Treaty 8 Tribal Association (T8TA) is an association of six of the eight Peace River Country First Nations bands who are signatories to Treaty 8 in northeastern British Columbia. They have joined in an effort to negotiate with British Columbia and Canada outside the British Columbia Treaty Process.^[1]

Incorporated in 1982 under the BC Societies Act, T8TA is primarily funded by the federal Department of Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs.^[2]

Members[edit]

• Doig River First Nation – Northeast of Fort St. John, BC
• Fort Nelson First Nation – Fort Nelson, BC
• Halfway River First Nation – Northwest of Fort St. John, BC
• Prophet River First Nation – South of Fort Nelson, BC
• Saulteau First Nations – Chetwynd, BC
• West Moberly First Nations – Peace River Country in northern BC

Treaty process[edit]

Blueberry River First Nations retained lawyer and academic Murray Rankin who successfully negotiated the first Economic Benefits Agreement relating to natural resources revenues in British Columbia.^[3]

See also[edit]

• List of tribal councils in British Columbia

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Treaty 8 British Coumbia