The Shuswap Nation Tribal Council is a

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Tribal Council in the

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. Based in the Thompson and Shuswap Districts of the Central Interior, although including one band on the upper

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in the East Kootenay region. It is one of two tribal councils of the Secwepemc people, the other being the Northern Shuswap Tribal Council of the

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region farther to the north. The council is based in

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Member governments

* Adams Lake Indian Band (''Sexqeltqin'') * Kamloops Indian Band (''T'Kemlups'') *

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 ...

(''Kenpesq't'', at Invermere) * Little Shuswap Indian Band (''Skwlax'', at Chase) * Neskonlith Indian Band, (''Sk'etsin'' at Salmon Arm and Chase) * Skeetchestn Indian Band, (at

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) * Spallumcheen Indian Band ( Enderby) * Bonaparte Indian Band (''St'uxwtews'', near Cache Creek) * Whispering Pines/Clinton Indian Band (''Pelltiq't'', at Clinton) * North Thompson Indian Band (''Simpcw'', at Barriere) Three Secwepemc bands do not belong to either the Shuswap Nation Tribal Council or the Northern Shuswap Tribal Council, these being the Alkali Lake Indian Band (Esketemc), the High Bar First Nation (Llenlleney'ten) and the Pavilion Indian Band (Tsk'weylecw). The Pavilion Band are also members of the

Lillooet Tribal Council The Lillooet Tribal Council is the official English name of the largest tribal council of what is also known as the St'at'imc Nation, though not including all governments of Sťáťimc, St'at'imc peoples - the term St'at'imc Nation has another cont ...

External links

Shuswap Nation homepage
Secwepemc First Nations tribal councils in British Columbia Thompson Country Kamloops {{NorthAm-native-stub

Member governments

See also

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