heɪltsʊk | Heiltsuk First Nation
Community Profile
- The Heiltsuk Nation is an Indigenous people of the Central Coast of British Columbia, traditionally inhabiting the areas around Bella Bella. They are known for their rich marine-based culture, sophisticated woodworking, and complex social structures.
- Last Updated 2025-05-28 09:45:29 UTC
- Name: Heiltsuk (ISC Code: 538)
- Former Names: Bella Bella Band
- Band Style: Coastal First Nation
- Cultural Area: Central Coast of British Columbia
- Indigenous Language: Heiltsuk
- Number of Registered Members: 2534
Governance
Band Council
- GOVERNANCE TYPE: Not Applicable
- TERM EXPIRES: 08/08/2026
- CHIEF: MARILYN SLETT
- NUMBER OF COUNCIL MEMBERS:12
- MARILYN SLETT
- JACQUELYN NADRAZSKY
- EVANGELINE CLIFTON
- RYAN PEERS
- CLARK J. WILSON
- DAWN HALL (WILSON)
- LOUISA HOUSTY-JONES
- GEORGE YOUNG SR.
- MARIA MARTIN
- EARL NEWMAN, SR.
- WILLIAM GLADSTONE, SR.
- CARRIE HUMCHITT
Contact Information
- BAND WEBSITE: http://www.heiltsuknation.ca/
- PHONE NUMBER: (250) 957-2381
- FAX NUMBER: (250) 957-2544
- ADDRESS: PO BOX 880, BELLA BELLA, BC
- EMAILS:
- Chief MARILYN SLETT:
- Councillor JACQUELYN NADRAZSKY:
- Councillor EVANGELINE CLIFTON:
- Councillor RYAN PEERS:
- Councillor CLARK J. WILSON:
- Councillor DAWN HALL (WILSON):
- Councillor LOUISA HOUSTY-JONES:
- Councillor GEORGE YOUNG SR.:
- Councillor MARIA MARTIN:
- Councillor EARL NEWMAN, SR.:
- Councillor WILLIAM GLADSTONE, SR.:
- Councillor CARRIE HUMCHITT:
- General Band Office:
- Media Contact:
- Referrals Contact:
- Websites
Band Financial Statements
- 2024 - Audited consolidated financial statements
- 2023 - Audited consolidated financial statements
- 2022 - Audited consolidated financial statements
- 2021 - Audited consolidated financial statements
- 2020 - Audited consolidated financial statements
- 2019 - Audited consolidated financial statements
- 2018 - Audited consolidated financial statements
- 2017 - Audited consolidated financial statements
- 2016 - Audited consolidated financial statements
- 2015 - Audited consolidated financial statements
- 2014 - Audited consolidated financial statements
- 2013 - Audited consolidated financial statements
- 2012 - Heiltsuk20122013.pdf
- 2011 - Heiltsuk20112012.pdf
- 2010 - Heiltsuk20102011.pdf
- 2009 - Heiltsuk20092010.pdf
- 2008 - Heiltsuk20082009.pdf
- 2007 - Heiltsuk20072008.pdf
- 2006 - Heiltsuk20062007.pdf
- 2005 - Heiltsuk20052006.pdf
- 2004 - Heiltsuk20042005.pdf
- 2003 - Heiltsuk20032004.pdf
- 2002 - Heiltsuk20022003.pdf
- 2001 - Heiltsuk20012002.pdf
Band Council Remuneration
- 2024 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
- 2023 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
- 2022 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
- 2021 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
- 2020 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
- 2019 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
- 2018 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
- 2017 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
- 2016 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
- 2015 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
- 2014 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
- 2013 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
Laws, Bylaws, and Codes
Intergovernmental Agreements
Lands and Traditional Territory
Reserves
