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Kitselas First Nation

Last updated on May 2, 2025

Current activities

  • On June 24, 2024, Kitselas First Nation, B.C. and Canada marked the conclusion of substantive treaty negotiations with Chief Negotiators initialling the Kitselas Treaty
 
  • Initialling marked an important milestone in the treaty journey, as it signalled the conclusion of substantive negotiations. Initialing is subject to important caveats, including Canada and B.C. fulfilling its duty to consult other First Nations and the completion of a final legal review of the treaty
  • The legal and technical review of the Kitselas Treaty concluded in January 2025, resulting in the ratification version of the Kitselas Treaty and the beginning of the ratification process
  • On April 10, 2025, in the first step of the ratification process, Kitselas First Nation held their ratification vote for eligible voters, who voted in favour of ratifying their treaty and self-government constitution. Of the more than 95% of eligible voters who voted on the treaty and constitution, 85% voted “yes” on the treaty and 81% voted “yes” on the constitution. Based on these results, the ratification vote thresholds were met

Treaty stage

  • Stage 5 - Negotiating to finalize a treaty

Completed agreements

Please note the versions below of the Kitselas Treaty and Appendices replace the previous initialled version. The ratification versions reflect revisions to the Treaty and Appendices based on legal and technical review as well as the resolution of a number of outstanding matters. The Kitselas Atlas contains larger versions of four critical maps from the appendices to better show map boundaries.

Atmospheric benefits agreements

Environmental assessment agreements

First Nations Clean Energy Business Fund (FNCEBF) revenue sharing agreements

Forestry agreements

Liquefied natural gas agreements

Reconciliation agreements

Information
Kitselas First Nation

Location: Skeena River east of Terrace

Region: Northwest

Member of: Tsimshian First Nations Treaty Society

Website: Kitselas Nation

Population: 777

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