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Traditional Territories of B.C.

B.C. Community Traditional Territory People Group Recommendation Pronunciation , of people Tsilhquot'in, Secwepemc Northern Shushwap/Canim Lake Territory of the Sumas and Matsqui of Abbotsford, of Sto:lo Sto:lo peoples staw-low the Sto:lo people. Sto:lo people. Closest fns are Cheam and Chehalis Sts’ailes, Sq’éwlets (Scowlitz) & Sto:lo Agassiz First Nations (Chehalils isn't part of Sto:lo Tribal , Sto:lo First Nations Council) , Village of Namgis First Nation, Mamalilikula, Kwakiutl Kwakwaka'wakw Kwakwaka'wakw nation Kwak-wak-ya-wak Tsleil-Waututh Nation, Sto:lo Nation, Band, , Village of Coast Salish, Sto:lo Coast Salish people Musqueam Nation Armstrong, City of Splatsin, people Okanagan Okanagan () and Secwepemc O-kan-a-gan

Ashcroft, Village of Bonaparte, Ashcroft, Nlaka'pamux Nlaka’pamux and Secwepemc Nations Ing-khla-kap-muh

Bamfield Huu-ay-aht First Nation Huu ay aht and Maa-nulth Treaty Lands

Barriere, District of Simpcw (North Thompson) Nlaka'pamux Secwepemc Nation Ing-khla-kap-muh Hul'qumi'num, Tsleil-Waututh Nation, Sto:lo Nation, , Village of Coast Salish, Sto:lo Coast Salish people Squamish Band, Musqueam Nation Bella Bella First Nation Bella Coola First Nations Hul'qumi'num, Tsleil-Waututh Nation, Squamish Municipality Coast Salish Coast Salish people Band Bands and the Malahat Brentwood Bay First Nation Coast Salish people (includes the Musqueam, Tsleil- , City of Coast Salish Coast Salish people Waututh (Burrard), Squamish, and Sto:Lo Wet'suwet'en First Nation, Lake , Village of Carrier people Nation, and Ts'il Kaz Wet'suwet'en People Wet-so-wet-en Koh(Burns Lake Band) College - all campuses and First Nations Coast Salish Coast Salish people

Cache Creek, Village of Bonaparte Nlaka'pamux Nlaka’pamux and Secwepemc Nations Ing-khla-kap-muh

We Wai Kai Nation, Wei Wai Kum First Campbell River, City of Laich-kwil-tach people Nation, , K'omoks Lee-quill-tock First Nation Ktunaxa Nation Ktunaxa Ktunaxa Nation Tun-ah-hah Castlegar, City of Ktunaxa and Okanagan peoples Okanagan, Ktunaxa Ktunaxa Nation O-kan-a-gan, Tun-ah-hah Cawston Okanagan people - Okanagan Okanagan (Syilx) O-kan-a-gan Pauquaachin First Nation, Tsartlip Indian Band, Tsartllip, Tsawout, Tseycum, , District of , Tseycum Indian Band, Coast Salish Pauquachin Hul'qumi'num Treaty Group She-whep-m, Ing-khla-kap-muh, O-kan- Chase, Village of Neskonlith, , Little Secwepemc, Nlaka'pamux, Okanagan Secwepemc people a-gan

Stz'uminus First Nation and the Coast Salish, Stz'uminus (Chemainus) Stz'uminus (Chemainus) Hul'qumi'num people Cherryville Okanagan and Shuswap peoples Chetwynd, District of First Nations Dunne-za Treaty 8 First Nations De-ney-za , City of Sto:lo traditional territory Coast Salish, Sto:lo Sto:lo people Clearwater, District of Secwepemc traditional territory Secwepemc Secwepemc She-whep-m High Bar, Creek Band, Bonaparte, Whispering Clinton, Village of Tsilhquot'in, Stl'atl'imc Secwepemc Chil-co-teen, Stat-liem Pines/Clinton, Tsilhqotin Nation

Coal Harbour First Nation

Coldstream, District of Okanagan Secwepemc and Okanagan O-kan-a-gan Colwood, City of Songhees, Hul'qumi'num Nuu-chal-nulth, Coast Salish Coast Salish people New-chan-lulth Komox First Nation, on the land of the , Town of Kwakwaka'wakw Ko'moks First Nation Kwak-wak-ya-wak Kwakwaka’wakw (Kwa-kwa-la) speaking peoples (best reference is Coast Kwikwetlem First Nation and Coast , City of Coast Salish kwee-kwet-lum ) Salish Peoples

K’omoks First Nation, on the land of the Courtenay, City of Kwakwaka'wakw K’omoks First Nation Kwak-wak-ya-wak , KO-mox Kwakwaka’wakw (Kwa-kwa-la) speaking peoples.

Cranbrook, City of Ktunaxa Nation Ktunaxa Ktunaxa Nation Tun-ah-hah Creston, Town of Ktunaxa Nation Ktunaxa Ktunaxa Nation Tun-ah-hah Crofton Halalt First Nations Coast Salish Ha-lalt , Sliammon First Nation, Cumberland, Village of Campbell River First Nation, Cape Mudge First Coast Salish K'omoks First Nation Comox Nation, Comox First Nation , City of Treaty 8 First Nations traditional territory Dunne-za Treaty 8 First Nations De-ney-za Delta, District of First Nation Coash Salish Coast Salish people Sah-wa-sen K’ómoks First Nation and Qualicum K’ómoks First Nation and Qualicum First Nation Ko-mox, Qwal-i-come First Nation

The Tribes, if the event is specific to and the Hul'qumi'num Duncan, City of Coast Salish hull-qui-mee-num Duncan, and exclusive of other Coast Salish people. people

