Naut’sa mawt Tribal Council is a

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Tribal Council located in

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, with offices in

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and

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. NmTC advises and assists its 11-member Nations in the areas of Community Planning,

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, Financial Management,

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and Technical Services (which includes community infrastructure, capital projects, housing development and inspections, water quality and emergency preparedness.) NmTC is also actively involved in fostering

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and understanding between its members and their neighbouring communities. The member Nations of the region span the

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, touch the Strait of Juan de Fuca and encompass eastern and southern Vancouver Island, the

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and the Sunshine Coast. The head office of the Tribal Council is on

Snuneymuxw First Nation The Snuneymuxw First Nation (pronounced ) is located in and around the city of Nanaimo on east-central Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. The nation previously had also occupied territory along the Fraser River, in British Columbia. ...

lands in

. A mainland office is located on Tsawwassen First Nation lands near the

area of the city of Delta.

Member governments

Halalt First Nation The Halalt First Nation (Halkomelem Language: xeláltxw) is a First Nations tribe located on a reservation near Chemainus in southeastern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. The historical territory of the Halalt people is the lower Chema ...

, Crofton, BC * Homalco First Nation, Campbell River, BC *

Klahoose First Nation The ƛoʔos Klahoose are one of the three groups comprising the ''ʔayʔaǰuθəm'' Tla'Amin or Mainland Comox. The other two divisions of this once-populous group are the χʷɛmaɬku Homalco and Sliammon (which is a corruption of "Tla A'min" ...

, Cortes Island, BC *

Malahat First Nation Malahat First Nation is a Coast Salish First Nations community of W̱SÁNEĆ (Saanich People) representing approximately 350 members with two reserve lands located on the western shore of Saanich Inlet, Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. ...

, Mill Bay, BC *

Nanoose First Nation The Nanoose First Nation, also known the Snaw-naw-as First Nation, is a First Nations government located on central Vancouver Island in southwestern British Columbia, Canada, in the vicinity of the community of Nanoose Bay. They are Coast Salish pe ...

, Lantzville, BC *

Sliammon First Nation The Tla'amin First Nation (Comox language: ɬəʔamɛn), formerly Sliammon Indian Band or Sliammon First Nation, is a First Nations in Canada, First Nations self governing nation whose lands and traditional territories are located on the upper Su ...

, Powell River, BC *

, Nanaimo, BC * Stz'uminus First Nation, Ladysmith, BC *

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 ...

, Tsawwassen, BC *

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 Coa ...

, North Vancouver, BC * T'sou-ke First Nation, Sooke, BC

Board of directors

In 2012-13 the Tribal Council Board is composed of:

Executive

* Doug White, Snuneymuxw First Nation - Chair * Terry Sampson, Stz'uminus First Nation - Vice-Chair * Gordon Planes, T'Sou-ke First Nation - Secretary Treasurer

Other Directors

* Bryce Williams, Tsawwassen First Nation * Lawrence Mitchell, Nanoose First Nation * Russell Harry, Malahat First Nation * James Delorme, Klahoose First Nation * James Thomas, Halalt First Nation * Carleen Thomas, Tsleil-Waututh First Nation * Bill Blaney, Homalco First Nation * Walter Paul, Sliammon First Nation

Klahowya online newspaper

NmTC publishes an online newspaper, ''Klahowya - the voice of the member nations of the Naut'sa mawt Tribal Council."

References

External links

Naut'sa mawt Tribal Council website
{{Coast Salish Vancouver Island Lower Mainland Sunshine Coast (British Columbia) First Nations tribal councils in British Columbia