List of tribal councils in British Columbia
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The following is a List of Tribal Councils in British Columbia. For unaffiliated band governments see List of First Nations governments in British Columbia. Treaty Council organizations are not listed.
Groups that are not technically tribal councils but are organizations of traditional governments, or representing traditional governance are:
- Carrier-Chilcotin Tribal CouncilCarrier-Chilcotin Tribal CouncilThe Carrier-Chilcotin Tribal Council is a First Nations tribal council located in the Chilcotin District of the Central Interior of the Canadian province of British Columbia, and also on the Fraser River near the city of Quesnel....
- Carrier Sekani Tribal CouncilCarrier Sekani Tribal CouncilThe Carrier Sekani Tribal Council is a tribal council representing eight First Nations in the Central Interior of British Columbia...
- Fraser Canyon Indian AdministrationFraser Canyon Indian AdministrationThe Fraser Canyon Indian Administration is a First Nations tribal council government composed of five bands in the Fraser Canyon and Thompson Canyon areas of the Canadian province of British Columbia....
(Nlaka'pamuxNlaka'pamuxThe Nlaka'pamux , commonly called "the Thompson", and also Thompson River Salish, Thompson Salish, Thompson River Indians or Thompson River people) are an indigenous First Nations/Native American people of the Interior Salish language group in southern British Columbia...
) - Gitxsan Tribal Council (defunct; the body representing the Gitxsan bands is now the Office of the Hereditary Chiefs of the Gitxsan, see below)
- Haida Nation
- In-SHUCK-ch NationIn-SHUCK-ch NationThe In-SHUCK-ch Nation, also known as Lower Lillooet people, are a small First Nations Tribal Council on the lower Lillooet River south of Pemberton-Mount Currie in the Canadian province of British Columbia...
- Ktunaxa Kinbasket Tribal CouncilKtunaxa Kinbasket Tribal CouncilThe Ktunaxa Kinbasket Tribal Council, formerly the Kootenay Indian Area Council and also known as the Ktunaxa Nation Council, is a First Nations tribal council government composed of bands in the East Kootenay area of the Canadian province of British Columbia and adjoining parts of the U.S...
- Kwakiutl District CouncilKwakiutl District CouncilThe Kwakiutl District Council, also spelled Kwakwewlth District Council and Kwakiuth District Council,, pronounced Kwagiulth District Council, is a First Nations Tribal Council based on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada, based in the community of Campbell River, British Columbia in the...
(Kwakiutl Laich-kwil-Tach Nations) - Lillooet Tribal CouncilLillooet Tribal CouncilThe Lillooet Tribal Council is the official English name of the largest tribal council of what is also known as the St'at'imc Nation, though not including all governments of St'at'imc peoples - the term St'at'imc Nation has another context of all St'at'imc peoples, not just those within this tribal...
(aka St'at'imc Nation) - Lower Stl'atl'imx Tribal CouncilLower Stl'atl'imx Tribal CouncilThe Lower Stl'atl'imx Tribal Council is a First Nations tribal council in British Columbia, Canada, comprising four band governments of the St'at'imc people:* N'quat'qua First Nation* Semahquam First Nation* Douglas First Nation...
, which includes N'quatqua First NationN'quatqua First NationThe N'Quatqua First Nation, also known as the N'quatqua Nation, the N'Quatqua Nation, the Nequatque First Nation, the Anderson Lake Indian Band, the Anderson Lake First Nation and the Anderson Lake Band , is a First Nations government of the St'at'imc people, located in the southern Coast...
as well as In-SHUCK-ch bands - Musgamagw Tsawataineuk Tribal CouncilMusgamagw Tsawataineuk Tribal CouncilThe Musgamagw Tsawataineuk is a First Nations tribal council based in the Queen Charlotte Strait region around northern Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada....
(Kwakwaka'wakwKwakwaka'wakwThe Kwakwaka'wakw are an Indigenous group of First Nations peoples, numbering about 5,500, who live in British Columbia on northern Vancouver Island and the adjoining mainland and islands.Kwakwaka'wakw translates as "Those who speak Kwak'wala", describing the collective nations within the area that...
) - Naut'sa Mawt Tribal CouncilNaut'sa Mawt Tribal CouncilNaut’sa mawt Tribal Council is a First Nation Tribal Council located in British Columbia, Canada, with offices in Tsawwassen and Nanaimo. NmTC advises and assists its 11 member Nations in the areas of Community Planning, Economic Development, Financial Management, Governance and Technical Services...
(Coast SalishCoast SalishCoast Salish languages are a subgroup of the Salishan language family. These languages are spoken by First Nations or Native American peoples inhabiting the territory that is now the southwest coast of British Columbia around the Strait of Georgia and Washington state around Puget Sound...
- around Georgia Strait) - Nicola Tribal AssociationNicola Tribal AssociationThe Nicola Tribal Association is the official name of what is also known as the Nicola Tribal Council and the Nicola Valley Tribal Council, is a First Nations Tribal Council composed of bands in the Nicola Valley, Thompson Canyon and Fraser Canyon areas of the Canadian province of British Columbia...
