Kitsumkalum First Nation
Skeena Region
Kitsumkalum is an original tribe of the Tsimshian Nation. Their ancestry and cultural heritage connects them to the land, a central principal sustaining Kitsumkalum since time immemorial.
Kitsumkalum First Nation’s Band Administration office is located outside the city of Terrace, where the Skeena and Kitsumkalum Rivers meet.
Kitsumkalum First Nation
Kitsumkalum laxyuup territory spans the Skeena Region from Terrace to Prince Rupert as well as the north coast of British Columbia.
Kitsumkalum people continue to practice their inherent rights as caretakers. Their authority to manage traditional territories from the north coast, down the Skeena River to the mountains inland, as they have for generations will ensure the continued stewardship of their resources for generations to come.
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Kitsumkalum’s Ayaawx Tsimshian Laws are rules governing their people, economic rights, and relations with other First Nations. Kitsumkalum’s long-standing political system, which operates under the Hereditary Chiefs and Matriarchs is alive and well, despite the complex impacts of colonization.
Kitsumkalum have a sacred trust and responsibility to care for their traditional territory. Their connection to the Skeena Region and the north coast are part of Kitsumkalum lifeway as Tsimshian.
Kitsumkalum First Nation Projects
In partnership with Coast Funds, Kitsumkalum First Nation has invested in:
| First Nation | Applicant |
Project |
Description | Links | Type |
Year |
Funding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kitsumkalum First Nation | 1355392 B.C. LTD. | Sawmill Restructuring | To support maintenance state operations for acquired sawmill and bioenergy plant and research during business restructuring phase. | Community Prosperity Fund | 2025 | $ 2,801,148 | |
| Kitsumkalum First Nation | Kitsumkalum Economic Development Group | Foreshore Cleanup | To support the clearing, cleaning and preparing of foreshore land for future commercial development. | Community Prosperity Fund | 2025 | $ 300,000 | |
| Kitsumkalum First Nation | Kitsumkalum First Nation | Boundary Pole | To support community infrastructure installation of a Boundary Pole. | Community Prosperity Fund | 2025 | $ 200,000 | |
| Kitsumkalum First Nation | 1355392 B.C. LTD. | Planning – Feasibility Analysis – Forest Bioeconomy | To fund feasibility analysis to diversify products and operations for value added manufacturing that supports a forest bioeconomy. | Community Prosperity Fund | 2025 | $ 150,000 | |
| Kitsumkalum First Nation | Kitsumkalum First Nation | Forest Management Plans | To fund the development and integration of Kitsumkalum Values into forest management plans. | Community Prosperity Fund | 2025 | $ 150,000 |
| Total Projects | 5 | Total Invested | $ 3,601,148 |
Total Projects: 5
Total Invested: $ 3,601,148