Hagwilget Village First Nation

The Hagwilget Village Council is a First Nations band government of the Wetʼsuwetʼen subgroup of the Dakelh people, located at Hagwilget, British Columbia, Canada, which is just east of Hazelton, British Columbia. The band is one of the 13 member governments of the Hereditary Chiefs of the Wetʼsuwetʼen, which functions as a tribal council in alliance with the 35 members of the Hereditary Chiefs of the Gitxsan.Resolution No. 36 of the Assembly of First Nations , re Delgamuukw and Gisday’wa versus Her Majesty the Queen in Right of the Province of British Columbia

Chief and Councillors

Position Name Term start Term end Reference Chief Sheila Joseph 08/31/2025 08/30/2027

Demographics INAC number 534, the Hagwilget Village First Nation had 694 members as of July 2009.

References

External links Hagwilget website