Band Council

• GOVERNANCE TYPE: Not Applicable
• TERM EXPIRES: 07/12/2025
• CHIEF: DOUGLAS NEASLOSS
• NUMBER OF COUNCIL MEMBERS:6
• DOUGLAS NEASLOSS
• ISAIAH ROBINSON
• DARREN EDGAR
• RAVEN HALL
• CHRISTOPHER MCKNIGHT
• HARVEY ROBINSON

Contact Information

• BAND WEBSITE: https://klemtu.com/
• PHONE NUMBER: (250) 839-1255
• FAX NUMBER: (250) 839-1256
• ADDRESS: GENERAL DELIVERY, KLEMTU, BC
• EMAILS:
• Chief Councillor DOUGLAS NEASLOSS:
• Councillor ISAIAH ROBINSON:
• Councillor DARREN EDGAR:
• Councillor RAVEN HALL:
• Councillor CHRISTOPHER MCKNIGHT:
• Councillor HARVEY ROBINSON:
• General Band Office:
• Media Contact:
• Referrals Contact:
• Websites

Band 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 - Kitasoo Xai'xais Nation20122013.pdf
• 2011 - Kitasoo Xai'xais Nation20112012.pdf
• 2009 - Kitasoo Xai'xais Nation20092010.pdf
• 2007 - Kitasoo Xai'xais Nation20072008.pdf
• 2006 - Kitasoo Xai'xais Nation20062007.pdf
• 2005 - Kitasoo Xai'xais Nation20052006.pdf
• 2004 - Kitasoo Xai'xais Nation20042005.pdf
• 2003 - Kitasoo Xai'xais Nation20032004.pdf
• 2002 - Kitasoo Xai'xais Nation20022003.pdf
• 2001 - Kitasoo Xai'xais Nation20012002.pdf

