The Ktunaxa Nation or Ktunaxa Nation Council is a

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tribal council A tribal council is an association of First Nations bands in Canada, generally along regional, ethnic or linguistic lines. An Indian band, usually consisting of one main community, is the fundamental unit of government for First Nations in Can ...

government comprising four Ktunaxa (Kutenai) bands in the south-east of the Canadian province of

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. It is one of three Kutenai governments, the others being the Kootenai Tribe of Idaho and the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes in the United States. The Ktunaxa Nation also includes descendants of the Kinbasket family, a Secwepemc (Shuswap) band who settled in Ktunaxa Nation territory and became members. Secwepemc citizens formed the

Shuswap Indian Band The Shuswap Indian Band ( Shuswap language: Kenpesq’t ) is a member government of the Shuswap Nation Tribal Council and also of the Ktunaxa Kinbasket Tribal Council, located in the East Kootenay region of the Canadian province of British Colum ...

, now part of the Shuswap Nation Tribal Council. The council was formed in 1970 as the Kootenay Indian District Council. The name was changed in 1990 to the Ktunaxa/Kinbasket Tribal Council to reflect the presence both Kutenai and Secwepemc citizens in the council. In 2005, the named was changed to Ktunaxa Nation Council following the departure of the Shuswap Indian Band.Ktunaxa Nation
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Member bands

* Columbia Lake First Nation,

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* Lower Kootenay First Nation, Creston * St. Mary's First Nation, Cranbrook * Tobacco Plains First Nation, Grasmere

References

External links

Ktunaxa Nation website
First Nations tribal councils in British Columbia Kootenays {{BritishColumbia-poli-stub

Member bands

See also

References

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