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ISC Code: 7873
KOKYET 1
74.8 Hectares
COAST DISTRICT RANGE 3, ON SOUTHWEST TIP OF YEO ISLAND
[52.2796343, -128.1907389] -
ISC Code: 9211
KLUEMT 15
50.2 Hectares
15 KM NORTH OF NEW BELLA BELLA
[nil, nil] -
ISC Code: 7857
BELLA BELLA 1
656.5 Hectares
COAST DIST. RGE 3, ON EAST SHORE OF CAMPBELL ISLAND
[52.1586434, -128.15258] -
ISC Code: 7862
CLATSE 5
89.8 Hectares
COAST DISTRICT, RANGE 3, AT MOUTH OF THE CLATSE RIVER, ROSCOE INLET
[52.3316191, -127.8391568] -
ISC Code: 7874
GRIEF ISLAND 2
30.4 Hectares
COAST DISTRICT, RANGE 3, ALL OF GRIEF ISLAND, NEAR SOUTHWEST TIP OF YEO ISLAND
[52.28106039999999, -128.2095174] -
ISC Code: 7859
HOONEES 2
8.5 Hectares
COAST DISTRICT, RANGE 3, ON SOUTHERN TIP OF FLORENCE PENINSULA
[52.3166884, -127.9707336] -
ISC Code: 7865
HOWEET 8
246.9 Hectares
COAST DISTRICT, RANGE 3 AT MOUTH OF FANNIER CREEK, COOPER INLET NORTH SHORE OF HUNTER ISLAND
[52.0372464, -128.0631897] -
ISC Code: 7867
KAJUSTUS 10
6.7 Hectares
COAST DISTRICT, RANGE 3, NORTH SHORE OF DENNEY ISLAND
[52.15437559999999, -128.0481688] -
ISC Code: 7864
KISAMEET 7
6.3 Hectares
COAST DISTRICT RANGE 2, ON KISAMEET BAY, SOUTHWEST SHORE OF KING ISLAND
[51.9636302, -127.8760026] -
ISC Code: 7866
KUNSOOT 9
38.4 Hectares
COAST DISTRICT RANGE 3, AT MOUTH OF KUNSOOT RIVER, NORTH SHORE OF DENNY ISLAND
[52.15077549999999, -128.0074301] -
ISC Code: 7875
KYARTI 3
0.5 Hectares
COAST DISTRICT RANGE 3, A SMALL ISLAND OFF SOUTHWEST SHORE OF YEO ISLAND IN SPILLER CHANNEL
[52.3552496, -128.11901] -
ISC Code: 7876
NEEKAS 4
4.4 Hectares
COAST DISTRICT RANGE 3, ON POINT ON NORTH SHORE OF NEEKAS INLET WEST SIDE OF SPILLER CHANNEL
[52.4735133, -128.1608003] -
ISC Code: 7861
NOOTA 4
6.7 Hectares
COAST DISTRICT RANGE 3 AT MOUTH OF ROSCOE RIVER NORTH SIDE OF ROSCOE INLET
[52.4779328, -127.7426247] -
ISC Code: 7870
YEO ISLAND 13
4.8 Hectares
COAST DISTRICT, RANGE 3, LOT 1373, ON SOUTHEASTERLY SHORE OF YEO ISLAND, FRONTING ON RETURN CHANNEL
[52.301021, -128.1170515] -
ISC Code: 7877
TANKEAH 5
13.0 Hectares
COAST DISTRICT, RANGE 3, AT MOUTH OF TANKEAH RIVER, INTO SPILLER CHANEL, EAST SHORE OF DON PENINSULA
[52.4987471, -128.1643743] -
ISC Code: 7868
WERKINELLEK 11
25.5 Hectares
COAST DISTRICT, RANGE 2, ON NORTH END OF DUCK ISLAND AT SOUTH END OF QUEENS SOUND
[51.9212226, -128.4738261] -
ISC Code: 7869
YELLERTLEE NO. 12
65.3 Hectares
COAST DISTRICT, RANGE 2, SOUTH END OF GOOSE ISLAND, WEST OF QUEENS SOUND
[43.9840719, -117.6277515] -
ISC Code: 7871
POLE ISLAND 14
0.8 Hectares
COAST DISTRICT, RANGE 3, LOT 1374, IN GUNBOAT PASSAGE, NORTH OF DENNY ISLAND
[52.1737134, -128.0937574] -
ISC Code: 7860
QUARTCHA 3
13.0 Hectares
COAST DISTRICT, RANGE 3, AT MOUTH OF QUARTCHA RIVER, NORTH SHORE OF ROSCOE INLET
[52.5121707, -127.8416152] -
ISC Code: 7863
ELCHO 6
32.4 Hectares
COAST DISTRICT RGE. 3, AT MOUTH OF THE ELCHO RIVER, ELCHO HARBOUR, NORTH SIDE OF DEAN CHANNEL
[52.4014438, -127.5336604] -
ISC Code: 7872
ISLAND 14A
0.2 Hectares
COAST DISTRICT, RANGE 3, LOT 1375 TWO SMALL ISLANDS IN GUNBOAT PASSAGE ONE MILE NORTH OF BELLA BELLA
[52.1612991, -128.1213138] -
ISC Code: 7878
KOQUI 6
38.4 Hectares
COAST DISTRICT, RANGE 3, ON NORTHWEST BPOINT OF DUFFERIN ISLAND, ON SEAFORTH CHANNEL
[52.23386060000001, -128.3677465] -
ISC Code: 7858
TCIMOTF 1A
6.9 Hectares
COAST DISTRICT, RANGE 3, ON GRAVE POINT, WEST SHORE OF DENNY ISLAND
[52.1483442, -128.1336512]
