Hagwilget Village First Nation

The Hagwilget Village First Nation is a First Nations band government of the Wet'suwet'en subgroup of the Dakelh (Carrier) people, located at Hagwilget, British Columbia, Canada, which is just east of Hazelton, British Columbia. The band is one of the 13 member governments of the Hereditary Chiefs of the Wet'suwet'en, which functions as a tribal council (but is a traditional government) in alliance with the 35 members of the Hereditary Chiefs of the Gitxsan.[1]

Hagwilget First Nation Government
Band No. 534
Location of the Hagwilget First Nation relative to traditional Wetʼsuwetʼen territory within British Columbia
PeopleDene
HeadquartersPO Box 460, New Hazelton, BC V0J 2J0
ProvinceBritish Columbia
Land
Main reserveHagwilget 1
Other reserve(s)
Bulkley 1
Land area1.586 km2
Population (2020)
On reserve201
On other land30
Off reserve567
Total population798
Government
ChiefCynthia Joseph
Council
  • Ron Austin
  • Kevin Pierre
  • Jack Sebastian
Website
http://www.hagwilget.com/

Chief and Councillors

Position Name Term Start Term End Reference
Chief Dora Wilson 08/31/2007 08/30/2009 [2]

Demographics

INAC number 534, the Hagwilget Village First Nation had 694 members as of July 2009.[3]

References


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