Kwakiutl Nation
Kwakiutl traditional territory and waters are along the northeastern shores of Vancouver Island, with its main community in Fort Rupert. There are approximately 835 Kwakiutl members.
Kwakiutl has overlapping and/or shared territory with its First Nation neighbours: Gwa’Sala-Nakwaxda’xw, ’Namgis, Quatsino, Tanakteuk and Tlatlasikwala
BC Treaty Commission Contacts
Mark Smith , 604 482 9200
General Counsel and Director of Process
Contacts Information
99 Tsakis Way
Port Hardy, BC V0N 2P0
Port Hardy, BC V0N 2P0
Phone: 250 949 6012
Email:
kwaklib@island.net
Website:
Kwakiutl Nation
Current Negotiations
Stage 4
Negotiation Stage Process
Stage 1: Statement of Intent
Kwakiutl Statement of Intent
02/04/97
Stage 2: Readiness
Readiness documents accepted as complete
First Nation
02/25/98
BC
03/18/98
Canada
05/20/98
Table Declared Ready
05/20/98
Tripartite Procedural Agreements Signed
Kwakiutl Openness Protocol
01/30/98
Procedures Agreement
01/30/98
Information Sharing Principles
01/30/98
Stage 3: Framework Agreement
Stage 4: Agreement-in-Principle
Initialled
Signed
Stage 5: Final Agreement
Initialled
Signed