Hartley Bay Indian Band
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The Hartley Bay Indian Band, also known as the Hartley Bay First Nation, Hartley Bay Band, Gitga'at Nation and Gitga'at First Nation, is the band government of the Gitga'ata
people of Hartley Bay, British Columbia
, Canada
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s under the administration of the Hartley Bay First Nation are:
Gitga'ata
The Gitga'ata are one of the 14 tribes of the Tsimshian nation in British Columbia, Canada, and inhabit the village of Hartley Bay, British Columbia, the name of which in the Tsimshian language is Txałgiu. The name Gitga'ata in the Tsimshian language means "people of the cane"...
people of Hartley Bay, British Columbia
Hartley Bay, British Columbia
Hartley Bay is a First Nations community on the coast of British Columbia. The village is located at the mouth of Douglas Channel, about north of Vancouver and south of Prince Rupert...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
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Indian Reserves
Indian ReserveIndian reserve
In Canada, an Indian reserve is specified by the Indian Act as a "tract of land, the legal title to which is vested in Her Majesty, that has been set apart by Her Majesty for the use and benefit of a band." The Act also specifies that land reserved for the use and benefit of a band which is not...
s under the administration of the Hartley Bay First Nation are:
- Gander Island 14, on one of the islands of the Moore Group, off the west coast of Aristazabal IslandAristazabal IslandAristazabal Island is an island situated south west of Princess Royal Island in British Columbia, Canada. It has an area of . The island was named on August 30, 1792, by Lieutenant Commander Jacinto Caamaño of the Spanish corvette Aranzazu for the Spanish Captain Gabriel de Aristazábal, one of the...
in Hecate StraitHecate StraitHecate Strait is a wide but shallow strait between the Haida Gwaii and the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It merges with Queen Charlotte Sound to the south and Dixon Entrance to the north...
, 121.40ha (300.0 acres). - Gill Island 2, on the left bank of the Quaal River, at its mouth on Kitkiata Inlet in Douglas ChannelDouglas ChannelDouglas Channel is one of the principal inlets of the British Columbia Coast. Its official length from the head of Kitimat Arm, where the aluminum smelter town of Kitimat to Wright Sound, on the Inside Passage ferry route, is 90 km...
, 0.10ha (0.25 acres). - Gribble Island 10, on the west coast of Gribbell IslandGribbell IslandGribbell Island is an island on the North Coast of British Columbia, Canada, located on the east side of the entrance to Douglas Channel at Wright Sound. Gribble Island Indian Reserve No. 10 is on its west coast, between Verney and Ursula Channels....
, between Verney and Ursula Channels, 2.0ha (5.0 acres). - Kahas 7, on west coast of Princess Royal IslandPrincess Royal IslandPrincess Royal Island is the largest island on the North Coast of British Columbia, Canada. It is located amongst the isolated inlets and islands east of Hecate Strait on the British Columbia Coast. At , it is the fourth largest island in British Columbia...
at arnard Harbour, 16.50 ha (40.8 acres). - Kayel 8, on west shore of Princess Royal IslandPrincess Royal IslandPrincess Royal Island is the largest island on the North Coast of British Columbia, Canada. It is located amongst the isolated inlets and islands east of Hecate Strait on the British Columbia Coast. At , it is the fourth largest island in British Columbia...
fronting on Campania SoundCampania SoundCampania Sound is a sound on the North Coast of British Columbia, Canada, located between Campania Island and Princess Royal Island. It was named in association with Campania Island....
, 1.60ha (4.0 acres). - Kitkahta 1, on the north short of Kitkahta Inlet of Douglas ChannelDouglas ChannelDouglas Channel is one of the principal inlets of the British Columbia Coast. Its official length from the head of Kitimat Arm, where the aluminum smelter town of Kitimat to Wright Sound, on the Inside Passage ferry route, is 90 km...
, 112.50ha (278.0 acres). - Kulkayu (Hartley Bay) 4, on south shore of Hartley Bay of Douglas channel, 130.70ha (323.0 acres).
- Kulkayu (Hartley Bay) 4a, adjacent to Kulkayu (Hartley Bay) 4, 45.30ha (112.0 acres).
- Kunhunoan 13, on Small Bay, west coast of Gil Island, near Black Rock Point on Squally Channel, 2.30ha (5.7 acres).
- Lachkul-Jeets 6, on east side of Fin Island west of Gil IslandGil Island (Canada)Gil Island is an island on the North Coast of British Columbia, Canada, located on the west side of Whale Channel in the entrance to Douglas Channel, one of the main coastal inlets, on the route of the Inside Passage between Pitt Island and Princess Royal Island. It is 26 km long, with a width...
, Hecate Sound, 1.60ha (4.0 acres) . - Lackzuswadda 9, on an island at the entrance to Surf InletSurf Inlet, British ColumbiaPort Belmont, also known as Belmont and Surf Inlet, was a gold-mining camp located on northern Princess Royal Island on the Coast of British Columbia, Canada....
, west coast of Princess Royal IslandPrincess Royal IslandPrincess Royal Island is the largest island on the North Coast of British Columbia, Canada. It is located amongst the isolated inlets and islands east of Hecate Strait on the British Columbia Coast. At , it is the fourth largest island in British Columbia...
, 2.20ha (5.4 acres). - Maple Point 11, at Maple Point, east shore of Gil Island between Squally and Whale Channels off Hecate Sound, 50.20ha (124.0 acres).
- Quaal 3, on right bank of Quaal River, one mile (1.6 km) west of the mouth of Kitkiata Inlet of Douglas Channel, 29ha (72 acres).
- Quaal 3a, an addition to Quaal 3, 74.50ha (184.0 acres).
- turtle Point 12, at Turtle Point, north end of Gil Island, fronting on Wright SoundWright SoundWright Sound is a waterway on the North Coast of British Columbia, Canada. Wright Sound is south of Prince Rupert and lies at the southern opening of Grenville Channel and between Gil, Gribbell and Pitt Islands...
, 51.80ha (128.0 acres).