Band Council Remuneration

• 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

Band Submissions

Consultation Reports

Band Owned Corporations

Downloadable Court Decisions

Active Court Cases

Media Reports

• Kitasoo Xai’xais Nation
• Canada’s First Blue Park Is a Stunning Showcase of Marine Stewardship
• First Nation celebrates 25-year salmon farming pact with Mowi
• Behind one First Nation’s fight to keep its salmon farms afloat
• BC salmon farmers push back
• Behind the scenes of the award-winning documentary Keepers of the Land
• Indigenous-Led Marine Protection Sets a Course Along Canada’s Pacific
• First Nations, industry say feds' B.C. salmon farming transition timeline ‘irresponsible, unrealistic, and unachievable’
• It’s the world’s first Indigenous-led ‘blue park.’ And Kitasoo Xai’xais Nation pulled it off without waiting on Canada
• First Nations of the North Pacific Coast Celebrate Milestone for Coastal Conservation and Community Development
• West Coast Indigenous-led marine conservation area gets global spotlight
• ‘This will sink the North Island:’ Coastal First Nations speak against salmon farm shutdown
• ‘We’re tired of waiting’: the First Nation that unilaterally declared a marine protected area
• ‘It was like the wild west’: meet the First Nations guardians protecting Canada’s pristine shores
• Culturally prized mountain goats may be vanishing from Indigenous land in Canada
• Bottom-contact fishing banned near rare coral reef off B.C. coast
• Removing Roadblocks for Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas
• The Success of Spirit Bear Lodge: How a Remote, Community-led Business Became a Global Model for Ecotourism
• Kitasoo Xai’xais Nation creates their own Marine Protected Area in Great Bear Rainforest
• Canada’s First Nations use tourism to protect natural resources
• Indigenous guardians on B.C.'s central coast given park ranger authority
• Watching over the land in Canada’s Great Bear Rainforest
• National Geographic Features Kitasoo/Xai’Xais Nation and Spirit Bear Lodge
• Powering Klemtu: Kitasoo Xai’xais Upgrade Hydropower System
• How Indigenous memories can help save species from extinction
• Kitasoo Xai’xais Declare Marine Protected Area in Gitdisdzu Lugyeks (Kitasu Bay)
• BC Park Ranger authority appointed to Nuxalk, Kitasoo Xai’xais guardians
• Keepers of the Land
• BC researchers and First Nations groups partner on geoduck aquaculture project
• Kitasoo/Xai’xais Nation Monitoring Territories for Oversoaked Crab Traps
• First Nations, B.C. government move to ban black bear hunting in an effort to protect rare spirit bears
• Why First Nations communities are uninviting visitors
• ‘We’ll do it ourselves’: Weary of waiting on Ottawa, First Nation sets up marine protected area
• Hair From Ghostly Bears Reveals New Genetic Secrets (Published 2020)
• First Nations Test the Political Water with Fish Farm Protests
• Governments of Canada, British Columbia, Heiltsuk, Kitasoo/Xai'xais, Nuxalk, and Wuikinuxv working together to protect Central Coast of British Columbia
• Year in Review: 22 Wins from First Nations in 2022
• Kitasoo Xai'xais Nation Declares New Gitdisdzu Lugyeks (Kitasu Bay) Marine Protected Area On Great Bear Coast
• Canada's incredible 'spirit bears' are rarer than previously thought
• First Nations call for nine-year renewal of salmon farming licences
• Is the Mysterious Sea Cucumber Slipping Out of Our Grasp?
• John Ivison: The activist, anti-industry Trudeau minister who wants to unteach First Nations to fish
• One of the Last Herring Roe Harvests on the Coast
• Indigenous Coast Guard auxiliary gets new boats
• Study highlights value of Indigenous knowledge in tracking decline of B.C.'s mountain goat population
• B.C.'s revered spirit bear is rarer than anyone thought, says First Nations-led study
• Salmon farming an economic anchor for Kitasoo-Xai’xais
• Great Bear Rainforest Comes to IMAX Screens
• Protecting Spirit Bears and Their Relations
• B.C. First Nations, DFO protect Dungeness crab in landmark decision
• How First Nations Are Asserting Sovereignty Over Their Lands and Waters
• B.C. government, First Nations ban hunting to protect spirit bear
• The Canadian Village Where Sasquatches Are Said to Roam
• Coastal Stewardship Network: Collaborative Monitoring and Protection of First Nations’ Lands and Waters
• First Nations
• Walmart Canada is first retailer to offer smoked salmon from Kitasoo/Xai’xais First Nation
• First Nations Announce Over $25 Million in New Renewable Energy Investments to Decarbonize Their Coastal Communities
• First Nations fight BC fish farm closures
• Opinion: The great salmon gamble — how Canada’s push for land-based aquaculture foundered
• Up close with the data, and work, of Indigenous guardians along B.C.’s Central Coast
• A dozen First Nations in B.C. funded to pursue clean energy projects
• Coastal First Nations Great Bear Rainforest - $120 Million to Support First Nations
• Indigenous Ecotourism Offers Many Benefits to Communities
• ‘We feel like we're held hostage’ say diesel-dependent First Nations
• 6 Indigenous artists you need to know in 2023
• One of the Last Herring Roe Harvests on the Coast
• Canadian staff honoured by Kitasoo Xai’xais First Nation
• A Titanic error for Leo?
• Central Coast of BC: proposed national marine conservation area reserve
• Nuxalk, Kitasoo Xai’xais guardians appointed with park ranger authority
• First Nations plan their own transition process for B.C.’s salmon farming sector
• Far North on the BC Coast, Indigenous Guardians Patrol Their Ancestral Wilds
• Aquaculture: Podcast exposes hypocrisy of Indian chiefs’ union
• First Nations share their aquaculture success stories
• VESSEL REVIEW | Ksm Wutsi’in – Canada’s Kitasoo Xai’xais First Nation to operate rescue-capable landing craft
• Early insights keep track of mountain goats
• Walmart Canada is first retailer to offer smoked salmon from Kitasoo/Xai’xais First Nation
• Canada failing First Nations salmon farming communities in BC
• First Nations Fight to Protect the Rare Spirit Bear from Hunters
• Two more Indigenous nations join coast guard auxiliary
• Coastal First Nations hope black bear hunting ban revives Spirit bear populations
• Indigenous community members dedicate lives as guardians to vulnerable shore territory: 'I just want my daughter to enjoy all of this'
• Canada failing First Nations salmon farming communities in BC
• Minister accused of ignoring First Nations voices
• Removing Roadblocks for Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas
• How Coastal First Nations took control of their economy and environment
• Kitasoo Xai’xais Nation celebrates new heliport and rebuilt nursing station
• Central Coast First Nations partner with North Island College on geoduck aquaculture pilot
• First Nations, B.C. government move to ban black bear hunting in an effort to protect rare spirit bears
• First Nations oppose territorial claims in Heiltsuk constitution
• Kitasoo Xai’xais Nation creates their own Marine Protected Area in Great Bear Rainforest
• Walmart Canada is first retailer to offer smoked salmon from Kitasoo/Xai'xais First Nation
• Coastal First Nations take steps to protect wild waters of Great Bear Rainforest
• How coastal First Nations fared in the Great Bear Rainforest agreement
• Indigenous lands in Canada added to Google Maps
• Fish farms in B.C. need to stay open says coalition
• Indigenous Conservation Forum Brings Nations Together
• ‘This will sink the North Island:’ First Nations speak against salmon farm shutdown
• B.C. First Nations to possess same authority as park rangers for first time ever
• Fig. 1. The study region encompassing the four First Nations we worked...
• SPIRIT BEARS: Jim Backus’s Wildlife Exhibit at Artisan Forge -...
• First Nation’s raised and smoked salmon hits Walmart shelves
• Addressing Food Security in Klemtu
• Marine-safety gear donated to First Nations for search and rescue
• First Nations Announce Over $25 Million in New Renewable Energy Investments to Decarbonize Their Coastal Communities
• Coastal First Nations hope black bear hunting ban revives Spirit bear populations
• Marine Harvest and First Nation Relations
• First Nation hails reconciliation in action with aquaculture
• Don't take our jobs, First Nations spokesman tells Canadian PM
• Salmon farming in B.C. should be guided by science not activism
• (PDF) Indigenous peoples as sentinels of change in human‐wildlife relationships: Conservation status of mountain goats in Kitasoo Xai'xais territory and beyond
• Aquaculture: We are not being heard say First Nations
• First Nation hails reconciliation in action with aquaculture
• B.C. First Nations hope to protect spirit bears with ban on black bear hunting
• First Nation’s raised and smoked salmon hits Walmart shelves
• Indigenous guardians pilot program first of its kind in B.C.
• First Nations clean-energy projects funded on B.C.’s coast
• On the trail of vanishing mountain goats
• First Nations oppose territorial claims in Heiltsuk constitution
• Renaming hospital in Bella Bella to ƛ̓uxválásu̓ilas Heiltsuk Hospital
• Province supporting Kitasoo/Xai’xais First Nation transition to clean energy

