Haisla Nation

Preferred Name:
Haisla Nation
Alternative Name:
Amalgamated With Kitlope (1949); Formerly Kitimat (Pre-1982); Kitamaat (Pre-2011); Traditional Name Haisla; Meaning "People Of The Snow"
Language:
enaksialakala /a'’islakala
BC Regional Office:
Skeena (Smithers)
Region:
North Coast
Reserve Land Area:726.10 ha
Chief:
Chief Crystal Smith
Council:
Taylor Cross, Alexander Grant, Keith Nyce, Harold Stewart, Broderick (Rick) Nyce, Maureen Nyce, Byron Olsen-Grant, Greg Smith, Paula Smith
Governance Structure:
Custom Electoral System
Address: P.O. Box 1101
Kitamaat Village
V0T 2B0
Community Description

The Haisla are an indigenous people, the majority of whom are living at Kitamaat in the North Coast region of British Columbia. The Haisla Nation believes in building a strong and thriving community, with healthy and happy members and a sustained and prosperous environment.

Treaty or Tribal Association
Independent