The Haisla Nation is the

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-mandated

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which represents the

Haisla people Haisla people () are a First Nation who reside in Kitamaat. The Haisla consist of two bands: the Kitamaat people, residing in upper Douglas Channel and Devastation Channel, and the Kitlope People, inhabiting upper Princess Royal Channel and Ga ...

in the

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region of the

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, centred on the reserve community of

Kitamaat Village Kitamaat Village, formerly Kitimat Mission, is the principal community of the Haisla people and their government, the Haisla Nation. Located on the ''Kitamaat 2'' First Nations Reserve (formerly Kitimat 2) on the east side of Kitimat Arm just so ...

. The traditional territory of the Haisla people is situated along the

Douglas Channel Douglas Channel is one of the principal inlets (or fjords) of the British Columbia Coast, into which the Kitimat River flows. The channel was named in honour of Sir James Douglas, the first governor of the Colony of British Columbia. The offici ...

Region of Kitimat on British Columbia’s north coast, and includes the Kitlope Valley which is rich in natural resources, especially salmon.

Chief and Councillors

Chief Councillor: Crystal Smith
Deputy Chief Councillor: Brenda Duncan
Councillor: Taylor Cross
Councillor: Margaret Grant
Councillor: Willard Grant
Councillor: Raymond (Sonny) Green
Councillor: Lucille Harms
Councillor: Trevor Martin
Councillor: Fred Ringham
Councillor: Harvey Grant
Councillor: Kevin Stewart

Treaty Process/Land Claims

Economic Development

The Haisla band council was described as "decidedly pro-business", supporting a

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(LNG) export project proposed by Apache Canada Ltd., and also gained equity in the BC LNG Export Cooperative. The Douglas Channel region has been targeted as

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for oil and gas export.

Douglas Channel Energy Partners

In 2004 the Houston-based firm Douglas Channel Energy Partners (DCEP) approached the corporate arm of Haisla band council regarding a potential construction project for a barge-based LNG facility. In 2011, HN DC LNG LP, a limited partnership, was formed for the Haisla Nation to engage in and benefit from western Canada's

industry. In February 2012, the

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approved the LNG co-op’s project, "which will export up to 26 million tonnes of the supercooled gas over 20 years, with a single train that can process 125 million cubic feet of gas per day slated to begin operations in 2013."

Enbridge Northern Gateway

on Haisla First Nation traditional land would be the location of the Kitimat terminus, where oils sands' raw bitumen would be pumped onto Pacific Ocean

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's Northern Gateway pipeline project is approved.

Cedar LNG

Since 2023, the Haisla have partnered with

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to develop the $4 billion

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project.

Notable People

Eden Robinson Eden Victoria Lena Robinson (born 19 January 1968) is an Indigenous Canadian author. She is a member of the Haisla and Heiltsuk First Nations in British Columbia, Canada.Darren "Young D" Metz - Rapper * Quinton "Yung Trybez" Nyce - Rapper

References

External links

Haisla band council homepage
{{First Nations in British Columbia, state=collapsed Haisla First Nations governments in British Columbia