage 4 in the BC Treaty Process. However, in the Fall of 2003, negotiations stalled after it became apparent that the five member bands needed time to resolve internal issues. Former member the Tlowitsis Tribe left the society to independently continue negotiations and former member K’omoks First Nation

Kwakiutl District Council

The Kwakiutl District Council, also spelled Kwakwewlth District Council and Kwakiuth District Council,, pronounced Kwagiulth District Council, is a First Nations Tribal Council based on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada, based in the community of Campbell River, British Columbia in the...

 also left to independently continue negotiations.

First Nation	ID #	Population
Campbell River Indian Band (We Wai Kum Nation)	622	665
Cape Mudge Indian Band (We Wai Kai Nation)	507	924
Kwiakah First Nations	628	19

See also

• Status of First Nations treaties in British Columbia
  Status of First Nations treaties in British Columbia
  The status of the First Nations, aboriginal people of British Columbia , Canada, is a long-standing problem that has become a major issue in recent years. In 1763 the British Crown declared that only it could acquire land from First Nations through treaties. Historically only two treaties were...
  
  
• List of tribal councils in British Columbia