Tlowitsis Nation

The Tlowitsis Nation, formerly the Tlowitsis Tribe, is the Indian Act band government of the Ławit'sis (Tlowitsis) tribe of the Kwakwaka'wakw peoples, located in the Queen Charlotte Strait-Johnstone Strait area in the Discovery Islands between Vancouver Island and the British Columbia mainland in Canada. Ławit'sis territory covers parts of northern Vancouver Island, Johnstone Strait, and adjoining inlets of the mainland.^[1] Kalugwis, on Turnour Island, was their principal community in times past, but the band's offices are in the city of Campbell River to the southeast. Hanatsa IR No. 6 on Port Neville is the most populated of the band's Indian reserves.^[2]

Indian reserves

Indian reserves under the governance of the Tlowitsis Nation are:^[3]

• Aglakumna IR No. 4A, on the south shore of Harbledown Island, near the west entrance to Baronet Passage, 4.10 ha. 50°33′00″N 126°39′00″W / 50.55000°N 126.65000°W^[4]
• Aglakmuna-la IR No. 2, on Klaoitsis Island in Beware Passage, at the east end of Harbledown Island, 0.30 ha. 50°34′00″N 126°31′00″W / 50.56667°N 126.51667°W^[5]
• Coffin Island IR No. 3, on Kamano (Coffin) Island at the east end of Beware Passage, at the east end of Harbledown Island, 6.10 ha. 50°34′00″N 126°30′00″W / 50.56667°N 126.50000°W^[6]
• Etsekin IR No. 1, on the east shore of Havannah Channel, east of the north end of Hull Island and including three small islands adjacent, and the locality of Matilpi, 13.20 ha. 50°33′30″N 126°11′12″W / 50.55833°N 126.18667°W^[7]
• Hanatsa IR No. 6, on the south shore of Port Neville, 95.10 ha. 50°32′00″N 125°58′00″W / 50.53333°N 125.96667°W^[8]
• Haylahte IR No. 3, at the mouth of the Adam River, on Johnstone Strait, 19.0 ha. 50°28′00″N 126°16′00″W / 50.46667°N 126.26667°W^[9]
• Karlukwees IR No. 1, on the south shore of Turnour Island on Beware Passage, including three small islands, 10.80 ha. 50°34′45″N 126°29′54″W / 50.57917°N 126.49833°W^[10]
• Keecekiltum IR No. 2, on the east shore of Port Harvey on East Cracroft Island, 11.70 ha. 50°33′00″N 126°16′00″W / 50.55000°N 126.26667°W^[11]
• Pawala IR No. 5, at the head of Call Inlet, 1.0 ha. 50°37′00″N 125°55′00″W / 50.61667°N 125.91667°W^[12]
• Port Neville IR No. 4, at the head of Port Neville on its north shore, 14.9 ha. 50°34′00″N 125°56′00″W / 50.56667°N 125.93333°W^[13]
• Small Island IR No. 4, on Small Island in Beware Passage, between Cracroft and Turnour Islands, 0.20 ha. 50°34′00″N 126°29′00″W / 50.56667°N 126.48333°W^[14]

Treaty Process

They have reached Stage 4 in the BC Treaty Process.^[15] Negotiating independently with Canada and British Columbia.

Demographics

Number of Band Members: 372^[16]

See also

• List of Kwakwaka'wakw villages

References

1. Tlowitsis Nation homepage
2. Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Geography page for the Tlowitsis Nation
3. Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Reserves/Settlements/Villages Detail
4. BC Names/GeoBC entry "Aglakumna 4A (Indian reserve)"
5. BC Names/GeoBC entry "Aglakmuna-la 2 (Indian reserve)"
6. BC Names/GeoBC entry "Coffin Island 3 (Indian reserve)"
7. BC Names/GeoBC entry "Etsekin 1 (Indian reserve)"
8. BC Names/GeoBC entry "Hanatsa 6 (Indian reserve)"
9. Haylahte 3 (Indian reserve)"
10. BC Names/GeoBC entry "Karlukwees"
11. BC Names/GeoBC entry "Keecekiltum 2 (Indian reserve)"
12. BC Names/GeoBC entry "Pawala 5 (Indian reserve)
13. BC Names/GeoBC entry "Port Neville 4 (Indian reserve)"
14. BC Names/GeoBC entry "Small Island 3 (Indian reserve)"
15. "Tlowitsis Tribe". Executive Council of British Columbia. 2009. Retrieved July 26, 2009.
16. "Tlowitsis". Government of Canada. Indian and Northern Affairs Canada. 2009. Retrieved July 26, 2009.