Organization

Treaty work started under the Stó:lō Nation in 1995, and from 2004 to 2007 several First Nations transitioned toward an independent organization. In 2009, the Stó:lō Xwexwílmexw Treaty Association officially became the negotiating body for the Treaty.

The leadership sought a new logo for the group and Siyémches Frank Malloway, then-hereditary chief of Yeqwyeqwí:ws envisioned an elder and a youth connecting with the lands and waters of S’ólh Téméxw, an idea that contained the Stó:lō principle of Tomíyeqw.

Board of Directors

The Stó:lō Xwexwílmexw Board of Directors is made up of the Executive, which includes the President, Vice-President and Secretary/Treasurer, as well as three members ensuring that each of the six SXTA communities are represented. The Executive makes decisions regarding work plans, budgets, draft materials, and workshop planning. The Executive signs and reviews project funding applications, and final financial reports.

Chief Chapman

Chief Maureen Chapman
Skawahlook First Nation
President and Chief Negotiator

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Chief Angie Bailey
Aitchelitz First Nation
Vice-President

Chief Derek Epp
Tzeachten First Nation
Treasurer

Chief Mark Point
Skowkale First Nation
Member

Chief Terry Horne
Yakweakwioose First Nation
Chair

Chief Alice Thompson
Leq’á:mel First Nation
Secretary

Treaty Negotiations Support Team

The Treaty Negotiations are directed by the Chiefs and Councils of the six Stó:lō Xwexwilmexw communities.

Chief Terry Horne – Siyémches

Chief Terry Horne is the Chair of the Stó:lō Xwexwilmexw Treaty Association (SXTA) and Political Advisor for Treaty Negotiations. Chief Terry Horne is from Yakweakioose.

Grand Chief Steven Point, OBC – Xwelíqweltel

Grand Chief Steven Point is the Chief Legal Advisor. He is a jurist and the former Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia. He also served as the chair of the advisory committee on the safety and security of vulnerable women, a committee that provides community-based guidance to the implementation of the recommendations from the Missing Women Commission of Inquiry. From 1975 to 1999, Steven Point served as Chief of the Skowkale First Nation. From 1994 to 1999 he served as Tribal Chair of the Stó:lō Nation.

Dr. Dave Schaepe – TL’elqtelemexw

Dr. Dave Schaepe is the Technical Advisor. He has worked for over 15 years as a community-based researcher addressing issues of aboriginal rights and title, heritage management policy & practice, repatriation, land-use planning, archaeological research, and education & outreach.  Dr. Schaepe has over 25 years of experience in archaeology/anthropology, and cultural heritage research and resource management.

Dr. Albert ‘Sonny’ McHalsie – Naxaxalhts’i

Dr. Naxaxalhts’i is the Cultural Advisor and is Cultural Advisor/Historian of the Stó:lō Research and Resource Management Centre. He currently acts as the cultural advisor on the Treaty Negotiation Team for the Stó:lō Xwexwilmexw Treaty Association. Dr. Naxaxalhts’i hosts our Place Name Tours with Treaty Outreach. His areas of expertise include Halq’eméylem Place Names, Fishing, and Stó:lō Oral History.