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, for ...

. Many of these Indigenous Canadians 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 Haida may refer to: Places * Haida, an old name for Nový Bor * Haida Gwaii, meaning "Islands of the People", formerly called the Queen Charlotte Islands * Haida Islands, a different archipelago near Bella Bella, British Columbia Ships * , a ...

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 Coa ...

, 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 people of the Pacific Northwest Coast. Their communities are mostly in coastal British Columbia in Terrace and Prince Rupert, and Metlakatla, Alaska on Annette Island, the only r ...

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 language family, the other being Coast Salish. It can be further divided into Northern and Southern subbranches. The first Salishan people encountered by American exp ...

and

Athapaskan Athabaskan (also spelled ''Athabascan'', ''Athapaskan'' or ''Athapascan'', and also known as Dene) is a large family of indigenous languages of North America, located in western North America in three areal language groups: Northern, Pacific ...

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 (Chehalis)/ Chehalis Indian Band * Musqueam First Nation * Katzie/ Katzie First Nation *

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 ...

* Semiahmoo Semiahmoo First Nation *

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 (Coquitlam Indian Band)

Tsimshian First Nations

First Nations on Vancouver Island

External links

First Nations, Land Rights and Environmentalism in British Columbia
German website that uses visual representations to support Aboriginal Title and Rights.
Government of British Columbia's First Nations A-Z Listing

Aboriginal 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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