Indigenous
Tsawout First Nation Chief and Council
Governs Tsawout First Nation
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Who sits on it
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Chief
Elected
- AP Abraham Pelkey Chief · since July 2025
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8 councillors
Elected
- BU Bruce Underwood Councillor · since July 2025
- DW Donald Williams Councillor · since July 2025
- EE E. Samantha Etzel Councillor · since July 2025
- GH George Horne Councillor · since July 2025
- JW John Wilson Councillor · since July 2025
- MU Mavis Underwood Councillor · since July 2025
- PL Perry Lafortune Councillor · since July 2025
- WH Wilhemena Harry Councillor · since July 2025
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Sources for who sits on it
- Chief fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Abraham Pelkey as Chief fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Bruce Underwood as Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Donald Williams as Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- E. Samantha Etzel as Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- George Horne as Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- John Wilson as Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Mavis Underwood as Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Perry Lafortune as Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Wilhemena Harry as Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
Contact
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Band office
7728 TETAYUT ROAD
SAANICHTON, BC V8M 2E4- Phone (250) 652-9101
- Web tsawout.com
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.
- Membership code (Indian Act s. 10)
Decides who belongs to the First Nation under its own membership rules, adopted by a majority of its electors.
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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
- Membership code (Indian Act s. 10) laws-lois.justice.gc.ca · checked
Sources
- fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked ISC First Nation Profiles: band office, website, election system "Indian Act". For: Tsawout First Nation 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)
- laws-lois.justice.gc.ca · checked Membership code (Indian Act s. 10). For: Membership code (Indian Act s. 10)
- fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked Office title and number of holders listed by ISC First Nation Profiles (Governance), election system "Indian Act". For: Chief, Councillor
- fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked ISC First Nation Profiles (Governance): appointment date 2025-07-08, expiry date 2027-07-07. For: Abraham Pelkey as Chief, Bruce Underwood as Councillor, Donald Williams as Councillor, E. Samantha Etzel as Councillor, George Horne as Councillor and 4 more
- 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, July 7, 2027