Legislature & Executive
The Uchucklesaht Tribe Government consists of a Legislative branch and Executive branch. Council retains the responsibility for managing its own affairs including the responsibility to appoint members of Council to hold executive portfolios.
Tribe Legislature
The Legislature is the body with the authority to enact, amend and repeal laws. Council exercises this power by enacting Uchucklesaht laws. Through the Uchucklesaht Laws, Council has set out the processes and procedures that it will follow in exercising its legislative authority.
Legislative Branch Members
Chief Councillor | Wilfred Cootes
Tyee ḥa’wilth (Head Chief) | Clifford Charles
ḥa’wilth (Hereditary Chief) | Thomas Rush
Councillor | Sabrina Crowley
Councillor | Regina Frank
Councillor | Moriah Cootes
Legislature Documents
A record of past Tribe Legislature agenda and notices.
Tribe Executive
The Executive has the power to enforce and carry out the Uchucklesaht Laws. Members of the Executive are drawn from Council and the Executive exercises a blend of legislative and executive powers to perform its function.
The Executive enacts laws through its delegated regulation making powers and supervises the Uchucklesaht administration through its executive oversight role. To obtain the information necessary for their executive overnight and information sharing with Council, members of the Executive need to communicate with the administration. However, the Executive is not authorized to become involved in the day-to-day operations of the administration.
Chief Councillor Wilfred Cootes, Chief Executive and Executive of Economic Development
Executive Member Secretary Treasurer Regina Frank
Executive Member of Lands and Resources Moriah Cootes
Executive Member of Human Services ḥa’wilth (Hereditary Chief) Thomas Rush
Executive Documents
A record of past Tribe Executive agenda and notices.