Kitasoo/Xaixais First Nation

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Kitasoo Xai'xais Nation
Band No. 540
People Kitasoo (Tsimshian) / Xai'xais
Headquarters Klemtu
Province British Columbia
Land [1]
Main reserveKitasoo 1
Land area7.2 km2
Population (2024) [2]
On reserve241
On other land5
Off reserve245
Total population491
Government [3]
ChiefDouglas Neasloss
Tribal Council [4]
Wuikinuxv-Kitasoo-Nuxalk Tribal Council
Website
klemtu.com

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. [5]

Contents

Indian reserves

Indian reserves under the administration of the Kitasoo/Xaixais Nation are: [6]

Chief and Councillors

PositionNameTerm startTerm end
Chief CouncillorDouglas Neasloss07/13/202307/12/2025
CouncillorDarren Edgar07/13/202307/12/2025
CouncillorChristopher McKnight07/13/202507/12/2025
CouncillorHarvey Robinson07/13/202307/12/2025
CouncillorIsaiah Robinson07/13/202307/12/2025
Source: Government of Canada [7]

BC Treaty Process

The Kitasoo/Xaixais First Nation is at Stage 4 in the British Columbia Treaty Process. [5]

Demographics

Population

As of March 2024, the Kitasoo/Xaixais First Nation has a registered population of 493 (inclusive of individuals living off reserve). [8] 242 members of the registered population live on-reserve (49.1% of total population) while 245 individuals live off-reserve (49.7%). [8]

In the 2016 Canadian Census, the officially-recorded on-reserve population was 290, which represented a 3.6% increase from the 2006 census. [9] 80 people were recorded as aged 0-19, 195 people were aged 20-64, and 25 people were aged 65 or older. [9] [a]

Notes

  1. ↑ 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).

References

  1. ↑ "First Nation Detail". Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved January 15, 2025.
  2. ↑ "First Nation Detail". Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved January 15, 2025.
  3. ↑ "First Nation Detail". Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved January 15, 2025.
  4. ↑ "First Nation Detail". Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved January 15, 2025.
  5. 1 2 "Tsimshian First Nations". Executive Council of British Columbia. 2009. Retrieved July 26, 2009.
  6. ↑ "Indian and Northern Affairs Canada - Reserves/Settlements/Villages Detail, Kitasoo". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada . Government of Canada. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
  7. ↑ "Kitasoo Governance". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada . Government of Canada. 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  8. 1 2 Government of Canada (March 2024). "Registered population". First Nation Profiles. Government of Canada. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  9. 1 2 Government of Canada (2021). "Population Characteristics". First Nation Profiles. Government of Canada. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
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