Northern Shuswap Treaty Society: First Nations & Negotiations: BC Treaty Commission

Nation Information:

Also known as the Northern Secwepemc te Qelmucw, the Northern Suswap Tribal Council Society comprises four member communities located around the Williams Lake area: Williams Lake Band (T'exelc), Canoe Creek Band (Xgat'tem/Stswecem'c), Canim Lake Band (Tsq'escen') and the Soda Creek Band (Xats'ull/Cmetem').

Treaty Progress Report (February 2004)

Contact Information:

17 South 1st Avenue
Williams Lake, BC
V2G 1H4
Phone: 250 392 7361
Fax: 250 392 6158
Website: Click to access

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Official Contacts:
	Commission	Mr. Dave	Haggard	604-482-9200	Commissioner
	First Nation				Chief Negotiator
	Canada	Mr. Eric	Denhoff	604-760-7176	Chief Negotiator
	British Columbia	Mr. Roger	Graham	250-356-6599	Senior Negotiator

Weblinks:
	BC Treaty Negotiations Office

Current Stage of Nation:
	Stage 4

Negotiation Stages:
STAGE 1: Statement of Intent
	Cariboo Statement of Intent		01/06/94
	Statement of Intent Map
		SOI Map* *Map is under review. Contact the First Nation for further information.	-
STAGE 2:
	Readiness documents accepted as complete
		First Nation	11/29/95
		BC	04/24/96
		Canada	04/24/96
	Table Declared Ready
			04/24/96
	Tripartite Procedural Agreements Signed
		Openness Protocol	09/27/95
		Procedures Agreement	09/27/95
		Information Sharing Principles	09/27/95
STAGE 3: FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT
		Cariboo Framework Agreement	-
		Initialled	03/11/97
		Signed	12/10/97
STAGE 4: AGREEMENT-IN-PRINCIPLE
		Ratification Chapter	02/25/04
		Approval Chapter	02/25/04
		Culture and Heritage Chapter	02/25/04
		Implementation Chapter	02/25/04
		Initialled	-
		Signed	-
STAGE 5: FINAL AGREEMENT
		Initialled	-
		Signed	-
STAGE 6: TREATY IMPLEMENTED
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