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{{Infobox First Nation
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The '''Haisla Nation''' is the [[band government]] of the [[Haisla people]] in the [[North Coast (provincial electoral district)|North Coast]] region of the [[Canadian province]] of [[British Columbia]], centred on the [[Indian reserve|reserve community]] of [[Kitamaat Village, British Columbia|Kitamaat Village]], which is near the similarly named town of [[Kitimat, British Columbia|Kitimat]]. The traditional territory of the Haisla Nation is situated along the [[Douglas Channel]] Region of Kitimat of British Columbia’s north coast and includes the [[Kitlope River|Kitlope Valley]] is rich in natural resources, especially salmon.
| band_name = Haisla Nation
| band_number = 676
| endonym =
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| people = [[Haisla people]]
| treaty =
| headquarters = [[Kitamaat Village]]
| province = [[British Columbia]]
| main_reserve = [[Kitamaat Village]]
| reserve =
| area = 7.3
| pop_year = 2024
| on_reserve = 635
| on_other_land = 52
| off_reserve = 1429
| total_pop =
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| chief = Crystal Smith
| council =
| website = {{URL|https://haisla.ca/}}
| footnotes = <ref>{{Cite web|title=First Nation Detail|website=[[Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada]]|publisher=Government of Canada|access-date=2024-12-20|url=https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/FNMain.aspx?BAND_NUMBER=676&lang=eng}}</ref>
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The '''Haisla Nation''' is the [[Indian Act]]-mandated [[band government]] which represents the [[Haisla people]] in the [[North Coast (provincial electoral district)|North Coast]] region of the [[Canadian province]] of [[British Columbia]], centred on the [[Indian reserve|reserve community]] of [[Kitamaat Village]]. The traditional territory of the Haisla people is situated along the [[Douglas Channel]] Region of Kitimat on British Columbia’s north coast, and includes the [[Kitlope River|Kitlope Valley]] which is rich in natural resources, especially salmon.
==Ethnographic composition==
The Haisla Nation includes two once-separate peoples, the [[Kitamaat people|Kitamaat]] and the [[Kitlope people|Kitlope]].<ref>{{BCGNIS|4611|Kitlope River}}.</ref> The Kitlope, also spelled Gitlope, means "people of the rocks" or "people from the opening in the mountains" in the [[Tsimshian language]] and was the term used for them by the neighbouring [[Tsimshian]] people. They call themselves Henaksiala, while the Tsimshian meaning of the name for the Kitamaat group – whose name for themselves is Haisla – is "people of the snow".<ref>{{BCGNIS|38016|Kitamaat Village}}</ref>

Despite their common names being in Tsimshian, the [[Haisla people|Haisla]] people speak the [[Haisla language]], and were, like their language and along with the neighbouring [[Heiltsuk people|Heiltsuk]] and [[Wuikinuxv]] peoples, incorrectly known in the past as the "Northern Kwakiutl". The community is renowned for its delicious [[eulachon]] grease, and has produced many talented West Coast artists such as Derek Wilson, Henry Robertson, Barry Wilson, Lyle Wilson and Sammy Robinson. The Haisla Braves still hold the longest winning record in the All Native Basketball Tournament in Prince Rupert, B.C. from the 1970s.

==Modern Haisla culture==
Award winning fiction writer [[Eden Robinson]] and her sister, CBC broadcaster [[Carla Robinson]] are part of the Haisla and Heiltsuk Nations.

The Haisla also made history with the return of the Gyp'sgolox Totem Pole in 2006, which was taken from their territory in 1929 and put into the [[Museum of Ethnography, Sweden|Museum of Ethnography in Sweden]]. Two [[National Film Board of Canada]] documentaries by [[Gil Cardinal]] record the Haisla's efforts to reclaim the Gyp'sgolox pole, and its eventual return.<ref name="2003 film">{{cite web|url=http://www.nfb.ca/film/totem_the_return_of_the_gpsgolox_pole|title=Totem: The Return of the G'psgolox Pole|last=Cardinal |first=Gil|year=2003|publisher=National Film Board of Canada|accessdate=2009-10-01}}</ref><ref name="2007 film">{{cite web|url=http://www.nfb.ca/film/totem_return_and_renewal|title=Totem: Return and Renewal|last=Cardinal|first=Gil|year=2007|publisher=National Film Board of Canada|accessdate=2009-10-01}}</ref>

Kitamaat Village has a large recreation centre, health centre, elementary school, band office, seafood restaurant, fire hall, dock, camp ground and soccer field.

Hereditary clans of this nation are Beaver, Raven, Eagle,and Black Fish (killer whale)


==Chief and Councillors==
==Chief and Councillors==
Chief Councillor: Ellis Ross
Chief Councillor: Crystal Smith<br />
Deputy Chief Councillor: Taylor Cross
Deputy Chief Councillor: Brenda Duncan<br />
Councillor: Lucille Harms
Councillor: Taylor Cross<br />
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Councillor: Margaret Grant<br />
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Councillor: Willard Grant<br />
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Councillor: Raymond (Sonny) Green<br />
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Councillor: Lucille Harms<br />
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Councillor: Trevor Martin<br />
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Councillor: Fred Ringham<br />
Councillor: Harvey Grant<br />
Councillor: Kevin Stewart
Councillor: Kevin Stewart
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Councillor: Willard Grant
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Councillor: Fred Ringham
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Councillor: Margaret Grant
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Councillor: Crystal Smith
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Councillor: Trevor Martin
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Councillor: Ray(Sonny) Green
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Councillor: Brenda Duncan

