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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.
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 ...
Historically, only two treaties were signed with the First Nations of British Columbia. The first of these was the Douglas Treaties, negotiated by Sir James Douglas with the native people of southern Vancouver Island from 1850 to 1854. [2] The second treaty, Treaty 8, signed in 1899, was part of the Numbered Treaties that were signed with First ...
Kwantlen First Nation (Halkomelem: qw̓ɑ:nƛ̓ə̓n̓) is a First Nations band government in British Columbia, Canada, located primarily on McMillan Island near Fort Langley. [1] The Kwantlen people traditionally speak hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓, the Downriver dialect of Halkomelem , [ 2 ] one of the Salishan family languages.
Indigenous peoplesin Canada. First Nations (French: Premières Nations) is a term used to identify Indigenous peoples in Canada who are neither Inuit nor Métis. [2][3] Traditionally, First Nations in Canada were peoples who lived south of the tree line, and mainly south of the Arctic Circle.
v. t. e. The British Columbia Treaty Process (BCTP) is a land claims negotiation process started in 1993 to resolve outstanding issues, including claims to un-extinguished indigenous rights, with British Columbia 's First Nations. Three treaties have been implemented under the BCTP. [1] The Nisga'a Final Agreement is considered separate from ...
The Kitasoo/Xaixais First Nation, also known as the Kitasoo/Xaixais Nation, is the band government of the First Nations people of Klemtu, British Columbia, Canada.The band comprises two ethnic groups who share an ancient alliance, the Kitasoo, a Tsimshian group, and the Xai'xais, a north-wakashan speaking group.
Ahousaht beach and traditional canoe. Ahousaht First Nation is a First Nation government based on the west coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. It administers the community of Ahousaht, British Columbia, which encompasses much of Clayoquot Sound. The Ahousaht are a member of the Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council.