Nicola Tribal Association
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The 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
. It is one of three tribal council
s of the Nlaka'pamux
(Thompson) people, the other two being the Nlaka'pamux Nation Tribal Council
and the Fraser Canyon Indian Administration
. The Lytton First Nation
and Lower Nicola Indian Band community, does not belong to any of the three Tribal Councils.
Due to Indian & Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) Cutbacks of 2009/2010 - Tribal Councils will soon be obsolete and discontinued as they are more or less service agencies to First Nations or Band Organizations. Tribal Councils are slowly seeing their Funding Allocations lowered on an annual basis. Current Indian & Northern Affairs Canada Policy is seeing that Tribal Councils are not meeting the Service Obligations and may stream line the Tribal Council Funding to First Nations, Métis, and Urban First Nation Population Centers. Current Indian and Northern Affairs Canada is revamping the Governance portion to funding Band Offices, Tribal Councils, and certain Non
Profit First Nation Organizations.
First Nations
First Nations is a term that collectively refers to various Aboriginal peoples in Canada who are neither Inuit nor Métis. There are currently over 630 recognised First Nations governments or bands spread across Canada, roughly half of which are in the provinces of Ontario and British Columbia. The...
Tribal Council
Tribal Council
A Tribal Council is either: an association of Native American bands in the United States or First Nations governments in Canada, or the governing body for certain tribes within the United States or elsewhere...
composed of bands in the Nicola Valley
Nicola River
The Nicola River, originally French Rivière de Nicholas or Rivière de Nicolas, adapted to Nicolas River, Nicola's River in English, , is one of the major tributaries of the Thompson River in the Canadian province of British Columbia, entering the latter at the town of Spences Bridge...
, Thompson Canyon
Thompson River
The Thompson River is the largest tributary of the Fraser River, flowing through the south-central portion of British Columbia, Canada. The Thompson River has two main branches called the South Thompson and the North Thompson...
and Fraser Canyon
Fraser Canyon
The Fraser Canyon is an 84 km landform of the Fraser River where it descends rapidly through narrow rock gorges in the Coast Mountains en route from the Interior Plateau of British Columbia to the Fraser Valley...
areas of the Canadian province of British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
. It is one of three tribal council
Tribal Council
A Tribal Council is either: an association of Native American bands in the United States or First Nations governments in Canada, or the governing body for certain tribes within the United States or elsewhere...
s of the Nlaka'pamux
Nlaka'pamux
The 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...
(Thompson) people, the other two being the Nlaka'pamux Nation Tribal Council
Nlaka'pamux Nation Tribal Council
The 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...
and the Fraser Canyon Indian Administration
Fraser Canyon Indian Administration
The 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....
. The Lytton First Nation
Lytton First Nation
The Lytton First Nation is a First Nations government headquartered at Lytton in the Fraser Canyon region of the Canadian province of British Columbia...
and Lower Nicola Indian Band community, does not belong to any of the three Tribal Councils.
Due to Indian & Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) Cutbacks of 2009/2010 - Tribal Councils will soon be obsolete and discontinued as they are more or less service agencies to First Nations or Band Organizations. Tribal Councils are slowly seeing their Funding Allocations lowered on an annual basis. Current Indian & Northern Affairs Canada Policy is seeing that Tribal Councils are not meeting the Service Obligations and may stream line the Tribal Council Funding to First Nations, Métis, and Urban First Nation Population Centers. Current Indian and Northern Affairs Canada is revamping the Governance portion to funding Band Offices, Tribal Councils, and certain Non
Profit First Nation Organizations.
Member Bands
- Coldwater First NationColdwater First NationColdwater First Nation is a Nlaka'pamux First Nations government located in the Central Interior region of the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is a member of the Nicola Tribal Association, which are two of three tribal councils of the Nlaka'pamux people...
(MerrittMerritt, British ColumbiaMerritt is a city in the Nicola Valley of the south-central Interior of British Columbia, Canada. Situated at the confluence of the Nicola and Coldwater rivers, it is the first major community encountered after travelling along Phase One of the Coquihalla Highway and acts as the gateway to all...
) - Cook's Ferry First NationCook's Ferry First NationCook's Ferry First Nation is a Nlaka'pamux First Nations government located in the Central Interior region of the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is a member of the Nicola Tribal Association, which are two of three tribal councils of the Nlaka'pamux people...
(Spences BridgeSpences Bridge, British ColumbiaSpences Bridge is a community in the Canadian province of British Columbia, situated 23 miles north east of Lytton and 32 miles from Ashcroft. In 1892, the population included 32 people of European ancestry and 130 First Nations people. There were 5 general stores, 3 hotels, one Church of England...
) - Nicomen First NationNicomen First NationNicomen First Nation is a Nlaka'pamux First Nations government located near Spuzzum, British Columbia. It is a member of the Fraser Canyon Indian Administration as well as of the Nicola Tribal Association, which are two of three tribal councils of the Nlaka'pamux people...
(just east of LyttonLytton, British ColumbiaLytton in British Columbia, Canada, sits at the confluence of the Thompson River and Fraser River on the east side of the Fraser. The location has been inhabited by the Nlaka'pamux people for over 10,000 years, and is one of the earliest locations settled by non-natives in the Southern Interior of...
) - Nooaitch First NationNooaitch First NationNooaitch First Nation is a Nlaka'pamux First Nations government located in the Southern Interior region of the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is a member of the Nicola Tribal Association, which are two of three tribal councils of the Nlaka'pamux people...
(MerrittMerritt, British ColumbiaMerritt is a city in the Nicola Valley of the south-central Interior of British Columbia, Canada. Situated at the confluence of the Nicola and Coldwater rivers, it is the first major community encountered after travelling along Phase One of the Coquihalla Highway and acts as the gateway to all...
) - Sxe'xn'x (Shackan) First NationShackan First NationShackan First Nation is a Nlaka'pamux First Nations government located in the Nicola Country of the Southern Interior region of the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is a member of the Nicola Tribal Association, which is one of three tribal councils of the Nlaka'pamux people...
, (22 km East of Spences Bridge, British ColumbiaSpences Bridge, British ColumbiaSpences Bridge is a community in the Canadian province of British Columbia, situated 23 miles north east of Lytton and 32 miles from Ashcroft. In 1892, the population included 32 people of European ancestry and 130 First Nations people. There were 5 general stores, 3 hotels, one Church of England...
) - Siska First NationSiska First NationThe Siska First Nation is a Nlaka'pamux First Nations government located in the Fraser Canyon region of the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is a member of the Nicola Tribal Association, which are two of three tribal councils of the Nlaka'pamux people...
(SiskaSiska, British ColumbiaSiska, also known historically as Cisco, is a locality in the Fraser Canyon of British Columbia, Canada 9.4 kilometres south of the town of Lytton. It is at Siska that the Canadian Pacific and Canadian National Railways switch from one side of the river to the other, due to the impossibility of...
- south of Lytton) - Upper Nicola First NationUpper Nicola Indian BandThe Upper Nicola Indian Band is a First Nations government in the Canadian province of British Columbia, located near the town of Merritt in the Nicola Country at Douglas Lake...
(Douglas Lake) - also a member of the 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...
See also
- 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...
- 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....
(tribal council) - Nicola (chief)Nicola (chief)Nicola , also Nkwala or N'kwala, was an important First Nations political figure in the fur trade era of the British Columbia Interior as well as into the colonial period...
- List of tribal councils in British Columbia