The Ktunaxa Kinbasket Treaty Council

The Ktunaxa Kinbasket Treaty Council was created by the citizens of the Ktunaxa Nation to negotiate a treaty with the governments of Canada and British Columbia.

The treaty will be a negotiated government-to-government agreement that will define the rights, responsibilities and relationships between the Ktunaxa Nation and the federal and provincial governments.

The Ktunaxa Kinbasket Treaty Council is comprised of citizens of the Ktunaxa Nation in accordance with the Ktunaxa Nation Citizenship Code. The role of the Treaty Council is to provide direction to Treaty, Lands and Resources staff related to the scope and pace of the negotiations. The Treaty Council provides strategic and broad management direction to the overall treaty process.

Treaty Council staff and contractors work for the Treaty Council and the Ktunaxa Nation to support Ktunaxa treaty negotiators and processes in areas such as:

	Lands and resources
	Language and translation
	Traditional-use and cultural studies
	Governance and citizenship
	Elders advisory committees
	Community, family group and sector liaison
	Archives and repatriation
	Information and database systems
	Communication
	Administration and finance

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