Witset First Nation

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Witset First Nation
Band No. 530
Witset
Witset First Nation location.svg
Witset First Nation within traditional Wetʼsuwetʼen territory
PeopleWetʼsuwetʼen
Headquarters205 Beaver Road, Smithers, British Columbia V0J 2N1
ProvinceBritish Columbia
Land
Main reserveMoricetown 1
Other reserve(s)
  • Babine 17
  • Babine 18
  • Bulkley River 19
  • Coryatsaqua (Moricetown) 2
  • Jean Baptiste 28
  • Oschawwinna 3
Land area14.27 km2
Population (2020)
On reserve655
On other land69
Off reserve1331
Total population2055
Government
ChiefSandra George
Council
  • Elgin Cutler
  • Sandra George
  • Sherri Green
  • Margaret Larose
  • Lillian Lewis
  • Russell Lewis Jr.
  • Ian Michell
  • Clement Mitchell
  • Duane Mitchell
  • Vernon Mitchell
  • Andrew Tom
  • L. Warner William
Website
https://witset.ca/

The Witset First Nation is a First Nations band government of the Wet'suwet'en people of Witset, British Columbia, Canada. Their mailing address is in Smithers but their main community is at Witset.[1]

Indian reserves[]

Indian reserves governed by the band are:[2]

  • Babine Indian Reserve No. 17, between Moricetown IR No. 1 and Coryatsqua IR No. 2, south of the Moricetown CNR station, 64.80 ha.
  • Babine Indian Reserve No. 18, on Corya Creek, one mile west of the Moricetown CNR station, 259 ha.
  • Bulkley River Indian Reserve No. 19, on the left bank of the Bulkley River north of and adjoining Moricetown IR No. 1, 242.80 ha.
  • Coryatsaqua (Moricetown) Indian Reserve No. 2, on the Smithers-Hazelton Road, the Moricetown CNR station is on this reserve, 126.40 ha.
  • Jean Baptiste Indian Reserve No. 28, about 6 miles southeasterly from the Smithers CNR station, 129.50 ha.
  • Moricetown Indian Reserve No. 1, on the Bulkley River 28 miles southeasterly from Hazelton, 539.50 ha.
  • Oschawwinna Indian Reserve No. 3, on the Bulkley River Road, about 3 miles southeasterly from Moricetown IR No. 1, 65.0 ha.

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