- Encompasses coastal regions of Central British Columbia
- Primarily located around Bella Bella and surrounding marine territories
- Includes archipelagos, coastal inlets, and marine ecosystems of the Central Coast
- Traditional territories span approximately 6,500 square kilometers of land and marine areas
- Key areas include Bentinck Island, Hunter Island, and surrounding marine passages
Consultations and Referrals
Band Submissions
Consultation Reports
Band Business Interests
Band Owned Corporations
Court Records
Downloadable Court Decisions
- Heiltsuk Horizon Maritime Services Ltd. v. Atlantic Towing Limited
- Heiltsuk Tribal Council v. British Columbia (Minister of Sustainable Resource Management)
- George v. Heiltsuk First Nation
- George v. Heiltsuk First Nation
- Whitecross v. Heiltsuk Nation
- Heiltsuk Horizon Maritime Services Ltd. v. Atlantic Towing Limited
- Heiltsuk Horizon Maritime Services Ltd. v. Atlantic Towing Limited
- Kirby Offshore Marine Pacific LLC v. Heiltsuk
- Whitecross v. Heiltsuk Nation
- Peers v. Heiltsuk Tribal Council
- Heiltsuk Horizon Maritime Services Ltd. and Horizon Maritime Services Ltd.
- HORIZON MARITIME SERVICES LTD. / HEILTSUK HORIZON MARITIME SERVICES LTD.
- Heiltsuk Horizon Maritime Services Ltd. and Horizon Maritime Services Ltd.
- Heiltsuk Horizon Maritime Services Ltd./Horizon Maritime Services Ltd.
- Heiltsuk Horizon Maritime Services Ltd. and Horizon Maritime Services Ltd.
- Heiltsuk Horizon Maritime Services Ltd. and Horizon Maritime Services Ltd.
- Heiltsuk Tribal Council v. Deputy Administrator, Pesticide Control Act
- Heiltsuk Tribal Council v. Deputy Administrator, Pesticide Control Act
Active Court Cases
Media Reports
Media Reports
- Bear hair and fish weirs: Meet the Indigenous people combining modern science with ancestral principles to protect the land
- B.C. First Nation shares concerns over oil spills with UN
- B.C.’s vital Indigenous-led auxiliary is expanding
- Heiltsuk chief blasts Canada's Indian status policy in UN speech
- Heiltsuk asks UN agency to expand marine spill compensation
- Heiltsuk Nation open first Big House in 120 years on B.C. central coast
- Heiltsuk father and daughter file human rights complaint against Canadian Tire
- Heiltsuk father and daughter accuse Canadian Tire of racism, profiling
- New funding and structure for Indigenous Guardians programs
- First Nations leader says little change for women’s safety since Pickton murders
- Heiltsuk Nation repatriates chief’s seat from Royal BC Museum after 113 years
- Heiltsuk Nation family alleges racial profiling after incident at B.C. Canadian Tire
- B.C. museum returns chief's seat to Heiltsuk First Nation
- Heiltsuk Nation celebrates ‘powerful, emotional’ return of historic Chief’s Seat
- Heiltsuk Nation wants RCMP officer removed over social media posts
- Mountie to be transferred after First Nation's claims of racism
- Of Roe, Rights, and Reconciliation
- VPD, Heiltsuk Nation relationship needs repair: B.C. human rights head
- UN committee calls on Canada to eliminate Indian Act's 2nd generation cut-off
- Although adopted from Haiti, my son Josiah is unconditionally a member of our Indigenous community
- Heiltsuk Nation demands removal of Bella Bella RCMP officer
- Heiltsuk Nation says it's still waiting for apology from B.C. police
- Heiltsuk Nation sues federal government over ban on herring spawn fishery
