Gitwangak Indian Band

Gitwangak
Band No. 536

People	Gitxsan
Headquarters	Kitwanga
Province	British Columbia
Land [1]
Main reserve	Gitwangak 1
Other reserve(s)	List Gitwangak 2 Squin-lix-stat 3 Kwa-sta-lix 4 Tum-bah 5 Kits-ka-haws 6 Koonwats 7 Chig-in-kaht 8
Land area	15.72 km2
Population (2025) [2]
On reserve	419
On other land	53
Off reserve	1075
Total population	1547

The Gitwangak Indian Band (formerly Kitwanga) is a band government in the Skeena Country region of northwestern British Columbia, Canada. They Gitwangak people are part of the larger Gitxsan group. ^[3] Their name means "People of the Land of Rabbits". ^[4] They are members of the Gitxsan Treaty Society. ^[3]

Chief and Councillors

2015–2017

Title	Name	Appointment date	Ending date
Chief	Frederick Johnson	05/09/2015	05/08/2017
Councillor	Amanda Zettergreen	05/09/2015	05/08/2017
Councillor	Chasity Daniels	05/09/2015	05/08/2017
Councillor	Holly Harris	05/09/2015	05/08/2017
Councillor	Fred Johnson	05/09/2015	05/08/2017
Councillor	Tom Johnson	05/09/2015	05/08/2017

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Demographics

Residency	#
Registered Males On Own Reserve	230
Registered Females On Own Reserve	180
Registered Males On Other Reserves	21
Registered Females On Other Reserves	17
Registered Males Off Reserve	402
Registered Females Off Reserve	453
Total Registered Population	1303

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References

1. "First Nation Detail". Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
2. "First Nation Detail". Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
3. "Gitxsan Treaty Society". Executive Council of British Columbia. 2009. Retrieved July 26, 2009.
4. "Gitwangak Education Society "community" page". Archived from the original on 2012-04-19. Retrieved 2013-07-30.
5. "Gitwangak: List 203 First Nations: The BC Assembly of First Nations (BCAFN)". Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-07-11.
6. "Registered Population". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada . Government of Canada. Retrieved 2014-07-11.