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u-CHUK-le-saht | Uchucklesaht First Nation

The Uchucklesaht Tribe is a First Nation government located on the west coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada, with traditional territories in the Barkley Sound region.

POPULATION

262

Rank #575 nationally

GEOGRAPHY

2.3 KM²

Rank #522 nationally

BAND COUNCIL TERM

11/11/2027

Term Expiration

Conflict Score

Community Profile

Overview

Last Updated 2025-08-04 02:04:14 UTC

Name

Uchucklesaht (ISC Code: 667)

Former Names

Uchucklesaht Band

Band Style

First Nation

Cultural Area

Pacific Northwest Coast

Indigenous Language

Nuu-chah-nulth

Number of Registered Members

262

Band Website

http://www.uchucklesaht.ca/

Phone Number

(250) 724-1832

Fax Number

(250) 724-1806

Address

5251 ARGYLE STREET, SUITE A, PORT ALBERNI, BC

General Email

Not Available

Band Council

Governance Type

Not Applicable

Chief

WILFRED COOTES JR.

Term Expires

11/11/2027

Number of Council Members

6

WILFRED COOTES JR.

Chief Councillor

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📞 Phone not available

THOMAS RUSH

Hawiih, Legislative and Executive Councillor

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SABRINA CROWLEY

Legislative Councillor

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MORIAH COOTES

Legislative and Executive Councillor

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REGINA FRANK

Legislative and Executive Councillor

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📞 Phone not available

CLIFFORD CHARLES

Tyee Hawiih and Legislative Councillor

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Administrative Contacts

Financial Overview

No expert reports available yet.

Band Financial Statements

2008 - Uchucklesaht20082009.pdf

2007 - Uchucklesaht20072008.pdf

2006 - Uchucklesaht20062007.pdf

2005 - Uchucklesaht20052006.pdf

2004 - Uchucklesaht20042005.pdf

Band Council Remuneration

Band Owned Corporations

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Laws, Bylaws, and Codes

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Intergovernmental Agreements

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Active Court Cases

No active court cases at this time.

Downloadable Court Records

Uchucklesaht Enterprises Ltd. v. Industrial Wood and Allied Workers of Canada, (CLC, Local Union Number 1-85)

Location Map

Reserves

ISC Code: 6939
ELHLATEESE 2
161.9 Hectares
VANCOUVER ISLAND, CLAYOQUOT DISTRICT, AT HEAD OF UCHUCKLESIT HARBOUR OF BARKLEY SOUND
[49.0255406, -125.0431583]
ISC Code: 6938
COWISHIL 1
70.8 Hectares
VANCOUVER ISLAND, CLAYOQUOT DISTRICT, ON BURROUGH POINT WEST ENTRANCE OF UCHUCKLESIT HARBOUR BARKLEY SOUND
[49.15736440000001, -125.9322765]

News Coverage Summary

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Media Reports

Uchucklesaht fights pre-Christmas blaze in Elhlateese

Uchucklesaht officially launches Thunderbird Spirit Water in Port Alberni

Seaweed farming opens world of opportunity for coastal B.C.

B.C. First Nations, communities benefit from evacuation route funding

Thunderbird Spirit Water wins gold medal in Sweden

Uchucklesaht Tribe buys former Redford School property

Upgrades coming to logging roads in Toquaht and Uchucklesaht Tribe territory

Uchucklesaht and BC Hydro Power Up Elhlateese

Maa-nulth sets example for other First Nations, says BC Treaty Commission

Treaty nations, Parks Canada negotiate cooperation agreement

New All Nations Room at West Coast General Hospital provides a culturally safe space for all families, patients

John Jack elected board chair for ACRD

Framework developed to advance modern treaty implementation in B.C.

Provincial grant closes trail gap linking Tofino and Ucluelet

New coastline cleanup projects underway across B.C.

Hupačasath council prioritizes housing

New agreements confirm benefits of Nisga'a self-government

Charlie Cootes Sr. elected to lead “treaty government”

Sidney company tastes sweet success with sugar kelp

Nuu-chah-nulth women working to keep Indigenous traditions and roles alive

Popular Port Alberni meat store purchased by Uchucklesaht Tribe

Seaweed farming opens world of opportunity for coastal B.C.

Seaweed farming opens world of opportunity for coastal B.C.

