:''This is the disbanded tribal council; for the treaty council see
Tsimshian First Nations''
The Tsimshian Tribal Council was the governing coalition of the
band government
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s of the
Tsimshian people in
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. In British Columbia, the governments of Canada started engaging in the
British Columbia Treaty Process
The British Columbia Treaty Process (BCTP) is a land claims negotiation process started in 1993 to resolve outstanding issues, including claims to un-extinguished indigenous rights, with British Columbia's First Nations.
Three treaties have ...
with
First Nation bands in the province. Originally the Tsimshian Tribal Council pursued negotiations until late 2005 when the Tsimshian Tribal Council, the organization for treaty negotiations, dissolved amid legal and political turmoil.
Membership
History
The governing council was formed in 1988 through the B.C. Society Act to represent several bands of the
Tsimshian people. In 1994 after the
British Columbia Treaty Process
The British Columbia Treaty Process (BCTP) is a land claims negotiation process started in 1993 to resolve outstanding issues, including claims to un-extinguished indigenous rights, with British Columbia's First Nations.
Three treaties have ...
started the Tsimshian Tribal Council started negotiations for a comprehensive treaty agreement. However, in April 2004 the Council disbanded due to internal conflicts.
The split centred on a power struggle over Treaty negotiation that became violent and resulted in the RCMP being called to stop what council members called a, "hostile takeover".
A new Council the
Tsimshian First Nations was formed in December 2004 without the Gitxaala Nation (formerly Kitkatla) and the Lax Kw'alaams First Nation to represent members in the BC Treaty Process.
See also
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Tsimshian First Nations
References
First Nations tribal councils in British Columbia
Tsimshian
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