(Nlaka'pamuxNlaka'pamuxThe Nlaka'pamux , commonly called "the Thompson", and also Thompson River Salish, Thompson Salish, Thompson River Indians or Thompson River people) are an indigenous First Nations/Native American people of the Interior Salish language group in southern British Columbia...
and Okanagan)Okanagan peopleThe Okanagan people, also spelled Okanogan, are a First Nations and Native American people whose traditional territory spans the U.S.-Canada boundary in Washington state and British Columbia... - Nlaka'pamux Nation Tribal CouncilNlaka'pamux Nation Tribal CouncilThe Nlaka'pamux Nation Tribal Council, formerly the Fraser Thompson Indian Services Society, is a First Nations government Tribal Council comprising bands in the Fraser Canyon and Thompson Canyon areas of the Canadian province of British Columbia...
- Northern Shuswap Tribal CouncilNorthern Shuswap Tribal CouncilThe Northern Shuswap Tribal Council, also called the Cariboo Tribal Council, is a First Nations government in the Canadian province of British Columbia...
(a.k.a. Cariboo Tribal Council) - Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal CouncilNuu-chah-nulth Tribal CouncilThe Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council is a First Nations Tribal Council in the Canadian province of British Columbia, located on the west coast of Vancouver Island.- History :...
- Okanagan Nation AllianceOkanagan Nation AllianceThe Okanagan Nation Alliance is a First Nations Tribal Council in the Canadian province of British Columbia, spanning the Nicola, Okanagan and Similkameen Districts of the Canadian province of British Columbia and also the Colville Indian Reservation in Washington state.-Member...
(includes Colville Reservation in Washington) - Oweekeno-Kitasoo-Nuxalk Tribal CouncilOweekeno-Kitasoo-Nuxalk Tribal CouncilThe Oweekeno-Kitasoo-Nuxalk Tribal Council is a First Nations tribal council comprising band governments of three indigenous peoples of the Central Coast region of British Columbia, Canada...
- Shuswap Nation Tribal CouncilShuswap Nation Tribal CouncilThe Shuswap Nation Tribal Council is a First Nations Tribal Council in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Based in the Thompson and Shuswap Districts of the Central Interior, although including one band on the upper Columbia River in the East Kootenay region...
- Sto:lo NationStó:lo NationThe Sto:lo Nation is a First Nations Tribal Council in the Fraser Valley region of the Canadian province of British Columbia that is the tribal council for First Nations band governments in the area of Chilliwack, Abbotsford and at NIcomen Island. This tribal council should not be confused with...
- Stó:lō Tribal CouncilStó:lo Tribal CouncilThe Stó:lō Tribal Council is a First Nations Tribal Council in the Fraser Valley-Greater Vancouver region of the Canadian province of British Columbia that is the tribal council for First Nations band governments from Hope, at the south end of the Fraser Canyon down to Langley...
- Treaty 8 Tribal AssociationTreaty 8 Tribal AssociationTreaty 8 Tribal Association are, five of the eight, Peace River Country bands who are signatories to the Treaty 8. They have joined together in an effort to negotiate with British Columbia and Canada outside the British Columbia Treaty Process.-Members:...
(Peace Country-Fort Nelson) - Tsilhqot'in Tribal CouncilTsilhqot'in Tribal CouncilThe Tsilhqot'in Tribal Council, also known as the Tsilhqot'in National Government is a First Nations tribal council government located in the Chilcotin District of the Central Interior of the Canadian province of British Columbia, and also on the Fraser River near the city of Quesnel.Some...
(aka Tsilhqot'in National Government) - Tsimshian Tribal CouncilTsimshian Tribal CouncilThe Tsimshian Tribal Council was the governing coalition of the band governments of the Tsimshian people in Prince Rupert. In British Columbia, the governments of Canada started engaging in the British Columbia Treaty Process with First Nation bands in the province...
(defunct)
Groups that are not technically tribal councils but are organizations of traditional governments, or representing traditional governance are:
- Office of the Hereditary Chiefs of the Gitxsan
- Office of the Hereditary Chiefs of the Wet'suwet'enOffice of the Hereditary Chiefs of the Wet'suwet'enOffice of the Wet'suwet'en is a political organization represented the hereditary chieftaincies of the Wet'suwet'en people, based in the British Columbia Interior near Hazelton, British Columbia, Canada...
, referred to by the BC government as "Office of the Wet'suwet'en"- These two organizations are allied and often release joint documents with the name Office of the Hereditary Chiefs of the Gitxsan and Wet'suwet'en.
- Tahltan NationTahltan NationThe Tahltan Nation is a tribal council-type organization combining the governments of two band governments of the Tahltan people in the Stikine Country of the Northern Interior of British Columbia, Canada. The two member governments are the Iskut First Nation and the Tahltan First Nation, which...
, technically not a tribal council, governed by Tahltan Central Council (see article)
See also
- First Nations in British ColumbiaFirst Nations in British ColumbiaFirst Nations in British Columbia constitute a large number of First Nations governments and peoples in the province of British Columbia. Many of these Canadian aboriginal peoples are affiliated in tribal councils...
- Status of First Nations treaties in British ColumbiaStatus of First Nations treaties in British ColumbiaThe status of the First Nations, aboriginal people of British Columbia , Canada, is a long-standing problem that has become a major issue in recent years. In 1763 the British Crown declared that only it could acquire land from First Nations through treaties. Historically only two treaties were...