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[1]
Main reserve	Moricetown 1
Other reserve(s)	List Babine 17 Babine 18 Bulkley River 19 Coryatsaqua (Moricetown) 2 Jean Baptiste 28 Oschawwinna 3
Land area	14.27 km^2
Population (2024)[1]
On reserve	651
On other land	65
Off reserve	1429
Total population	2145
Government[1]
Chief	Elgin Cutler
Council	2023–25 Elgin Cutler Butch (Francis) Dennis Sandra George Sherri Green Victor Jim Sherry McKinnon Duane Mitchell Kayla Mitchell Charmayne Nikal Andrew Tom Jerry William Sr Warner William
Website
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.

References

1. "First Nation Detail". Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
2. "First Nation Detail – Reserves/Settlements/Villages". Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved January 18, 2025.

External links

• Witset First Nation