First Nations in British Columbia constitute many
First Nations
First Nations or first peoples may refer to:
* Indigenous peoples, for ethnic groups who are the earliest known inhabitants of an area.
Indigenous groups
*First Nations is commonly used to describe some Indigenous groups including:
**First Natio ...
governments and peoples in the province of
British Columbia
British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, ...
. Many of these
Indigenous Canadians
In Canada, Indigenous groups comprise the First Nations, Inuit and Métis. Although ''Indian'' is a term still commonly used in legal documents, the descriptors ''Indian'' and ''Eskimo'' have fallen into disuse in Canada, and most consider them ...
are affiliated in
tribal councils.
Ethnic groups
An ethnic group or an ethnicity is a grouping of people who identify with each other on the basis of shared attributes that distinguish them from other groups. Those attributes can include common sets of traditions, ancestry, language, history, ...
include the
Haida,
Coast Salish
The Coast Salish is a group of ethnically and linguistically related Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast, living in the Canadian province of British Columbia and the U.S. states of Washington and Oregon. They speak one of the Coas ...
,
Kwakwaka'wakw,
Gitxsan
Gitxsan (also spelled Gitksan) are an Indigenous people in Canada whose home territory comprises most of the area known as the Skeena Country in English (: means "people of" and : means "the River of Mist"). Gitksan territory encompasses approxi ...
,
Tsimshian
The Tsimshian (; tsi, Ts’msyan or Tsm'syen) are an Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast, Indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest Coast. Their communities are mostly in coastal British Columbia in Terrace, British Columbia, Terr ...
,
Nisga'a
The Nisga’a , often formerly spelled Nishga and spelled in the Nisga'a language as (pronounced ), are an Indigenous people of Canada in British Columbia. They reside in the Nass River valley of northwestern British Columbia. The name is a ...
and other examples of the
Pacific Northwest Coast cultures, and also various
Interior Salish
The Interior Salish languages are one of the two main branches of the Salishan languages, Salishan language family, the other being Coast Salish languages, Coast Salish. It can be further divided into Northern and Southern subbranches. The first S ...
and
Athapaskan peoples, and also the
Ktunaxa
The Kutenai ( ), also known as the Ktunaxa ( ; ), Ksanka ( ), Kootenay (in Canada) and Kootenai (in the United States), are an indigenous people of Canada and the United States. Kutenai bands live in southeastern British Columbia, northern ...
.
First Nations in British Columbia
Chilcotin Tribal Councils and First Nations
Carrier Tribal Councils and First Nations
First Nations of the Ktunaxa/Kinbasket Tribal Council
St'at'imc Tribal Councils and First Nations
Nlaka'pamux Tribal Councils and First Nations
First Nations of the Okanagan Nation Alliance
Secwepemc Tribal Councils and First Nations
First Nations of the Lower Mainland
*
Sts'Ailes The Sts'ailes (also known as Chehalis) are an indigenous people from the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia, Canada.
Their band government is the Chehalis First Nation, formerly known as the Chehalis Indian Band. The band's name community i ...
(Chehalis)/
Chehalis Indian Band The Sts'ailes Nation formerly known as Chehalis First Nation ( hur, Sts'a'í:les) is the band government of the Sts'Ailes people, whose territories lie between Deroche and Agassiz, British Columbia. The Sts'Alies are a Halkomelem-speaking people ...
*
Musqueam First Nation
The Musqueam Indian Band ( ; hur, xʷməθkʷəy̓əm ) is a First Nations in Canada, First Nations band government in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is the only First Nations band whose reserve community lies within the boundari ...
*
Katzie
Katzie First Nation ( hur, q̓ic̓əy̓) is an Indigenous band located in the Lower Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada. They are part of the Sto:lo Coast Salish group of peoples, historically referred to by European settlers as Fraser Riv ...
/
Katzie First Nation
The Katzie First Nation or Katzie Nation ( hur, q̓ic̓əy̓) is the band government of the Katzie people of the Lower Fraser Valley region of British Columbia, Canada.
Indian Reserves
The Katzie Nation manages the affairs of residents of fi ...
*
Tsawwassen First Nation
The Tsawwassen First Nation ( hur, sc̓əwaθən məsteyəxʷ, ) is a First Nations government whose lands are located in the Greater Vancouver area of the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, Canada, close to the South Arm of the Fraser River ...
*
SemiahmooSemiahmoo First Nation
Semiahmoo First Nation ( ) is the band government of the Semiahmoo people, a Coast Salish subgroup. The band's main community and offices are located on the Semiahmoo Indian Reserve which is sandwiched between the boundary of White Rock, Brit ...
*
Tsleil-Waututh First Nation
The Tsleil-Waututh Nation ( hur, səlilwətaɬ ), formerly known as the Burrard Indian Band or Burrard Inlet Indian Band, is a First Nations band government in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The Tsleil-Waututh Nation ("TWN") are Co ...
(Burrard Band)
*
Kwikwetlem First Nation
The Kwikwetlem First Nation, also known as the Coquitlam Indian Band, is the band government of the Kwikwetlem, a Sto:lo people living in the Coquitlam area of British Columbia, Canada. They traditionally speak the Downriver dialect of Hən̓q̓ ...
(Coquitlam Indian Band)
Tsimshian First Nations
First Nations on Vancouver Island
External links
First Nations, Land Rights and Environmentalism in British ColumbiaGerman website that uses visual representations to support Aboriginal Title and Rights.
Government of British Columbia's First Nations A-Z ListingAboriginal Tourism Association of BC government-sponsored website that promotes aboriginal culture in the context of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics.
First Nations Health Authority - partnership of BC First Nations - working with federal and provincial partners to improve First Nations health in BC.
British Columbia Assembly of First Nations (BCAFN) Community Profiles list
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Lists of populated places in British Columbia