- Farming Kelp the Heiltsuk Way
- I come from a 'rainbow family': We are white, Haitian and Heiltsuk
- Heiltsuk Nation wants RCMP officer removed over social media posts
- Coastal First Nations highlighted in premiere of Ocean Warriors: Mission Ready
- How This Indigenous Community Rebuilt a Community Center No One Had Ever Seen
- Nature’s First Defenders
- Heiltsuk woman unable to restore Indigenous surname on ID because system can't handle its spelling
- The oldest footprints in North America are right where native historians said they should be
- Using AI to track salmon could be a ‘game-changer’
- Archeological find affirms Heiltsuk Nation's oral history
- Setting Fire in the Rain
- Apology ceremony between police, Indigenous family won't go ahead as planned after arresting officers' no-show
- Why First Nations communities are uninviting visitors
- Indigenous Forest Bioeconomy Project success
- Heiltsuk Nation says one per cent for "Aboriginal content" is unacceptable
- Heiltsuk First Nation village among oldest in North America: Archeologists
- Canada indigenous people build new 'Big House'
- Heiltsuk man, granddaughter seek more discipline for Vancouver police officers who wrongfully handcuffed them
- Heiltsuk Nation announces plan to establish Indigenous Marine Response Centre
- Indigenous man and granddaughter, 12, handcuffed after trying to open bank account
- Heiltsuk man, granddaughter handcuffed outside Vancouver bank settle human rights case against police
- New find on Triquet Island
- Misconduct findings upheld for VPD officers who wrongly handcuffed Heiltsuk man and granddaughter
- Indigenous ceremony tries to right the wrong caused by handcuffing of grandfather and granddaughter
- Government of Canada and Heiltsuk Nation collaborate to develop a local Marine Emergency Response Team
- The resurgence of Indigenous canoes
- 'It's a symbol of our strength': Heiltsuk open first Big House in 120 years
- Old Treaties and New Alliances Empower Native Americans (Published 2016)
- Just-Discovered 14,000-Year-Old Settlement May Require Revising History Of North America
- Heiltsuk Nation Proposes Indigenous Marine Response Centre
- Little Wolf: New children’s book by Heiltsuk author tells urban Indigenous story
- Vancouver police to express regret to Heiltsuk at apology ceremony, nation says
- Heiltsuk Nation, federal agencies sign agreement to establish Indigenous marine response team
- For this remote First Nation, installing heat pumps is worth the effort
- Gifts from the salmonberries: how one plant connects salmon, nature and the Heiltsuk people
- Roe, Rights and Reconciliation: The Heiltsuk Reclaim a Fishery
- Heiltsuk family renews call for police discipline 4 years after handcuffing at B.C. bank
- Coastal First Nations take steps to protect wild waters of Great Bear Rainforest
- Haiti-born, Heiltsuk-raised basketball player still barred from All Native event over 'blood quantum' rule
- 'Our community is not ready': Heiltsuk Nation relieved fishing lodge not opening
- 'You hurt the whole community': Heiltsuk Nation hosts BMO managers at washing ceremony after mistaken arrests
- Maxwell Johnson still haunted by granddaughter's handcuffing
- Indigenous communities find little to celebrate on Canada Day
- Discovery of North America’s Oldest Settlement Proves Native Canadian Legend True
- What does it mean to be ‘One of Ours’?
