First Nations in British Columbia constitute the many

First Nations First nations are indigenous settlers or bands. First Nations, first nations, or first peoples may also refer to: Indigenous groups *List of Indigenous peoples *First Nations in Canada, Indigenous peoples of Canada who are neither Inuit nor Mé ...

governments and peoples in the Canadian province of

British Columbia British Columbia is the westernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Situated in the Pacific Northwest between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains, the province has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that ...

. They are represented by 202 band governments and 23 tribal councils.

Ethnic groups An ethnicity or ethnic group is a group of people with shared attributes, which they collectively believe to have, and long-term endogamy. Ethnicities share attributes like language, culture, common sets of ancestry, traditions, society, rel ...

include the Haida,

Coast Salish The Coast Salish peoples are 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 on ...

, Kwakwaka'wakw,

Gitxsan Gitxsan (also spelled Gitksan and Kitksan) 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 enco ...

Tsimshian The Tsimshian (; ) are an Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast, Indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest Coast of North America. Their communities are mostly in coastal British Columbia in Terrace, British Columbia, Terrace and ...

Nisga'a The Nisga’a (; ), formerly spelled Nishga or Niska, are an Indigenous people in British Columbia, Canada. They reside in the Nass River valley of northwestern British Columbia. The origin of the term ''Niska'' is uncertain. The spelling ' ...

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 Interior Salish people encountered by Ameri ...

and Athapaskan peoples, and also the Ktunaxa.

List of band governments

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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
{{Canada topic, First Nations in, First Nations in Canada Lists of populated places in British Columbia

List of band governments

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