Our Treaty
Kitselas has been working toward a Treaty since 1993.
On April 10, 2025, Kitselas Members voted ‘yes’ to both the draft Constitution and Treaty and Appendices.
The main goal of the Kitselas Treaty is for Kitselas to become a self-governing nation, no longer controlled by Canada’s Indian Act.
The Kitselas Treaty is based on the Agreement in Principle (AIP) document that the Kitselas People voted on. Acceptance of the AIP gave the Kitselas Treaty Team authority to complete the negotiations for a Treaty.
On June 24, 2024, the full draft of the Kitselas Treaty and its Appendices were initialled by the Chief Negotiators from Kitselas, BC, and Canada. The initialling of the draft Treaty marks the end of formal Treaty negotiations.
Within the six stages of BC Treaty Commission’s framework, Kitselas is in Stage Five.
Ratification Versions
Below are the ratification version of the Treaty, Appendices, Atlas and a plain language version of the Treaty.