Gitanmaax Band
| People | Gitxsan |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Hazelton |
| Province |  British Columbia |
| Land[1] | |
| Main reserve | Gitanmaax 1 |
| Other reserve(s) |
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| Land area | 23.778 km2 |
| Population (2025)[1] | |
| On reserve | 690 |
| On other land | 106 |
| Off reserve | 1856 |
| Total population | 2652 |
| Government[1] | |
| Chief | Kirsten Barnes |
| Council | 2024-2026
|
| Tribal Council[1] | |
| Gitksan Local Government Services Society | |
| Website | |
| www | |
The Gitanmaax Band is a band government of the Gitxsan people,[2] based near the meeting of the Skeena and Bulkley Rivers, adjacent to the village of Hazelton and 5 km west of New Hazelton, in northwestern British Columbia, Canada.[3] Gitanmaax is the traditional name of the winter village which become the current reserve. Gitanmaax means "People who fish by torchlight" in the upriver Gigeenix Dialect of the Gitsanimaax language.
Chief and Councillors
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Treaty Process
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History
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Demographics
[edit]The Gitanmaax Band Council has 2,147 members.[4]
Economic Development
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Social, Educational and Cultural Programs and Facilities
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References
[edit]- ^ "First Nation Detail". Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved April 8, 2025.
- ^ Office of Gitanmaax website Archived 2013-06-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Gitxsan Treaty Society". Executive Council of British Columbia. 2009. Retrieved July 26, 2009.
- ^ "Gitanmaax". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. 2009. Retrieved July 26, 2009.
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