Status Report from the BC Treaty Commission February 2005

[Status Report]

Status Report from the BC Treaty Commission
February 3, 2005

There are now 55 First Nations participating in the BC treaty process. Because some First Nations negotiate at a common table, there are 44 sets of negotiations. There are 41 First Nations in Stage 4 agreement-in-principle negotiations and five First Nations in Stage 5 negotiations to finalize a treaty.
( Six Stages http://www.bctreaty.net/files_2/sixstages.html )

6 First Nations in Stage 2

• Acho Dene Koe First Nation
• Council of the Haida Nation
• Hupacasath First Nation

Members of the
Kaska Nation
- Liard First Nation
- Ross River Dena Council

• McLeod Lake Indian Band

3 First Nations in Stage 3

• Cheslatta Carrier Nation
• Musqueam Nation
• Squamish Nation

41 First Nations in Stage 4

• Ditidaht First Nation*
• Cariboo Tribal Council
• Carrier Sekani Tribal Council
• Esketemc First Nation
• Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs
• Gitxsan Hereditary Chiefs
• Haisla Nation
• Heiltsuk Nation
• Homalco Indian Band
• Hul'qumi'num Treaty Group
• In-SHUCK-ch Council

Member of the Kaska Nation
- Kaska Dena Council

• Katzie Indian Band
• Klahoose Indian Band
• Ktunaxa/Kinbasket Treaty Council
• Laich-Kwil-Tach K'omoks Tlowitsis Council of Chiefs
• Lake Babine Nation
• Nazko Indian Band

Northern Regional Negotiation Table Members
- Carcross / Tagish First Nation
- Champagne and Aishihik First Nations
- Taku River Tlingit First Nation
- Teslin Tlingit Council

• Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council
• Oweekeno Nation
• Pacheedaht Band*
• Snuneymuxw First Nation
• Sto:Lo Nation
• Te'Mexw Treaty Association
• Tsay Keh Dene Band
• Tsimshian Nation
• Tsleil-Waututh Nation
• Westbank First Nation
• Wet'suwet'en Nation

Winalagalis Treaty Group Members
- Kwakiutl Nation (in suspension)
- 'Namgis Nation
- Da'naxda'xw Awaetlatla Nation
- Gwa'Sala-'Nakwaxda'xw Nation
- Quatsino First Nation
- Tlatlasikwala Nation

• Yale First Nation
• Yekooche Nation

* Ditidaht First Nation and Pacheedaht Band have been negotiating at a common table since 1997.

5 First Nations in Stage 5

• Lheidli T'enneh Band
• Maa-nulth First Nations
• Sechelt Indian Band
• Sliammon Indian Band
• Tsawwassen First Nation