Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs
Gitanyow's traditional territory spans the middle reaches of the Nass River. The community of Gitanyow, also known as Kitwancool, is located 20 km north of Gitwangak (or Kitwanga), or approximately 140 km northeast of Terrace, in northwestern BC.
BC Treaty Commission Contacts
Celeste Haldane , 604-482-9200
Chief Commissioner
Contacts Information
P.O. Box 148
Kitwanga, BC V0J 2A0
Kitwanga, BC V0J 2A0
Phone: 250 849 5222
Fax: 250 849 5787
Email:
reception@band.gitanyow.com
Current Stage of Nation
Stage 4
Negotiation Stage Process
Stage 1: Statement of Intent
Gitanyow Statement of Intent
12/16/93
Stage 2: Readiness
Readiness documents accepted as complete
First Nation
12/13/94
BC
05/11/95
Canada
05/11/95
Table Declared Ready
05/11/95
Tripartite Procedural Agreements Signed
Gitanyow Openness Protocol
04/18/95
Procedures Agreement
03/23/95
Information Sharing Principles
04/20/95
Stage 3: Framework Agreement
Stage 4: Agreement-in-Principle
Initialled
Signed
Stage 5: Final Agreement
Initialled
Signed