- Heiltsuk man, granddaughter handcuffed outside Vancouver BMO reach settlement with police
- Tripartite Agreement Creates Path to Negotiate the Implementation of Heiltsuk Nation Title and Rights
- Vancouver police chief’s gift rejected at tense Indigenous ceremony
- “Our people have borne witness to climate change through deep time”
- How gardening is helping Haíɫzaqv (Heiltsuk) Nation cope with COVID-19
- In Eden Robinson's 'Trickster Drift', vampire horror meets First Nations mythology
- Human rights complaint filed after another Heiltsuk First Nation member denied bank account using status card
- Getting over the 'status Indian hangover': let Josiah Wilson play
- Heiltsuk and Haida First Nations view Royal visit as chance for reconciliation
- Heiltsuk homecoming allows children in care to connect to their roots
- Indigenous Peoples Want to Move Towards Clean Energy Sovereignty
- Heiltsuk Nation’s Koeye River Fish Weir Revives Traditional Fishing Practices
- ‘One of Ours’, documentary highlights complexities around race and identity
- Police officers who handcuffed Indigenous man, granddaughter outside bank ordered suspended for misconduct
- Why the Heiltsuk Nation wants to establish its own oil spill response centre
- ‘Taking more responsibility’: Heiltsuk men’s wellness group provides safe space to connect and heal
- How a community pulled together to support family traumatized by handcuffing at bank
- ‘The salmon will come back again’: First Nations document devastating low returns on B.C.’s central coast
- Family inspires Nuxalk grad to complete teacher training at UBC
- Indigenous man and granddaughter handcuffed at Vancouver bank file human rights complaint against BMO, police
- Sacred Journey exhibits rich history of Indigenous canoe culture
- New affordable homes open for Heiltsuk Nation members
- It's 'just the beginning' of justice for Heiltsuk Nation after a company was fined $2.9-million for oil spill
- Sacred Journeys exhibit brings the story of the ocean-going canoe to Vancouver’s Science World
- Indigenous Peoples, government come together for marine protection
- Heiltsuk sue Canada on behalf of their nation, 'the coast and all Canadians'
- Conservation, indigenous relationships focus of Royals visit to Bella Bella
- Heiltsuk Nation among recipients of federal heritage funding
- ‘It’s really frustrating’: B.C. Indigenous groups share impact of border closures
- From Nunavut to B.C.'s North Coast, Indigenous knowledge leads the way in marine protection
- VPD officers who handcuffed Heiltsuk man, granddaughter won’t attend ‘apology ceremony’ in Bella Bella
- Indigenous grandfather wants complaint revisited after Vancouver police refuse in-person apology
- New study suggests indigenous practices can help revitalize pacific salmon fisheries
- Two Sides of One Mask
- Indigenous father, daughter allege racial profiling at Canadian Tire store in B.C.
- RCMP officer moved after racist Facebook posts: Heiltsuk Nation
- Guardians of the Coast
- Guides and Guardians: Blending Ecotourism and Stewardship Training to Build a Conservation Economy
- Heiltsuk leaders reject Vancouver police apology after officers in bank arrest fail to attend ceremony
- Coastal B.C. First Nations take the lead on many marine search-and-rescue missions
- Heiltsuk Nation celebrates ‘powerful, emotional’ return of historic chief’s seat
- Heiltsuk man, granddaughter reach settlement in human rights complaint against BMO
- Heiltsuk Nation demands removal of Bella Bella RCMP officer
- Indigenous women accuse Canadian government of maintaining a policy of ‘legislated extinction’
- Officers who handcuffed Heiltsuk man, granddaughter may not be attending apology ceremony: Nation
- B.C. First Nations man, granddaughter reach settlement with Bank of Montreal for wrongful arrest
- In Heiltsuk Territory, a Resort Purchase Is Celebrated as Land Back
- Identity, race highlighted in documentary about basketball player barred from Indigenous tournament
- All Native basketball tournament reinstates adopted player, drops 'bloodline' rule
- ‘I can still hear their words’: the fight to save the Híɫzaqv language
- qathet carver explores two sides of traumatic family history
- Royal BC Museum returns elaborate carved Heiltsuk chief’s seat to First Nation
- B.C. First Nation shares concerns over oil spills with UN
- Facebook posts push RCMP to transfer Mountie out of town
- Heiltsuk Nation demands removal of Bella Bella RCMP officer
- Affordable housing project benefits Heiltsuk Nation
- Hospital at Bella Bella receives Heiltsuk name
- Paula Bhamji: TD, let us be—a mother’s plea for acceptance of her multiracial children
- (a) Heiltsuk weir technician Richard Wilson-Hall releases a tagged...
