The First Nations Summit is a
First Nation
Indigenous peoples are culturally distinct ethnic groups whose members are directly descended from the earliest known inhabitants of a particular geographic region and, to some extent, maintain the language and culture of those original people ...
s political organization in
British Columbia
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founded in 1992 after the formation of the British Columbia Treaty Commission and the
British Columbia Treaty Process. It represents the interests of
First Nation band governments involved in the treaty process. These constitute 111 of the 194 of the bands in British Columbia but represent over 60% of the First Nations population.
See also
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British Columbia Treaty Process
References
External links
Official Site
First Nations organizations in British Columbia
First Nations Summit Task Group members
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