Kitsumkalum First Nation

This article is about the band government. For the people, see Kitsumkalum.

Kitsumkalum
Band No. 681

People	Kitsumkalum (Tsimshian)
Headquarters	Terrace
Province	British Columbia
Land [1]
Main reserve	Kitsymkaylum 1
Other reserve(s)	Port Essington Dalk-ka-gila Quoeux 2 Zimagord 3
Population (2024) [2]
On reserve	245
On other land	10
Off reserve	645
Total population	900
Government [3]
Chief	Don Roberts
Tribal Council [4]
Tsimshian First Nations
Website
kitsumkalum.com

Kitsumkalum First Nation is a band government of the Tsimshian people based at Kitsumkalum, British Columbia in the Skeena River valley in the North Coast region near Terrace, British Columbia, Canada. They are a member government of the Tsimshian First Nations treaty council. ^[5]

Chief and Councillors

Position [6]	Name	Term Start	Term End
Chief	Don Roberts	3/8/2023	3/7/2025
Councillor	Cynthia Bohn	3/8/2023	3/7/2025
Councillor	Wayne Bolton	3/8/2023	3/7/2025
Councillor	Wayne Bolton	3/8/2023	3/7/2025
Councillor	Aaron Horner	3/8/2023	3/7/2025
Councillor	Sam Tro	3/8/2023	3/7/2025
Councillor	Jeanette Spalding	3/8/2023	3/7/2025
Councillor	Lisa Wesley	3/8/2023	3/7/2025

Demographics

The Kitsumkalum First Nation has 900 members, 245 of whom live on reserve. ^[7]

Indian reserves

Indian reserves under the administration of the Kitsumkalum First Nation are: ^[8]

• Dalk-ka-gila-quoeux Indian Reserve No. 2, on the Kitsumkalum River, 6 miles NW of Terrace, 114.10 ha. 54°35′00″N128°39′00″W / 54.58333°N 128.65000°W / 54.58333; -128.65000 (Dalk-ka-gila-quoeux Indian Reserve No. 2) ^[9]
• Kitsumkaylum Indian Reserve No. 1, on the right bank of the Skeena River at the mouth of the Kitsumkalum River, 449.90 ha. 54°32′00″N128°40′00″W / 54.53333°N 128.66667°W / 54.53333; -128.66667 (Kitsumkaylum Indian Reserve No. 1) ^[10]
• Port Essington, on left bank of the Skeena River, at mouth of the Ecstall River
• Zimagord Indian Reserve No. 3, right bank of Skeena River at the mouth of the Zymagotitz River, at Remco CN station, 31. 0 ha. 54°29′00″N128°44′00″W / 54.48333°N 128.73333°W / 54.48333; -128.73333 (Zimagord Indian Reserve No. 3) ^[11]

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. "Tsimshian First Nations". Executive Council of British Columbia. 2009. Retrieved July 26, 2009.
6. "Governance". Kitsumkalum, a Galts’ap (community) of the Tsimshian Nation. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
7. "Kitsumkalum". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada . Government of Canada. 2009. Retrieved July 26, 2009.
8. "Indian and Northern Affairs Canada - Reserves/Settlements/Villages Detail". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada . Government of Canada. Retrieved 2009-10-22.
9. "Dalk-ka-gila-quoeux Indian Reserve 2". BC Geographical Names .
10. "Kitsumkaylum Indian Reserve 1". BC Geographical Names .
11. "Zimagord Indian Reserve 3". BC Geographical Names .