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t. e. First Nations in British Columbia constitute many First Nations governments and peoples in the province of British Columbia. Many of these Indigenous Canadians are affiliated in tribal councils. Ethnic groups include the Haida, Coast Salish, Kwakwaka'wakw, Gitxsan, Tsimshian, Nisga'a and other examples of the Pacific Northwest Coast ...
The largest First Nations group near the St. Lawrence waterway are the Iroquois. This area also includes the Wyandot (formerly referred to as the Huron) peoples of central Ontario, and the League of Five Nations who had lived in the United States, south of Lake Ontario. Major ethnicities include the: Anishinaabe. Algonquin; Nipissing
Indigenous North Americas. Canada portal. v. t. e. Indigenous peoples in Canada (French: Peuples autochtones au Canada, also known as Aboriginals) [2] are the Indigenous peoples within the boundaries of Canada. They comprise the First Nations, [3] Inuit, [4] and Métis, [5] representing roughly 5.0% of the total Canadian population.
Roughly half are located in the provinces of Ontario and British Columbia. [5] Under Charter jurisprudence, First Nations are a "designated group," along with women, visible minorities, and people with physical or mental disabilities. [6] First Nations are not defined as a visible minority by the criteria of Statistics Canada. [7]
The Tsimshian are one of the largest First Nations peoples in northwest British Columbia. Some Tsimshian migrated to the Annette Islands in Alaska, and today approximately 1,450 Alaska Tsimshian people are enrolled in the federally recognized Metlakatla Indian Community , sometimes also called the Annette Island Reserve .
Lillooet Tribal Council. Fountain. Campbell River First Nation (Wei Wai Kum) Wei Wai Kum. Laich-kwil-tach ( Kwakwaka'wakw ) Lekwala Kwak'wala. Kwakiutl District Council. Campbell River. Canim Lake Band.
Witset, British Columbia. Wolf Creek 3. Upper Similkameen First Nation. Okanagan Nation Alliance. Okanagan. 9 miles east of Princeton. Complete list of Upper Similkameen reserves. Woyenne 27.
Main Office: 5760 ALLENBY ROAD, Duncan, British Columbia. Cowichan girl, 1913 (Edward Curtis). Cowichan Tribes (Halkomelem: Quwʼutsun) is the band government of the Cowichan, a group of Coast Salish peoples who live in the Cowichan Valley region on Vancouver Island. With over 3,800 registered members, it is the single largest First Nations ...