The Northern Shuswap Tribal Council is a
First Nations
First nations are indigenous settlers or bands.
First Nations, first nations, or first peoples may also refer to:
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*First Nations in Canada, Indigenous peoples of Canada who are neither Inuit nor Mé ...
government in the
Canadian province
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of
British Columbia
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. Based in the
Cariboo
The Cariboo is an intermontane region of British Columbia, Canada, centered on a plateau stretching from Fraser Canyon to the Cariboo Mountains. The name is a reference to the Caribou (North America), caribou that were once abundant in the reg ...
District of the
Central Interior, it is one of two tribal councils of the
Secwepemc people, the other being the
Shuswap Nation Tribal Council The Shuswap Nation Tribal Council is a First Nations Tribal Council in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Based in the Thompson and Shuswap Districts of the Central Interior, although including one band on the upper Columbia River in th ...
of the
Thompson-
Shuswap region farther south.
Member governments
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Canim Lake Band (Tsq'escen')
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Soda Creek/Deep Creek Band (Xat'sull/Cm'etem)
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Williams Lake Indian Band
The Williams Lake First Nation (Shuswap language: T’exelcemc) is a First Nations government of the Secwépemc Nation, located in the Cariboo region of the Central Interior region of the Canadian province of British Columbia, at the city of Wil ...
(T'exelc)
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Canoe Creek Band/Dog Creek Indian Band (Stswecem'c/Xgat'tem)
See also
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Shuswap Nation Tribal Council The Shuswap Nation Tribal Council is a First Nations Tribal Council in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Based in the Thompson and Shuswap Districts of the Central Interior, although including one band on the upper Columbia River in th ...
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Secwepemc
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Shuswap language
The Shuswap language (; , ) is a northern Interior Salish language traditionally spoken by the Shuswap people (, ) of British Columbia. An endangered language, Shuswap is spoken mainly in the Central and Southern Interior of British Columbia b ...
(Secwepemcstin)
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List of tribal councils in British Columbia
The following is a List of tribal councils in British Columbia. Treaty Council organizations are not listed.
List of tribal councils
Defunct:
* Fraser Canyon Indian Administration ( Nlaka'pamux)
* In-SHUCK-ch Nation
* Tsimshian Tribal Coun ...
External links
Northern Shuswap Tribal Council HomepageShuswap Nation homepage
Secwepemc
First Nations tribal councils in British Columbia
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