- Heiltsuk Nation’s clean energy conversion efforts put rest of B.C. to shame
- Ruling: Two Vancouver cops ‘recklessly’ used unnecessary force to arrest Indigenous man and granddaughter
- First Nation Tribe Discovers Grizzly Bear "Highway" in Its Backyard
- B.C. provides $22 million for Heiltsuk development on Central Coast
- Heiltsuk First Nation welcomes Will and Kate to Great Bear Rainforest
- Vancouver police constables not in attendance at Heiltsuk ceremony
- Indigenous people are fighting for us all
- Heiltsuk Nation in B.C. voting on historic written constitution
- Heiltsuk Nation in B.C. holds referendum on 'historic' written constitution
- Haíɫzaqv (Heiltsuk) Nation
- Resources for First Nations communities
- B.C. First Nation shares concerns over oil spills with UN
- Tug in distress near Bella Bella highlights need for Indigenous-led marine response
- B.C. provides $22 million for Heiltsuk development on Central Coast
- How Canada’s first Indigenous coast guard program is already saving lives
- Governments of Canada, British Columbia, Heiltsuk, Kitasoo/Xai'xais, Nuxalk, and Wuikinuxv working together to protect Central Coast of British Columbia
- ‘The heartbeat of our community’: Heiltsuk open historic big house
- Media Advisory - Indigenous Leaders Say RCMP is Failing to Serve and Protect Their Communities; Leaders to Make Landmark Announcement in Vancouver
- Heiltsuk Nation written constitution passes with 67 per cent of votes
- First Nations oppose territorial claims in Heiltsuk constitution
- Heiltsuk First Nation Adopts New Constitution to Strengthen Self-Governance
- Heiltsuk Nation votes to approve written constitution in historic referendum
- B.C. First Nation begins historic vote on written constitution
- 'A dream come true': Heiltsuk Nation voting to adopt written constitution
- Chief’s Seat returned to Heiltsuk Nation by Royal BC Museum
- Relationship between Vancouver Police Board, Heiltsuk Nation has 'broken down,' commissioner says
- New affordable homes open for Heiltsuk Nation members
- While B.C. and Alberta squabble over bitumen, this First Nation just made a massive move to protect the coast
- A Student Found an Ancient Canadian Village That's 10,000 Years Older Than The Pyramids
- Heiltsuk Nation excited about expanding restorative justice program to at-risk girls and women
- Decades of Indigenous observations reveal changing bird community
- Heiltsuk Nation suing RCMP for not enforcing its bylaws
- Heiltsuk Nation files Charter challenge over RCMP refusal to enforce bylaws
- Heiltsuk Nation in B.C. launches charter challenge against RCMP
- Heiltsuk First Nation files Charter challenge over RCMP refusal to enforce bylaws
- Heiltsuk Nation Files Lawsuit Against RCMP Over Bylaw Enforcement
- Heiltsuk Nation in B.C. launches charter challenge against RCMP
- Heiltsuk Nation written constitution passes with 67 per cent of votes
- First Nation in western B.C. making strides toward energy sovereignty
- Heiltsuk Nation says key VPD officers may not attend apology ceremony for handcuffing man and granddaughter
- ‘No celebrations’: Indigenous communities, leaders share Canada Day frustrations
- Police refusing to enforce First Nations bylaws must end, says Indigenous Bar Association
- Heiltsuk Nation written constitution passes with 67 per cent of votes
- Heiltsuk Nation continues to see salmon decline on Central Coast
- Heiltsuk Nation sues RCMP for failing to enforce bylaws
- Media Advisory - Indigenous Leaders Say RCMP is Failing to Serve and Protect Their Communities; Leaders to Make Landmark Announcement in Vancouver
- Heiltsuk Nation written constitution passes with 67 per cent of votes
- Heiltsuk Nation in B.C. holds referendum on 'historic' written constitution
- B.C. First Nation begins historic vote on written constitution
- How the Heiltsuk First Nation battled the DFO to save the fish — for all of us
- Herring crest by Heiltsuk artist, Nusi (Ian) Reid showing Raven and a...
- VPD, Heiltsuk Nation relationship needs repair: B.C. human rights head
- Figure 3. The Heiltsuk Integrated Resource Management Department, whose...
