Eva Clayton

Eva is Nisga’a. Eva is the first Nisga’a woman to be elected as President of the Nisga’a Nation, as represented by Nisga’a Lisims Government, in 2016. She is currently serving her third consecutive term as President. Eva is also Co-Chair of the Land Claims Agreements Coalition, a coalition of 26 Indigenous peoples who have signed Modern Treaties. Eva’s political career began before the Nisga’a Final Agreement, where she was elected to serve as a Band Councillor for the Gitlakdamix Band.