Campbell River First Nation (Wei Wai Kum) Explained

Group:	Kwakwaka'wakw
Band Number:	622
Location:	Vancouver Island, Discovery Islands, mainland British Columbia
Main Reserve:	Campbell River 11
Area:	2.033
On Reserve:	367
Off Reserve:	470
Chief:	Robert Pollard
Tribal Council:	Kwakiutl District Council

The Campbell River First Nation (Wei Wai Kum) are the band government of one of the component groups of the Laich-kwil-tach or Southern Kwakiutl subgroup of the Kwakwaka'wakw peoples, based at the city of Campbell River. They are part of the Hamatla Treaty Society.^[1]

Chief and Councillors

Chief Councillor - Christopher Roberts ; Councillors - Jim Henderson; Lorraine Henderson; Tony Roberts Jr;Shelly Haunch: Kim Puglas

Demographics

The Campbell River First Nation has 941 members as of 2021.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2009 . Hamatla Treaty Society. Executive Council of British Columbia. July 26, 2009.
2. Web site: 2009. Campbell River. Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Feb 16, 2024.