Ka:'yu:'k't'h'/Che:k:tles7et'h' First Nations

Preferred Name:
Ka:'yu:'k't'h'/Che:k:tles7et'h' First Nations
Alternative Name:
Amalgamation Of Checkleset (Variation Chaic-Cles-Aht, Checklusit) And Kyuquot To Form Kyuquot (1962-1982) (Variation Ky-Uk-Aht)
Language:
Nuučaan̓uɫ
BC Regional Office:
West Coast (Nanaimo)
Region:
Vancouver Island & Coast
Reserve Land Area:376.90 ha
Chief:
Legislative Chief Peter HansonHereditary Chief Bill OscarHereditary Chief Samantha ChristiansenHereditary Chief Sarah DennisHereditary Chief Tyee Gillette
Council:
Legislative Member Kevin Jules,
Legislative Member Lillian Jack,
Legislative Member Matthew Jack,
Legislative Member Natalie Jack
Governance Structure:
Maa-nulth First Nations Final Agreement
Address: General Delivery
Kyuquot
V0P 1J0
Community Description
The Ka:'yu:'k't'h'/Che:k:tles7et'h' First Nation is a First Nations government based at Kyuquot, located on the outer coast of Kyuquot Sound, on the west coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia.
Treaty or Tribal Association
Maa-nulth First Nations
Summary of Economic Development Agreements, Community Businesses and Joint Ventures
The Nation is party to many Agreements with the Provincial Government through its involvement in the historic Maa-nulth Treaty, through which it gained significant freedom to pursue economic development ventures as an independent and self-governing Nation.