Investing in First Nations' clean-energy future

Investing in First Nations' clean-energy future

Nisg̱a’a Nation joins Tsawwassen First Nation, Tla’amin

Ka:'yu:'k't'h'/Che:k'tles7et'h' First Nations join regional district board

Huu-ay-aht First Nation and Uchucklesaht Tribe receive funding for new affordable housing units

B.C., Modern Treaty Nations collaborate on new approaches for treaty implementation

Indigenous clean-energy projects funded on Vancouver Island, Gulf Islands

Remote First Nations transitioning from diesel to clean energy

Kitsumkalum First Nation, the Government of Canada, and Government of British Columbia initial the draft Kitsumkalum Treaty and take important step to renew nation-to-nation relationships

Uchucklesaht Tribe, Ahousaht First Nation develop clean-energy projects

Vancouver Island Nations will have safer community access roads

First Nations set up in the Alberni Valley

Maa-nulth Nations sign historic agreement with B.C.

Tseshaht canoe journey to Broken Group Islands awakens cultural spirit

Uchucklesaht woman launches boat charter business

No plans to close Emergency Room at West Coast General, despite recent media claims

Regular trips to Ethlateese begin this spring

Ground paved for upcoming First Nation inclusion on Strathcona Regional District board

Nuu-chah-nulth seafood business wins big

Tlu-piich Games start Aug. 7 in Port Alberni

Ka:’yu:’k’t’h’/Che:k’tles7et’h’ First Nations join regional district board

Maa-nulth First Nations Treaty becomes a reality

An urgency for ‘energy sovereignty’: Ethlateese benefits from support to cut down on diesel power

BC Treaty Commission celebrates 30 years of modern-day agreements

Sidney company tastes sweet success with sugar kelp

Upgrade set for access in and out of Toquaht Nation’s Macoah

BC’s T’iitsk’in Spirit Ventures revive production at former CannTrust facility in Ontario

New community clinic addresses Port Alberni’s primary care shortage

Giant trees continue to fall amid old growth funding lag for B.C. First Nations

Photographer of giant old-growth trees has 'best and worst job in the world'

First Nations: A 2011 Retrospective of the Year's News

British Columbia offers funding for First Nations renewables

Southern Resident Killer Whale research project

Seaweed farming opens world of opportunity for coastal B.C.

What paintings by residential school survivors can teach us about trauma, resilience and the power of art

Indigenous Partnerships and Local Investors Key to Helping Grow a New Coastal Industry - Province of British Columbia

West Coast General Hospital emergency department expansion begins

Tax Exemption Notification

Cootes says Uchucklesaht must fast-track economic development

Ka:'yu:'k't'h'/Che:k'tles7et'h' First Nations join regional district

B.C. and modern treaty nations herald a new era of land management

Vancouver Island aboriginals celebrate treaty

Float home sprawl continues to annoy Tseshaht

Maa-nulth treaty Effective Date celebrated

Federal Court approves $2.8-billion residential school settlement

ELECTION 2018: Bamfield regional director Bob Beckett captures sole acclaimed seat in ACRD

Uchucklesaht and BC Hydro Power Up Elhlateese

Thunderbird Building sparks hope for growth in Port Alberni’s uptown

‘Residential School Perverted Everything that Was Beautiful’

B.C.'s plan to protect old-growth trees is rolling out too slowly, say conservationists, First Nations

Nuu-chah-nulth women working to keep Indigenous traditions and roles alive

April 1 marked the 10-year anniversary of five Nuu-chah-nulth nations signing the Maa-nulth Treaty

Seaweed farming opens world of opportunity for coastal B.C.

Uchucklesaht launches premium spring water tapped from traditional territory

$6.2M expansion at West Coast General Hospital brings improvement to patient care

Construction begins on West Coast General Hospital emergency wing expansion

Fishing boat sinks near Port Alberni, leaking marine fuel into the inlet

Province moves to rename soggy, record-setting Henderson Lake at request of First Nation

B.C. First Nation hopes to make splash in bottled water business

Kitsumkalum First Nation, the Government of Canada and the Government of British Columbia initial the draft Kitsumkalum Treaty and take important step to renew Nation-to Nation relationship

Upgrade set for access in and out of Toquaht Nation’s Macoah

BC Hydro must pay up for overcharging remote First Nations

Sidney seaweed company grills up plans to grow and sell its own food products

Indigenous gathering space opens at West Coast General Hospital

Nations explore clean-energy alternatives for remote communities

Wildlife agreement sees elk relocated to Uchucklesaht treaty settlement lands

Two Nuu-chah-nulth nations inch closer to final treaty as B.C. commission celebrates its 30th anniversary

Uchucklesaht builds 35-foot community canoe for citizens to connect to their territory

