Witset First Nation

Witset First Nation
Band No. 530
Witset
Witset First Nation within traditional Wetʼsuwetʼen territory
People Wetʼsuwetʼen
Headquarters 205 Beaver Road, Smithers, British Columbia V0J 2N1
Province British Columbia
Land
Main reserve Moricetown 1
Other reserve(s)
  • Babine 17
  • Babine 18
  • Bulkley River 19
  • Coryatsaqua (Moricetown) 2
  • Jean Baptiste 28
  • Oschawwinna 3
Land area 14.27 km2
Population (2020)
On reserve 655
On other land 69
Off reserve 1331
Total population 2055
Government
Chief Sandra 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.

Indian reserves

Indian reserves governed by the band are:

  • 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.