Indigenous
Kitselas Chief and Council
Governs Kitselas
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Who sits on it
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Chief
Elected
- GB Glen Bennett Chief · since June 2025
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7 councillors
Elected
- CC Cherly Campbell Councillor · since June 2025
- CB Cyril Bennett-Nabess Councillor · since June 2025
- GN Gerald Nyce Councillor · since June 2025
- JC Jericho Collison Councillor · since June 2025
- JS Jorden Squires Councillor · since June 2025
- KJ Kenneth McDames Jr. Councillor · since June 2025
- VW Victor Wright Councillor · since June 2025
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Sources for who sits on it
- Chief fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Glen Bennett as Chief fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Cherly Campbell as Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Cyril Bennett-Nabess as Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Gerald Nyce as Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Jericho Collison as Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Jorden Squires as Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Kenneth McDames Jr. as Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Victor Wright as Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
Contact
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Band office
2225 GITAUS ROAD
TERRACE, BC V8G 0A9- Phone (250) 635-5084
- Web kitselas.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: Kitselas 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 2025-06-13, expiry date 2027-06-12. For: Glen Bennett as Chief, Cherly Campbell as Councillor, Cyril Bennett-Nabess as Councillor, Gerald Nyce as Councillor, Jericho Collison as Councillor and 3 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, June 12, 2027