Indigenous
Gitanyow Chief and Council
Governs Gitanyow
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Who sits on it
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Chief
Elected
- BW Bryan Williams Chief · since January 2026
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7 councillors
Elected
- AJ Andrew Johnson Jr. Councillor · since January 2026
- JM James Morgan Councillor · since January 2026
- LM Lesley McLean Councillor · since January 2026
- SM Shawn Milton Councillor · since January 2026
- SD Sidney Derrick Councillor · since January 2026
- TD Trista Douse Councillor · since January 2026
- TH Tyrone Hill Councillor · since January 2026
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Sources for who sits on it
- Chief fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Bryan Williams as Chief fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Andrew Johnson Jr. as Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- James Morgan as Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Lesley McLean as Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Shawn Milton as Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Sidney Derrick as Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Trista Douse as Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Tyrone Hill as Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
Contact
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Band office
PO BOX 340
KITWANGA, BC V0J 2A0- Phone (250) 849-5222
- Web gitanyowchiefs.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.
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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 "Indian Act". For: Gitanyow 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 "Indian Act". For: Councillor, Chief
- fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked ISC First Nation Profiles (Governance): appointment date 2026-01-21, expiry date 2028-01-20. For: Andrew Johnson Jr. as Councillor, James Morgan as Councillor, Lesley McLean as Councillor, Shawn Milton as Councillor, Sidney Derrick 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, January 20, 2028