Mel Bevan, longtime chief councillor and band manager for the Kitselas First Nation in northwest B.C., is shown in an undated photo. (Bevan family/Submitted - image credit)A Kitselas First Nation councillor and hereditary chief who played a key role in changing treaty rights in B.C. Story continues"He always instructed me … 'It's not our treaty, it's the people's treaty and they will decide whether they want to be a treaty nation or … some other alternative.'" "He always wanted to serve the people of his nation, of Kitselas Nation," Try said on Daybreak North. (Bevan family/Submitted)Bevan became chief councillor in 1969The Kitselas Treaty Information Source website says Bevan first served as chief councillor for the Kitselas First Nation in 1969.

Source: CBC News October 14, 2023 01:55 UTC