The Tlowitsis Nation, formerly the Tlowitsis Tribe, is the Indian Act band government of the Ławit'sis (Tlowitsis) tribe of the Kwakwaka'wakw peoples, located in the Queen Charlotte Strait-Johnstone Strait area in the Discovery Islands between Vancouver Island and the British Columbia mainland in Canada. Ławit'sis territory covers parts of northern Vancouver Island, Johnstone Strait, and adjoining inlets of the mainland. Kalugwis, on Turnour Island, was their principal community in times past, but the band's offices are in the city of Campbell River to the southeast. Hanatsa IR No. 6 on Port Neville is the most populated of the band's Indian reserves.
Indian reserves under the governance of the Tlowitsis Nation are:
Aglakumna IR No. 4A, on the south shore of Harbledown Island, near the west entrance to Baronet Passage, 4.10 ha. 50°33′00″N 126°39′00″WAglakmuna-la IR No. 2, on Klaoitsis Island in Beware Passage, at the east end of Harbledown Island, 0.30 ha. 50°34′00″N 126°31′00″WCoffin Island IR No. 3, on Kamano (Coffin) Island at the east end of Beware Passage, at the east end of Harbledown Island, 6.10 ha. 50°34′00″N 126°30′00″WEtsekin IR No. 1, on the east shore of Havannah Channel, east of the north end of Hull Island and including three small islands adjacent, and the locality of Matilpi, 13.20 ha. 50°33′30″N 126°11′12″WHanatsa IR No. 6, on the south shore of Port Neville, 95.10 ha. 50°32′00″N 125°58′00″WHaylahte IR No. 3, at the mouth of the Adam River, on Johnstone Strait, 19.0 ha. 50°28′00″N 126°16′00″WKarlukwees IR No. 1, on the south shore of Turnour Island on Beware Passage, including three small islands, 10.80 ha. 50°34′45″N 126°29′54″WKeecekiltum IR No. 2, on the east shore of Port Harvey on East Cracroft Island, 11.70 ha. 50°33′00″N 126°16′00″WPawala IR No. 5, at the head of Call Inlet, 1.0 ha. 50°37′00″N 125°55′00″WPort Neville IR No. 4, at the head of Port Neville on its north shore, 14.9 ha. 50°34′00″N 125°56′00″WSmall Island IR No. 4, on Small Island in Beware Passage, between Cracroft and Turnour Islands, 0.20 ha. 50°34′00″N 126°29′00″WThey have reached Stage 4 in the BC Treaty Process. Negotiating independently with Canada and British Columbia.
Number of Band Members: 372
