Haisla Nation

Preferred Name:
Haisla Nation
Alternative Name:
Amalgamated With Kitlope (1949); Formerly Kitimat (Pre-1982); Kitamaat (Pre-2011); Traditional Name Haisla; Meaning "Dwellers down river"
Language:
enaksialakala /a'’islakala
BC Regional Office:
Skeena (Smithers)
Region:
North Coast
Reserve Land Area:726.10 ha
Chief:
Chief Maureen Nyce
Council:
Byron Olsen-Grant, Lisa Grant, Deanna Gray, Paul Gray, Broderick Rick Nyce, Kim Robinson, Joanne Ross, Greg Smith, Paula Smith
Governance Structure:
Custom Electoral System
Address: 500 Gitksan Ave
Haisla, BC
V8C 9A7
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