Metlakatla First Nation
Last updated on February 24, 2026Current activities
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Metlakatla First Nation is part of the Tsimshian First Nations Treaty Society which is negotiating within the B.C. treaty process on behalf of its five member bands that are either in Stage 4 or 5 of the treaty process.
Treaty stage
- Stage 5 - Negotiating to finalize a treaty
Completed agreements
Foundation agreements
As referenced in Article 2 of the Metlakatla First Nation Transition to Stage 5 and Treaty Revitalization Agreement, the following foundation documents will inform and guide, but not limit, Metlakatla negotiations:
- Metlakatla First Nation Draft Treaty Agreement - 2019
- Metlakatla First Nation Draft Treaty Agreement Appendices - 2019
Cut-off claims
Forestry agreements
- Metlakatla Forest Consultation and Revenue Sharing Agreement (PDF,5.37MB) - 2025
- Metlakatla Forest Consultation and Revenue Sharing Agreement - 2022
- Metlakatla Forest Consultation and Revenue Sharing Agreement - 2018
- Metlakatla First Nation Forestry Interim Measures Agreement (PDF, 1.1MB) - 2003
- Amendment - 2008 (PDF)
LNG agreements
- Metlakatla LNG Coastal Fund Benefits Agreement - 2016
- Metlakatla Pacific North West LNG Benefits Agreement - 2016
- Amendment Agreement (1) - 2016
- Amendment Agreement (2) - 2017
- Agreement on Environmental Monitoring of the Pacific Northwest LNG Project (Lax Kw'alaams & Metlakatla) - 2017
- Metlakatla Natural Gas Pipeline Benefits Agreement (Westcoast Connector Gas Transmission Project)- 2016
- Metlakatla Natural Gas Pipeline Benefits Agreement (Prince Rupert Gas Transmission Project) - 2016
- Coastal First Nations Great Bear Initiatives Society LNG Benefits Agreement (Wuikinuxv, Heiltsuk, Kitasoo/Xaixais, Gitga’at, and Metlakatla) – 2016
- Coastal First Nations Great Bear Initiatives Society Letter of Understanding on Environmental Quality and LNG Developments on the North Coast, and Skills Training & Employment - 2016
- Metlakatla First Nations Limited Partnership (FNLP) Pacific Trails Pipeline (PTP) Economic Participation Agreement - 2008
Reconciliation agreements
- Coastal First Nations Reconciliation Agreement: Accord for Co-Governance, Environmental Stewardship, Economic Renewal and Local Community Well-Being in the Pacific North Coast - 2024
- Coastal First Nations Reconciliation Protocol Amending Agreement (Gitga'at, Haisla [Not a member of Coastal First Nations], Heiltsuk, Kitasoo, Metlakatla, Nuxalk, Wuiknuxv) - 2017
Location: 5 km west of Prince Rupert, on the Tsimshian (Tsimpsean) Peninsula
Region: North Coast
Member of: Tsimshian First Nations Treaty Society, Coastal First Nations
Website: Metlakatla First Nation
Population: 1,138
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