Tsimshian Tribal Council
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The Tsimshian Tribal Council was the governing coalition of the band governments of the Tsimshian people
in Prince Rupert. In British Columbia, the governments of Canada started engaging in the British Columbia Treaty Process
with First Nation bands in the province. Originally the Tsimshian Tribal Council pursued negotiations until late 2005 when the Tsimshian Tribal Council, the organization for treaty negotiations, dissolved amid legal and political turmoil.
. In 1994 after the British Columbia Treaty Process
started the Tsimshian Tribal Council started negotiations for a comprehensive treaty agreement. However, in April of 2004 the Council disbanded due to internal conflicts. The split centred on a power struggle over Treaty negotiation that became violent and resulted in the RCMP being called to stop what council members called a, "hostile takeover". A new Council the Tsimshian First Nations
was formed in December of 2004 without the Gitxaala Nation (formerly Kitkatla) and the Lax Kw'alaams First Nation to represent members in the BC Treaty Process.
Tsimshian
The Tsimshian are an indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest Coast. Tsimshian translates to Inside the Skeena River. Their communities are in British Columbia and Alaska, around Terrace and Prince Rupert and the southernmost corner of Alaska on Annette Island. There are approximately 10,000...
in Prince Rupert. In British Columbia, the governments of Canada started engaging in the British Columbia Treaty Process
British Columbia Treaty Process
The British Columbia Treaty Process is a land claims negotiation process started in 1993 to resolve outstanding issues - including claims to un-extinguished aboriginal rights - with British Columbia's First Nations....
with First Nation bands in the province. Originally the Tsimshian Tribal Council pursued negotiations until late 2005 when the Tsimshian Tribal Council, the organization for treaty negotiations, dissolved amid legal and political turmoil.
Membership
| First Nation Number | First Nation Name |
|---|---|
| 672 | Gitxaala Nation Gitxaala Nation The Gitxaala Nation is a First Nations government located at Kitkatla, British Columbia, Canada in that province's North Coast region.-Chief and Councillors:... |
| 675 | Hartley Bay Indian Band Hartley Bay Indian Band 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.... |
| 680 | Kitselas First Nation Kitselas First Nation Kitselas First Nation is the band government of the Kitselas subgroup of the Tsimshian. The band government is based at Gitaus in the Skeena Valley in the Skeena River valley to the northeast of the city of Terrace, British Columbia, Canada... |
| 681 | Kitsumkalum First Nation Kitsumkalum First Nation Kitsumkalum First Nation is a band government of the Tsimshian people based at Kitsumkalum, British Columbia in the Skeena River valley in the North Coast region near Terrace, British Columbia, Canada... |
| 674 | Lax-kw'alaams First Nation Lax-kw'alaams First Nation The Lax-kw'alaams First Nation is a First Nation group close to Prince Rupert in British Columbia, Canada.-History:Lax Kw'alaams derives from Laxłgu'alaams, which means "place of the wild roses." It is an ancient camping spot of the Gispaxlo'ots tribe and in 1834 became the site of a Hudson's Bay... |
| 540 | Kitasoo/Xaixais First Nation Kitasoo/Xaixais First Nation The Kitasoo/Xaixais First Nation, also known as the Kitasoo/Xaixais Nation, is the band government of the First Nations people of Klemtu, British Columbia, Canada. The band comprises two ethnic groups who share an ancient alliance, the Kitasoo, a Tsimshian group, and the Xai'xais, a Heiltsuk group... |
| 673 | Metlakatla First Nation Metlakatla First Nation Metlakatla First Nation is a band government based at Metlakatla on the North Coast of British Columbia, Canada, to the north of the city of Prince Rupert... |
History
The governing council was formed in 1988 through the B.C. Society Act to represent several bands of the Tsimshian peopleTsimshian
The Tsimshian are an indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest Coast. Tsimshian translates to Inside the Skeena River. Their communities are in British Columbia and Alaska, around Terrace and Prince Rupert and the southernmost corner of Alaska on Annette Island. There are approximately 10,000...
. In 1994 after the British Columbia Treaty Process
British Columbia Treaty Process
The British Columbia Treaty Process is a land claims negotiation process started in 1993 to resolve outstanding issues - including claims to un-extinguished aboriginal rights - with British Columbia's First Nations....
started the Tsimshian Tribal Council started negotiations for a comprehensive treaty agreement. However, in April of 2004 the Council disbanded due to internal conflicts. The split centred on a power struggle over Treaty negotiation that became violent and resulted in the RCMP being called to stop what council members called a, "hostile takeover". A new Council the Tsimshian First Nations
Tsimshian First Nations
Tsimshian First Nations is a treaty council based on the British Columbia Coast near Kitimat, British Columbia, Canada.-Membership:The Tsimshian First Nations treaty council is made up of four band governments including:...
was formed in December of 2004 without the Gitxaala Nation (formerly Kitkatla) and the Lax Kw'alaams First Nation to represent members in the BC Treaty Process.