Long-serving leaders reflect on community development through treaty

Huu-ay-aht First Nation and Uchucklesaht Tribe receive funding for new affordable housing units

Uchucklesaht receives funding to cut fossil fuel emissions in Ethlateese

Real estate, seaweed and premium water: Uchucklesaht updates economic development plan in a world changed by pandemic

PROGRESS 2022: Uchucklesaht breathes new life into Redford site in Port Alberni

Uchucklesaht officially launches Thunderbird Spirit Water in Port Alberni

Uchucklesaht Nation builds 35-foot community canoe, its first in decades

Fish farms get five more years, as feds commit to transition industry from net pens

UTG Launches Thunderbird Spirit Water

Sidney company tastes sweet success with sugar kelp

Treaty troubles

Clean energy coming to power a growing Uchucklesaht community

Vancouver Island First Nations receive funding for clean-energy projects

Uchucklesaht Tribe celebrates 10 years on regional district board

Uchucklesaht mark 10 years on regional district’s governance board

Academic Research

“Ancient Spirit, Modern Mind”: Documenting Huu-ay-aht First Nations' Journey to the Maa-Nulth Treaty Through Community-Based Archival Research

Tee Cha ChitlGetting

Whose land is it? Rethinking sovereignty in British Columbia

Relationship Between Traditional Resource Harvesting and Traditional Knowledge Transfer of Ts' ishaa7ath

Since Kwatyat lived on earth: An examination of Nuu-chah-nulth culture history

Nuu-chah-nulth economic development and the changing nature of our relationships within the Ha'hoolthlii of our Ha'wiih

Cultural forests of the Southern Nuu-chah-nulth: historical ecology and salvage archaeology on Vancouver Island's West Coast

Place-Based Pursuit of Economic Self-Determination by the Toquaht Nation in Canada

Huu7̲ii: household archaeology at a Nuu-chah-nulth Village site in Barkley Sound

Nuu-chah-nulth economic development and the changing nature of our relationships within the Ha'hoolthlii of our Ha'wiih

A drum in one hand, a Sockeye in the other: Stories of indigenous food sovereignty from the northwest coast

Cultural forests of the Southern Nuu-chah-nulth: historical ecology and salvage archaeology on Vancouver Island's West Coast

A drum in one hand, a Sockeye in the other: Stories of indigenous food sovereignty from the northwest coast

A drum in one hand, a Sockeye in the other: Stories of indigenous food sovereignty from the northwest coast

A drum in one hand, a Sockeye in the other: Stories of indigenous food sovereignty from the northwest coast

A drum in one hand, a Sockeye in the other: Stories of indigenous food sovereignty from the northwest coast

A drum in one hand, a Sockeye in the other: Stories of indigenous food sovereignty from the northwest coast

A drum in one hand, a Sockeye in the other: Stories of indigenous food sovereignty from the northwest coast

A drum in one hand, a Sockeye in the other: Stories of indigenous food sovereignty from the northwest coast

A drum in one hand, a Sockeye in the other: Stories of indigenous food sovereignty from the northwest coast

A drum in one hand, a Sockeye in the other: Stories of indigenous food sovereignty from the northwest coast

A drum in one hand, a Sockeye in the other: Stories of indigenous food sovereignty from the northwest coast

A drum in one hand, a Sockeye in the other: Stories of indigenous food sovereignty from the northwest coast

A drum in one hand, a Sockeye in the other: Stories of indigenous food sovereignty from the northwest coast

A drum in one hand, a Sockeye in the other: Stories of indigenous food sovereignty from the northwest coast

Whaling and the Indigenous Rights of the Nuu-chah-nulth People

Whaling and the Indigenous Rights of the Nuu-chah-nulth People on the Northwest Coast of North America

A drum in one hand, a Sockeye in the other: Stories of indigenous food sovereignty from the northwest coast

A drum in one hand, a Sockeye in the other: Stories of indigenous food sovereignty from the northwest coast

A drum in one hand, a Sockeye in the other: Stories of indigenous food sovereignty from the northwest coast

A drum in one hand, a Sockeye in the other: Stories of indigenous food sovereignty from the northwest coast

Place-Based Pursuit of Economic Self-Determination by the Toquaht Nation in Canada

A drum in one hand, a Sockeye in the other: Stories of indigenous food sovereignty from the northwest coast

A drum in one hand, a Sockeye in the other: Stories of indigenous food sovereignty from the northwest coast

Band Publications

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Third Party Reports

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