Kitasoo/Xaixais First Nation

{{Infobox First Nation

| band_name = Kitasoo Xai'xais Nation

| band_number = 540

| people = Kitasoo (Tsimshian) / Xai'xais

| headquarters = Klemtu

| province = British Columbia

| main_reserve = Kitasoo 1

| area = 7.2

| pop_year = 2024

| on_reserve = 241

| on_other_land = 5

| off_reserve = 245

| chief = Douglas Neasloss

| tribal_council = Wuikinuxv-Kitasoo-Nuxalk Tribal Council

| website = {{URL|https://klemtu.com/}}

| footnotes = {{Cite web|title=First Nation Detail|website=Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada|publisher=Government of Canada|access-date=January 15, 2025|url=https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/FNMain.aspx?BAND_NUMBER=540&lang=eng}}

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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 North-Wakashan speaking group. The government is a member of the Oweekeno-Kitasoo-Nuxalk Tribal Council and a member of the Tsimshian First Nations treaty council.{{cite web |year= 2009 |url = http://www.gov.bc.ca/arr/firstnation/tsimshian_tribal_council/default.html|title = Tsimshian First Nations |publisher = Executive Council of British Columbia| accessdate = July 26, 2009}}

Indian reserves

Indian reserves under the administration of the Kitasoo/Xaixais Nation are:{{Cite web |url=https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/FNP/Main/Search/FNReserves.aspx?BAND_NUMBER=540&lang=eng |website=Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada |publisher=Government of Canada |title=Indian and Northern Affairs Canada - Reserves/Settlements/Villages Detail, Kitasoo |access-date=2009-08-13 }}

Canoona 2, on Princess Royal Island, north shore of Graham Reach, 219.30 ha.
Dil-ma-sow 5, on Kent Islet southwest of the Princess Royal Islands, 1.90 ha.
Gander Island 14, on one of the islands of the Moore Group off the west coast of Aristazabal Island in Hecate Strait, 121.40 ha.
Goo-ewe 8, on Grant Anchorage, north side of Price Island, 2.0 ha.
Kdad-eesh 4, on west shore of Aristazabal Island, 2.0 ha.
Kinmakanksk 6, on the southwest shore of Princess Royal Island on Laredo Channel, 11.70 ha.
Kitasoo 1, on east shore of Swindle Island at Klemtu, 334.70 ha.
Lattkaloup 9, on Princess Royal Island at mouth of Fowles Creek, Laredo Inlet, 0.40. ha.
Mary Cove 12, on Mary Cove, west shore of Roderick Island, 1.0 ha.
Oatswish 13, on most northerly tip of Mussel Inlet, north of Mathieson Channel, Milbanke Sound, 2.10 ha.
Quckwa 7, on Kitasu Bay, west shore of Swindle Island, 6.10 ha.
Saint Joe 10, on Princess Royal Island at outlet of Bloomfield Lake into Laredo Inlet, 0.50 ha.
Skilak 14, on Griffin Passage, east side of Roderick Island, 9.70 ha.
Ulthakoush 11, at head of Laredo Inlet on Princess Royal Island, 2.40 ha.
Weeteeam 3, at mouth of Kdelmashan Creek, southwest shore of Aristazabal Island, 3.20 ha.

Chief and Councillors

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Position ! Name ! Term Start ! Term End
Chief Councillor \| Douglas Neasloss \| 07/13/2023 \| 07/12/2025
Councillor \| Darren Edgar \| 07/13/2023 \| 07/12/2025
Councillor \| Christopher McKnight \| 07/13/2025 \| 07/12/2025
Councillor \| Harvey Robinson \| 07/13/2023 \| 07/12/2025
Councillor \| Isaiah Robinson \| 07/13/2023 \| 07/12/2025
colspan=4 style="text-align: center;" \| Source: Government of Canada{{cite web\|year=2021 \|url=https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/FNP/Main/Search/FNGovernance.aspx?BAND_NUMBER=540&lang=eng \|website=Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada \|publisher=Government of Canada \|title=Kitasoo Governance \|accessdate= 19 March 2024 }}

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Position

! Name

! Term Start

! Term End

Chief Councillor

| Douglas Neasloss

| 07/13/2023

| 07/12/2025

Councillor

| Darren Edgar

| 07/13/2023

| 07/12/2025

Councillor

| Christopher McKnight

| 07/13/2025

| 07/12/2025

Councillor

| Harvey Robinson

| 07/13/2023

| 07/12/2025

Councillor

| Isaiah Robinson

| 07/13/2023

| 07/12/2025

colspan=4 style="text-align: center;" | Source: Government of Canada{{cite web|year=2021 |url=https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/FNP/Main/Search/FNGovernance.aspx?BAND_NUMBER=540&lang=eng |website=Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada |publisher=Government of Canada |title=Kitasoo Governance |accessdate= 19 March 2024 }}

BC Treaty Process

The Kitasoo/Xaixais First Nation is at Stage 4 in the British Columbia Treaty Process.

Demographics

=Population=

As of March 2024, the Kitasoo/Xaixais First Nation has a registered population of 493 (inclusive of individuals living off reserve).{{cite web |last1=Government of Canada |title=Registered population |url=https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/FNP/Main/Search/FNRegPopulation.aspx?BAND_NUMBER=540&lang=eng |website=First Nation Profiles |publisher=Government of Canada |access-date=8 April 2024 |date=March 2024}} 242 members of the registered population live on-reserve (49.1% of total population) while 245 individuals live off-reserve (49.7%).

In the 2016 Canadian Census, the officially-recorded on-reserve population was 290, which represented a 3.6% increase from the 2006 census.{{cite web |last1=Government of Canada |title=Population Characteristics |url=https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/FNP/Main/Search/FNPopulation.aspx?BAND_NUMBER=540&lang=eng |website=First Nation Profiles |publisher=Government of Canada |access-date=8 April 2024 |date=2021}} 80 people were recorded as aged 0-19, 195 people were aged 20-64, and 25 people were aged 65 or older.{{efn|To prevent data being used to identify specific individuals, Statistics Canada applies random rounding to census data, where all figures are rounded (either up or down) to a multiple of 5 (or in some cases 10).}}

Notes

References

Category:Heiltsuk

Category:Tsimshian governments

Category:North Coast of British Columbia