Indigenous
Gwa'Sala-Nakwaxda'xw Chief and Council
Governs Gwa'Sala-Nakwaxda'xw
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Who sits on it
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Chief
Elected
- LW Leslie Walkus Chief · since September 2024
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8 councillors
Elected
- DC Darryl Lloyd Coon Councillor · since May 2025
- DW Dennis John Walkus Councillor · since May 2025
- DN Duane Nelson Councillor · since June 2024
- EW Edward Walkus Councillor · since June 2024
- GW Gary Walkus Councillor · since May 2025
- MR Mary Dodie Rufus Councillor · since June 2024
- PW Paddy Walkus Councillor · since May 2025
- WW Willie Walkus Councillor · since June 2024
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Sources for who sits on it
- Chief fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Leslie Walkus as Chief fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Darryl Lloyd Coon as Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Dennis John Walkus as Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Duane Nelson as Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Edward Walkus as Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Gary Walkus as Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Mary Dodie Rufus as Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Paddy Walkus as Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Willie Walkus as Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
Contact
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Band office
PO BOX 998
PORT HARDY, BC V0N 2P0- Phone (250) 949-8343
What it can do
- By-laws for the reserve (Indian Act s. 81)
Makes by-laws for its reserves: health of residents, traffic, law and order, nuisances, animals, roads, water supplies and other local works, zoning and buildings, allotment of reserve land, residence on the reserve, wildlife and fish on the reserve, and trespass. Fines of up to $1,000.
- Money by-laws and local taxation (Indian Act s. 83)
With the Minister's approval, taxes land and interests in land on the reserve for local purposes, licenses businesses, and spends band money. Many First Nations tax property under the First Nations Fiscal Management Act instead.
- Intoxicant by-laws (Indian Act s. 85.1)
With the consent of a majority of electors voting at a special band meeting, may prohibit the sale, supply, manufacture or possession of intoxicants on the reserve.
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Sources for what it can do
- By-laws for the reserve (Indian Act s. 81) laws-lois.justice.gc.ca · checked
- Money by-laws and local taxation (Indian Act s. 83) laws-lois.justice.gc.ca · checked
- Intoxicant by-laws (Indian Act s. 85.1) laws-lois.justice.gc.ca · checked
Sources
- fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked ISC First Nation Profiles: band office, website, election system "Custom Electoral System". For: Gwa'Sala-Nakwaxda'xw Chief and Council
- fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked Band office address, phone and fax from ISC First Nation Profiles. For: Band office
- laws-lois.justice.gc.ca · checked By-laws for the reserve (Indian Act s. 81). For: By-laws for the reserve (Indian Act s. 81)
- laws-lois.justice.gc.ca · checked Money by-laws and local taxation (Indian Act s. 83). For: Money by-laws and local taxation (Indian Act s. 83)
- laws-lois.justice.gc.ca · checked Intoxicant by-laws (Indian Act s. 85.1). For: Intoxicant by-laws (Indian Act s. 85.1)
- fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked Office title and number of holders listed by ISC First Nation Profiles (Governance), election system "Custom Electoral System". For: Councillor, Chief
- fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked ISC First Nation Profiles (Governance): appointment date 2025-05-06, expiry date 2028-05-05. For: Darryl Lloyd Coon as Councillor, Dennis John Walkus as Councillor, Gary Walkus as Councillor, Paddy Walkus as Councillor
- fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked ISC First Nation Profiles (Governance): appointment date 2024-06-14, expiry date 2027-04-07. For: Duane Nelson as Councillor, Edward Walkus as Councillor, Mary Dodie Rufus as Councillor, Willie Walkus as Councillor
- fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked ISC First Nation Profiles (Governance): appointment date 2024-09-05, expiry date 2027-04-07. For: Leslie Walkus as Chief
- fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked Date estimated from the term expiry date in ISC First Nation Profiles (Governance); not an announced election date. For: General election, April 7, 2027