British Columbia First Nations

Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs, Province of British Columbia

First Nation Communities in B.C.

The 42 First Nations participating in the B.C. Treaty Commission process represent about two-thirds of the 197 bands in British Columbia.

The BCTC process enables First Nations to self-identify and some bands are negotiating as a group while others are negotiating on their own. The affiliations developed through this process differ from affiliations listed with DIAND.

First Nations in the BCTC Process
First Nations not in the BCTC Process
Nisga'a treaty negotiations started prior to the implementation of the BCTC process.

Chief and Council Information - September 17, 1999

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(*Note: Discrepancies between federal documents and information below is due to Canada listing some First Nations in the BCTC process independently, rather than as part of a treaty group. Names of Council Members in the table below may be not be current. For the most current information from DIAND, please see Chief and Council Information March 24, 1999 above)

First Nations in the BCTC Process	Affiliated Bands
Cariboo Tribal Council	Canim Lake Canoe Creek Soda Creek Williams Lake
Carcross-Tagish(Transboundary Agreement)
Carrier Sekani Tribal Council	Broman Lake Burns Lake Nadleh Whut'en Nak'azdli Sai Kuz Carrier Nation (Stony Creek) Stellat'en Takla Lake Tl'azt'en
Champagne-Aishihik (Transboundary Agreement)	Champagne Aishihik
Cheslatta Carrier Nation
Council of the Haida Nation	Old Masset Village Council Skidegate
Ditidaht
Esket (Alkali Lake)
Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs
Gitxsan	Gitanmaax Gitsegukla Gitwangak Glen Vowel/Sikokoak Kispiox
Haisla Nation (Kitamaat)
Heiltsuk Band Council
Homalco
Hul'qumi'num Treaty Group	Chemainus Cowichan Cowichan Lake Halalt Lyackson Penelakut
In-SHUCK-ch N'Quat'qua	Anderson Lake Douglas Samahquam Skookum Chuck
Kaska Dena Council	Dease River Fort Ware Liard River
Katzie
Klahoose
Ktunaxa Kinbasket Tribal Council	Columbia Lake Lower Kootenay Shuswap St. Mary's Tobacco Plains
Kwakiutl Laich-kwil-Tach Nations Treaty Society	Mamaleleqala Qwe'Qwa'Sot'Enox Tlowitsis-Mumtagila We Wai kai (Cape Mudge) We Wai kum Campbell River) Kwiakah
Lake Babine Nation
Lheit-Lit'en Nation
Musqueam
Naniamo First Nation
Nazko
Nisga'a (outside the BCTC process)	Gitlakdamix Gitwinksihlkw Kincolith Lakalzap
Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council	Ahousaht Ehatteshaht Hesquiaht Huu-ay-aht (Ohiaht) Ka;'K't'h'/Che:K'tles7et'h' (Kyuquot) Mowachaht Nuchatlaht Opetchesaht Tla-o-qui-aht (Clayoquot) Toquaht Tseshaht Uchucklesaht Ucluelet
Oweekeno
Pacheedaht	The Pacheedaht joined the Ditidaht AiP negotiations
Sechelt
Sliammon
Squamish
Sto:lo Nation	Aitchelitz Chawathil Cheam Kwantlen KwawKwaw Apilt Lakahahmen Matsqui Popkum Scowlitz Seabird Island Shx'wow'hamel (Ohamil) Skawahlook Skowkale Soowahlie Squiala Sumas Tzeachten Yakweakwioose
Taku River Tlingit Council
Te'Mexw Treaty Association	Beecher Bay Malahat Nanoose Songhees T'sou-ke (Sooke)
Teslin Tlingit Council (Transboundary Agreement)
Tsimshian Tribal Council	Hartley Bay Kitasoo Kitkatla Kitselas Kitsumkalum Lax Kw'alaams Metlakatla
Ts'kw'aylaxw (Pavilion)
Tsleil-Waututh (Burrard)
Tsawwassen
Tsay Keh Dene
Westbank
Wet'suwet'en	Hagwilget Moricetown Nee-Tahi-Buhn
Winalagalis (Northern Kwakiutl)	Kwakiutl Tlatlasikwala Tanakteuk Namgis Quatsino Gwa'Sala-Nakwaxda'xw
Xaxli'p (Fountain)
Yale
Yekooche

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First Nations Not in the BCTC Process	Affiliated Bands
Carrier-Chilcotin Tribal Council	Kluskus Red Bluff Toosey Ulkatcho
First Nations of South Island Tribal Council	Esquimalt Pauquachin Tsartlip Tsawout Tseycum
Fraser Canyon Indian Administration	Kanaka Bar Nicomen Skuppah Spuzzum
Lillooet Tribal Council	Bridge River Cayoose Creek Lillooet Seton Lake
Musgamagw Tsawataineuk Tribal Council	Kwa-Wa-Aineuk Kwicksutaineuk-ah-kwaw-ah-mish Tsawataineuk
Nicola Valley Tribal Council	Coldwater Cook's Ferry Lower Nicola Nooaitch Siska Shackan Upper Nicola
Nlaka'pamux Nation Tribal Council	Ashcroft Boothroyd Boston Bar Lytton Oregon Jack Creek
Okanagan Nation Alliance	Okanagan Osoyoos Penticton Lower Similkameen Upper Similkameen
Oweekeno/Kitasoo Tribal Council	Nuxalk Nation
Shuswap Nation Tribal Council	Adams Lake Bonaparte Kamloops Neskonlith North Thompson Skeetchestn Spallumcheen Whispering Pines/Clinton
Similkameen Administration	Lower Similkameen
Treaty 8 Tribal Council	Blueberry River Doig River Fort Nelson Halfway River Prophet River Saulteau West Moberly First Nations
Ts'ilhqot'in National Government	Alexandria Alexis Creek Stone Tl'etinqox-t'in Xeni Gwet'in
Unaffiliated	Chehalis Comox Kwayhquitlim (Coquitlam) High Bar Iskut Little Shuswap Qualicum Mcleod Lake Mount Currie New Westminster Osoyoos Penticton Peters Semiahmoo Skwah Skway Tahltan Union Bar

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