Pacheedaht First Nation
Background
Negotiating status
: Negotiating a comprehensive treaty settlement within the British Columbia Treaty Commission six-stage treaty process.
Negotiating affiliation
: Negotiating with Canada and British Columbia at a common treaty table with the Ditidaht First Nation. Not affiliated with a tribal council.
Location
: Approximately 80 km northwest of Victoria, near Port Renfrew, on the southwest coast of Vancouver Island. Main community is on Gordon River Indian Reserve #2, at the mouth of Gordon River. (Four reserves on 171.8 hectares.)
Number of Band Members: 259 (Source: Registered Indian Population by Sex and
Residence December 2006, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada)
Negotiations
The Pacheedaht First Nation, a Nuu-chah-nulth speaking people but not part of the Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council, joined the Ditidaht First Nation at a common negotiation table in August 1997. The Pacheedaht and Ditidaht are now at Stage 4 of the six-stage process, negotiating an agreement in principle.
The table is currently focusing on parks and protected areas, wildlife, migratory birds and fish.
Other Activities
Since early 2003, the Pacheedaht have been involved in various forestry and economic development initiatives.
In January 2003, the Pacheedaht and Ditidaht signed an agreement which invites them to apply for a timber sale licence of 300,000 cubic metres over 10 years to take timber from Tree Farm Licence #46 on southern Vancouver Island
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In February 2003, the Pacheedaht and Ditidaht received over $250,000 to establish a forest training program and pursue economic opportunities for a timber sale licence.
In April 2003, the Pacheedaht received $60,000 from the provincial and federal governments to support the First Nation's development of a beach-front resort in Snuggery Cove in Port Renfrew.
In April 2005, the Pacheedaht signed a forest and range agreement with the province that provides band members with $639,000 in revenue sharing and 37,000 cubic metres of timber from Tree Farm Licence #25 in the Jordan River area of southwest Vancouver Island. The First Nation also received a 398-hectare woodlot licence in the San Juan River area close to their community at Port Renfrew.
Planned Meetings
As dates are established for open public meetings, they will be publicized through the local media and on the B.C. Treaty Commission website Negotiations Calendar.
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Final Agreements
Principle
