Early April is a significant time for two nations with Naut’sa mawt Tribal Council.

A two-day celebration of will take place at Tsawwassen First Nation on April 2-3 as community members celebrate their milestone treaty. In April 2009, BC’s first urban treaty came into effect and since then the nation has acted as a template for others in the province.

On Sunday, April 2, a special unveiling event is planned at Tsawwassen while April 3 is scheduled to be an evening of family fun.

Two days later, at Tla’amin near Powell River, the community will celebrate the first anniversary of its treaty. As midnight passed on April 5, 2016, copies of the Indian Act were ceremonially burned as the nation moved into an era of self-governance.

Former Tsawwassen chief Kim Baird and her council.