- Heiltsuk Nation Hereditary Chief Edwin Newman passes at age 95
- Two Heiltsuk women mourned after fatal crash
- RCMP committed to public safety in Bella Bella despite court action: statement
- First Nations-led Fundraising
- Heiltsuk Nation in B.C. launches charter challenge against RCMP
- Heiltsuk First Nation protest RCMP officer conduct
- Fig. 1. The study region encompassing the four First Nations we worked...
- Figure 4.2. Heiltsuk Nation members Pam and Bessie Brown protesting...
- Heiltsuk chief blasts Canada's Indian status policy at UN
- First Nations oppose territorial claims in Heiltsuk constitution
- Híɫzaqv leaders take RCMP to court, say police discriminate against the nation’s laws
- Heiltsuk Nation written constitution passes with 67 per cent of votes
- Renaming hospital in Bella Bella to ƛ̓uxválásu̓ilas Heiltsuk Hospital
- RCMP committed to public safety in Bella Bella despite court action: statement
- Heiltsuk Nation demands removal of Bella Bella RCMP officer
- Heiltsuk leaders seek justice on the global stage for a historic spill's fallout
- Heiltsuk Nation family alleges racial profiling after incident at B.C. Canadian Tire
- Apology ceremony allows Vancouver police to express regret to Heiltsuk, nation says
- Tripartite agreement creates path to negotiate implementation of Heiltsuk Nation Title and Rights
- Heiltsuk Nation sues RCMP for failing to enforce bylaws
- RCMP committed to public safety in Bella Bella despite court action: statement
- Heiltsuk Nation mourns two matriarchs following fatal car accident
- Heiltsuk Nation in B.C. holds referendum on 'historic' written constitution
- First Nations in Bella Bella call for removal of RCMP officer over social media posts
- ‘Indian government’ sicced police on Indigenous grandfather: 911 call
- RCMP committed to public safety in Bella Bella despite court action: statement
- Heiltsuk Nation passes written constitution with 67% of votes
- Heiltsuk First Nation adopting new constitution
- Indigenous Practices Can Help Revitalize Pacific Salmon Fisheries
- New study suggests indigenous practices can help revitalize pacific salmon fisheries
- Heiltsuk Nation and B.C. sign model reconciliation agreement
- Indigenous band sues governments, firm, over oil spill
- Far North on the BC Coast, Indigenous Guardians Patrol Their Ancestral Wilds
- RCMP responds to Heiltsuk Nation lawsuit over bylaw enforcement
- Heiltsuk First Nation to be featured in Ocean Warriors TV series espisode
- Heiltsuk man, granddaughter handcuffed outside Vancouver BMO reach settlement with police
- Heiltsuk Nation sues RCMP for not enforcing its bylaws
- Referendum underway for ‘historic’ written constitution for Heiltsuk Nation
- Heiltsuk Nation in B.C. launches charter challenge against RCMP
- Figure 1: Meeting between the Heiltsuk Tribal Council and the Heiltsuk...
- Heiltsuk Nation in B.C. launches charter challenge against RCMP
- B.C. First Nation files Charter challenge over RCMP refusal to enforce bylaws
- B.C. provides $22 million for Heiltsuk development on Central Coast
Academic Research
Academic Research
- … of traditional fisheries management: Consequences of food-insecurity, perceptions, & stewardship practices in indigenous salmon fisheries: A case study for Heiltsuk …
- “Everything revolves around the herring” the Heiltsuk–herring relationship through time
- Practices of sovereignty: negotiated agreements, jurisdiction, and well-being for Heiltsuk Nation
- Grizzly bear monitoring by the Heiltsuk people as a crucible for First Nation conservation practice
- Herring (Wanai) and Well-being: Accounting for Heiltsuk values to inform future resource management and economic development opportunities
- Territoriality, aboriginal rights, and the Heiltsuk spawn-on-kelp fishery
- 'Resurgence of the ocean-going canoe': An exploration of the impacts of Tribal Canoe Journeys on the Heiltsuk Nation through participatory video
- Home or global treasure? Understanding relationships between the Heiltsuk Nation and environmentalists
- Heiltsuk stone fish traps: products of my ancestors' labour
- contested bodies: affliction and power in Heiltsuk culture and history
- Councilor of the Heiltsuk First Nation, with a focus on resource issues.
- Herring (Wanai) and Well-being: Accounting for Heiltsuk values to inform future resource management and economic development opportunities
- Heiltsuk stone fish traps: products of my ancestors' labour
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