Title: Songhees Nation

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# Songhees Nation

![Image 36](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/icons/last-updated-star.svg)Last updated on July 24, 2024

## Current activities

*   Te'mexw Treaty Association (TTA) is negotiating with Canada and British Columbia in the B.C. treaty process on behalf of its five member bands:Malahat, Scia'new (Beecher Bay), Songhees, Snaw-aw-as (Nanoose) and T'sou-ke First Nations.

## Treaty stage

*   [Stage 5](http://www.bctreaty.net/files/sixstages.php)[](https://bctreaty.ca/negotiations/negotiation-process/)- Final Agreement Negotiations

## Completed agreements

*   [Te'mexw Treaty Association Agreement-in-Principle (AiP)](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/environment/natural-resource-stewardship/consulting-with-first-nations/agreements/tta_aip-2015-04-10_-_signed_copy.pdf)- 2015
*   [Songhees Incremental Treaty Agreement - 2013](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/zzzz-to-be-moved/9efbd86da302a0712e6559bdb2c7f9dd/9efbd86da302a0712e6559bdb2c7f9dd/agreements/ita_songhees.pdf)

### Other agreements

*   [Douglas Treaties](http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/al/hts/tgu/pubs/C-B/treC-B-eng.asp#chp1)- 1850 and 1854

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[![Image 37: Songhees Nation](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/environment/natural-resource-stewardship/consulting-with-first-nations/images/first_nations_communities_map_column_box.png)](https://governmentofbc.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=18c1c33d5b6040c5b81acb44d972e503&marker=-123.42486527822142%2C48.44532553810359%2C%2C%2C%2C&markertemplate=%7B%22title%22%3A%22%22%2C%22longitude%22%3A-123.42486527822142%2C%22latitude%22%3A48.44532553810359%2C%22isIncludeShareUrl%22%3Atrue%7D&level=13)

Location: Esquimalt Harbour west of Victoria in View Royal

Region: Vancouver Island

Member of: Independent,[Te'mexw Treaty Association](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/environment/natural-resource-stewardship/consulting-with-first-nations/first-nations-negotiations/first-nations-a-z-listing/te-mexw-treaty-association&title=Te%27mexw%20Treaty%20Association)

Website: [Songhees Nation](http://songheesnation.ca/)

Population: 666

INAC: [Profile](https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/FNMain.aspx?BAND_NUMBER=656&lang=eng)

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