Academic Research

• Strong historical and ongoing indigenous marine governance in the northeast Pacific Ocean: a case study of the Kitasoo/Xai'xais First Nation.
• “Borders don't protect areas, people do”: insights from the development of an Indigenous Protected and Conserved Area in Kitasoo/Xai'xais Nation Territory
• … remotely sensed data with local and Indigenous Knowledge to model the landscape suitability of culturally modified trees: biocultural stewardship in Kitasoo/Xai'xais …
• Biocultural approaches to environmental management and monitoring: theory and practice from the cultural rainforests of Kitasoo/Xai'xais Territory
• Coastal Collaboration: Exploring Emerging Frameworks to Equitably Tackle Marine Debris on the BC Coast
• Under Their Own Laws: How the Kitasoo/Xai'xais First Nation created a new marine protected area–without the federal government's approval
• Historical and contemporary indigenous marine conservation strategies in the North Pacific
• “Borders don't protect areas, people do”: multi-scalar insights to promote the development and support of Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas
• Indigenous peoples as sentinels of change in human‐wildlife relationships: Conservation status of mountain goats in Kitasoo Xai'xais territory and beyond
• Indigenous and Decolonial Futurities: Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas as Potential Pathways of Reconciliation
• “Knowledge is power”: Re-imagining catch monitoring methods for the Kitasoo Xai'xais community-based fishery
• “Borders don't protect areas, people do”: multi-scalar insights to promote the development and support of Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas
• Biocultural approaches to environmental management and monitoring: theory and practice from the cultural rainforests of Kitasoo/Xai'xais Territory
• Under Their Own Laws: How the Kitasoo/Xai'xais First Nation created a new marine protected area–without the federal government's approval
• Coastal Collaboration: Exploring Emerging Frameworks to Equitably Tackle Marine Debris on the BC Coast