Tsimshian was created when the NAN was formed but because of differences in how the NAN should be run Tsimshian left the NAN. Tsimshian’s defection from the NAN was the last straw for Howling Coyote. After he spent years attempting to guide the NAN through the Sovereign Tribal Council, he resigned in disgust. He was not afraid to let it be known that he was not happy at what the NAN had become.