The Gitxsan Treaty Society handles
Treaty
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negotiations
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in the
BC 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.
Two treaties have been ...
for a number of
First Nations
First Nations or first peoples may refer to:
* Indigenous peoples, for ethnic groups who are the earliest known inhabitants of an area.
Indigenous groups
*First Nations is commonly used to describe some Indigenous groups including:
** First Nat ...
in northwestern
British Columbia
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Treaty Process
The Gitxsan Treaty Society has reached Stage 4 in the
BC 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.
Two treaties have been ...
.
Membership
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Gitanmaax Band Council
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Gitsegukla Indian Band (formerly Kitsegugkla)
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Gitwangak Band Council (also Kitwanga)
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Glen Vowell Indian Band The Gitxsan Treaty Society handles Treaty negotiations in the BC Treaty Process for a number of First Nations in northwestern British Columbia
Treaty Process
The Gitxsan Treaty Society has reached Stage 4 in the BC Treaty Process.
Membership
* Gi ...
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Kispiox Band Council The Kispiox Band Council are a First Nation based near the meeting of the Skeena and Bulkley Rivers in northwestern B.C. They are members of the Gitxsan Treaty Society The Gitxsan Treaty Society handles Treaty negotiations in the BC Treaty Process ...
See also
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List of tribal councils in British Columbia
The following is a List of tribal councils in British Columbia. Treaty Council organizations are not listed.
List of tribal councils
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References
First Nations organizations in British Columbia
Skeena Country
Gitxsan
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