Kitasoo/Xaixais First Nation

The Kitasoo/Xaixais First Nation, also known as the Kitasoo/Xaixais Nation, is the band government of the First Nations people of Klemtu, British Columbia, Canada. The band comprises two ethnic groups who share an ancient alliance, the Kitasoo, a Tsimshian group, and the Xai'xais, a North-Wakashan speaking group. The government is a member of the Oweekeno-Kitasoo-Nuxalk Tribal Council and a member of the Tsimshian First Nations treaty council.^[5]

Kitasoo Xai'xais Nation
Band No. 540

People	Kitasoo (Tsimshian) / Xai'xais
Headquarters	Klemtu
Province	British Columbia
Land[1]
Main reserve	Kitasoo 1
Land area	7.2 km2
Population (2024)[2]
On reserve	241
On other land	5
Off reserve	245
Total population	491
Government[3]
Chief	Douglas Neasloss
Tribal Council[4]
Wuikinuxv-Kitasoo-Nuxalk Tribal Council
Website
klemtu.com

Indian reserves

Indian reserves under the administration of the Kitasoo/Xaixais Nation are:^[6]

• Canoona 2, on Princess Royal Island, north shore of Graham Reach, 219.30 ha.
• Dil-ma-sow 5, on Kent Islet southwest of the Princess Royal Islands, 1.90 ha.
• Gander Island 14, on one of the islands of the Moore Group off the west coast of Aristazabal Island in Hecate Strait, 121.40 ha.
• Goo-ewe 8, on Grant Anchorage, north side of Price Island, 2.0 ha.
• Kdad-eesh 4, on west shore of Aristazabal Island, 2.0 ha.
• Kinmakanksk 6, on the southwest shore of Princess Royal Island on Laredo Channel, 11.70 ha.
• Kitasoo 1, on east shore of Swindle Island at Klemtu, 334.70 ha.
• Lattkaloup 9, on Princess Royal Island at mouth of Fowles Creek, Laredo Inlet, 0.40. ha.
• Mary Cove 12, on Mary Cove, west shore of Roderick Island, 1.0 ha.
• Oatswish 13, on most northerly tip of Mussel Inlet, north of Mathieson Channel, Milbanke Sound, 2.10 ha.
• Quckwa 7, on Kitasu Bay, west shore of Swindle Island, 6.10 ha.
• Saint Joe 10, on Princess Royal Island at outlet of Bloomfield Lake into Laredo Inlet, 0.50 ha.
• Skilak 14, on Griffin Passage, east side of Roderick Island, 9.70 ha.
• Ulthakoush 11, at head of Laredo Inlet on Princess Royal Island, 2.40 ha.
• Weeteeam 3, at mouth of Kdelmashan Creek, southwest shore of Aristazabal Island, 3.20 ha.

Chief and Councillors

Position	Name	Term Start	Term End
Chief Councillor	Douglas Neasloss	07/13/2023	07/12/2025
Councillor	Darren Edgar	07/13/2023	07/12/2025
Councillor	Christopher McKnight	07/13/2025	07/12/2025
Councillor	Harvey Robinson	07/13/2023	07/12/2025
Councillor	Isaiah Robinson	07/13/2023	07/12/2025
Source: Government of Canada[7]

BC Treaty Process

The Kitasoo/Xaixais First Nation is at Stage 4 in the British Columbia Treaty Process.^[5]

Demographics

Population

As of March 2024, the Kitasoo/Xaixais First Nation has a registered population of 493 (inclusive of individuals living off reserve).^[8] 242 members of the registered population live on-reserve (49.1% of total population) while 245 individuals live off-reserve (49.7%).^[8]

In the 2016 Canadian Census, the officially-recorded on-reserve population was 290, which represented a 3.6% increase from the 2006 census.^[9] 80 people were recorded as aged 0-19, 195 people were aged 20-64, and 25 people were aged 65 or older.^[9][a]

Notes

1. To prevent data being used to identify specific individuals, Statistics Canada applies random rounding to census data, where all figures are rounded (either up or down) to a multiple of 5 (or in some cases 10).