==Language==

{{Main|Haisla language}}


http://www.firstvoices.com/en/Haisla


==Treaty Process/Land Claims==
==Treaty Process/Land Claims==
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==Economic Development==
==Economic Development==
In an article in ''Alberta Oil Magazine'' the Haisla band were described as "decidedly pro-business." The Haisla supported a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project proposed by Apache Canada Ltd.. They also gained equity B.C. LNG Export Co-operative.<ref name=northerngateway />
The Haisla band council was described as "decidedly pro-business", supporting a [[liquefied natural gas]] (LNG) export project proposed by Apache Canada Ltd., and also gained equity in the BC LNG Export Cooperative.<ref name=northerngateway />


The Douglas Channel region has been targeted as [[tidewater (marketing)|tidewater]] for oil<ref name=northerngateway>{{cite web |title=Oil sands export visions run through Ellis Ross: Coastal wariness of Northern Gateway runs deeper than fear of spills |date=1 March 2012 |url=http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2012/03/bridging-the-last-divide/ |publisher=Alberta Oil Magazine |first=Steve |last=MacLeod }}</ref> and gas <ref name=DCEP>{{cite web |url=http://douglaschannelenergy.com/about-us.htm |publisher=Douglas Channel Energy Partners (DCEP) |title=About us}}</ref> export.
The Douglas Channel region has been targeted as [[tidewater (marketing)|tidewater]] for oil<ref name=northerngateway>{{cite web |title=Oil sands export visions run through Ellis Ross: Coastal wariness of Northern Gateway runs deeper than fear of spills |date=1 March 2012 |url=http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2012/03/bridging-the-last-divide/ |publisher=Alberta Oil Magazine |first=Steve |last=MacLeod }}</ref> and gas <ref name=DCEP>{{cite web |url=http://douglaschannelenergy.com/about-us.htm |publisher=Douglas Channel Energy Partners (DCEP) |title=About us |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130822023153/http://douglaschannelenergy.com/about-us.htm |archivedate=2013-08-22 }}</ref> export.


===Douglas Channel Energy Partners (DCEP)===
===Douglas Channel Energy Partners===
In 2004 the Houston-based firm approached the corporate arm of Haisla council regarding a potential construction project for a barge-based LNG facility. In 2011 HN DC LNG LP, a limited partnership established was formed to benefit the Haisla Nation. HNLP was created to provide the Haisla Nation a vehicle through which to pursue and otherwise engage in the liquefied natural gas industry in Western Canada. In February 2012 the [[National Energy Board]] 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."<ref name=northerngateway />
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 [[liquefied natural gas]] industry. In February 2012, the [[National Energy Board]] 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."<ref name=northerngateway />


===Enbridge Northern Gateway===
===Enbridge Northern Gateway===
[[Kitimaat Village]] on Haisla First Nation traditional land would be the location of the Kitimat terminus, the [[tidewater (marketing)|tidewater]], where oils sands' raw bitumen would be loaded onto Pacific Ocean [[supertankers]] if [[Enbridge]]'s [[Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipelines|Northern Gateway]] pipeline project is approved.
[[Kitamaat Village]] on [[Haisla people|Haisla First Nation]] traditional land would be the location of the Kitimat terminus, where oils sands' raw bitumen would be pumped onto Pacific Ocean [[supertankers]] if [[Enbridge]]'s [[Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipelines|Northern Gateway]] pipeline project is approved.


== Notable People ==
==Education and Culture==


* [[Eden Robinson]] - Author
Cultural activities and education in the Haisla Nation include:
* [[Snotty Nose Rez Kids|Darren "Young D" Metz]] - Rapper
* Dancing
* [[Snotty Nose Rez Kids|Quinton "Yung Trybez" Nyce]] - Rapper
* Singing
* Language
* Hunting
* Fishing
* Trapping

==Notes==
{{Reflist|group=notes}}


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.haisla.ca Haisla homepage]
*[http://www.haisla.ca Haisla band council homepage]

{{Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest|state=collapsed}}
{{First Nations in British Columbia|state=collapsed}}


[[Category:Haisla]]
[[Category:Haisla]]

Latest revision as of 01:48, 21 December 2024

Haisla Nation
Band No. 676
PeopleHaisla people
HeadquartersKitamaat Village
ProvinceBritish Columbia
Land[1]
Main reserveKitamaat Village
Land area7.3 km2
Population (2024)[1]
On reserve635
On other land52
Off reserve1429
Total population2116
Government[1]
ChiefCrystal Smith
Website
haisla.ca

The Haisla Nation is the Indian Act-mandated band government which represents the Haisla people in the North Coast region of the Canadian province of British Columbia, centred on the reserve community of Kitamaat Village. The traditional territory of the Haisla people is situated along the Douglas Channel 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

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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

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Economic Development

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The Haisla band council was described as "decidedly pro-business", supporting a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project proposed by Apache Canada Ltd., and also gained equity in the BC LNG Export Cooperative.[2]

The Douglas Channel region has been targeted as tidewater for oil[2] and gas [3] export.

Douglas Channel Energy Partners

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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 liquefied natural gas industry. In February 2012, the National Energy Board 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."[2]

Enbridge Northern Gateway

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Kitamaat Village 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 supertankers if Enbridge's Northern Gateway pipeline project is approved.

Notable People

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References

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  1. ^ "First Nation Detail". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
  2. ^ a b c MacLeod, Steve (1 March 2012). "Oil sands export visions run through Ellis Ross: Coastal wariness of Northern Gateway runs deeper than fear of spills". Alberta Oil Magazine.
  3. ^ "About us". Douglas Channel Energy Partners (DCEP). Archived from the original on 2013-08-22.
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