Elkford, District of Ktunaxa Nation Ktunaxa Ktunaxa Nation Tun-ah-hah Neskonlith, Okanagan, Little Shuswap Indian Band, Enderby, City of Okanagan, Secwepemc O-kan-a-gan, She-whep-m Splatsin Esquimalt, of Songhees Coast Salish Esquimalt and Songhees Fernie, City of Ktunaxa Nation Ktunaxa Ktunaxa Nation Tun-ah-hah Coast Salish Kwantlen, Fort Nelson First Nation ( Tha' First Nation TT crosses over from into the FNFN TT) Prophet Fort Nelson First Nation, who are one Fort Nelson, Town of Dene-thah De-ney-ta River FN (another T8FN) and the Council of the Treaty 8 First Nations also overlap with Ft. Nelson Tl'azt'en Nation, , Nak'azdli Fort St. James, District of Sekani Nak’azdli Traditional Territory Sik-an-ee Band Fort St. John, City of Treaty 8 First Nations Dunne-za Treaty 8 First Nations De-ney-za , Village of Carrier Sekani people , Wet'suwet'en Da-kelh

Fruitvale, Village of Ktunaxa Nation, Okanagan people Okanagan, Ktunaxa Ktunaxa Nation O-kan-a-gan, Tun-ah-hah North Saanich Bands (Tsawout First Nation), Malahat First Nation, and the Coast Salish people Hul'qumi'num people North Saanich Bands (Tsawout First Nation), Malahat Ganges First Nation, Tsawwassen First Nation and the Coast Salish people Hul'qumi'num people , Town of Squamish First Nation Coast Salish Coast Salish people Golden, Town of Ktunaxa, Okanagan and Shuswap peoples Okanagan, Ktunaxa, Secwepemc Ktunaxa Nation O-kan-a-gan, She-whep-m, Tun-ah-hah Gold River, Village of Mowachaht/Muchalaht First Nation Nuu-chal-nulth Mowachaht/Muchalaht First Nation New-chan-lulth Grand Forks, City of Okanagan First Nation Okanagan Okanagan First Nation O-kan-a-gan , Village of Yekooche First Nation, First Nation Dakelh Stellat'en First Nation Da-kelh Greenwood, City of Okangan Indian Band Okanagan Okangan Indian Band O-kan-a-gan Sto:lo, Chehalis, , Peters Indian Harrison Springs, Village of Coast Salish, Sto:lo Sts’ailes (main) + Stó:lō First Nations Band, Union Bar , Village of and Wet’suwet’en peoples Wet'suwet'en, Gitxsan Gitxsan Wet-so-wet-en, Git-k-san Highlands, District of Songhees, Hul'qumi'num, North Saanich Bands Coast Salish Coast Salish Sto:lo people (but check nature of Chawathil First Nation , a member of the Sto:lo Tribal Hope, District of Coast Salish, Sto:lo event in case more specific ref. is Sha waw thill Council, and a Coast Salish people needed) Houston, District of Carrier Sekani and Wet-suwet'en peoples Wet'suwet'en Wet'suwet'en people Wet-so-wet-en , West Moberly First Hudson's Hope, District of Halfway River, West Moberly First Nations (Treaty 8) Dunne-za De-ney-za Nations , District of Ktunaxa Nation Ktunaxa Ktunaxa Nation Tun-ah-hah Indian Band, but Shuswap Nation Secwepemc peoples [She-whep-m], traditional territory if the event includes participation Kamloops, City of Secwepemc specifically the Tk'emlups Indian Band She-whep-m by other Shuswap bands. Or Secwepemc (She-WHEP- [Tay-come-loops] m) Nation , Village of Ktunaxa, Okanagan Okanagan, Ktunaxa O-kan-a-gan, Tun-ah-hah

Okanagan Nation (depending on location, could be , City of Okanagan Okanagan Nation O-kan-a-gan Westbank) (If UBC Okanagan then Okanagan Nation)

Kent, District of Sts’ailes + Stó:lō First Nations (depends on location) Coast Salish Coast Salish People Upper Similkameen Indian Band and Lower , Village of Similkameen Indian Band and/or Okanagan First Okaganan, Secwepemc Okanagan and Nlaka’pamux O-kan-a-gan, She-whep-m Nation Kimberley, City of Ktunaxa Nation Ktunaxa Ktunaxa Nation Tun-ah-hah , District of Haisla First Nation Haisla Haisla Hyzlah Ladner Close to Tssawwassen and Musequeam territory Coast Salish peoples Coast Salish , Hul'qumi'num Treaty Ladysmith, Town of Coast Salish Stz'uminus First Nation Group , District of West Bank First Nation, Okanagan Indian Band Okanagan Okanagan O-kan-a-gan , Town of Ditidaht, Hul'qumi'num Coast Salish Coast Salish peoples Langford, City of Songhees, Beecher Bay Coast Salish Lekwungen peoples Langley, City of Kwantlen First Nation, Coast Salish Coast Salish peoples

Tsawwassen First Nation (Coast Salish people), Langley, Township of Coast Salish Coast Salish peoples Sto:lo, Kwantlen

Lantzville, District of Coast Salish Nanoose (Snaw-Naw-As), Snuneymuxw Snaw-Naw As

Lillooet, District of , Tit'q'et, Tsilhqotin Nation Tsilhquot'in, Stl'atl'imc Stat’imc Nation Chil-co-teen, Stat-liem

Lions Bay, Village of Tsleil-Waututh, Squamish Band, Musqueam Nation Coast Salish Coast Salish peoples

Logan Lake, District of Okangan Indian Band, Kamloops Okanagan Nlaka’pamux and Secwepemc O-kan-a-gan Lumby, Village of Splatsin, Okanagan people Okanagan Okanagan Nation O-kan-a-gan , Village of Nlaka'pamux Lytton First Nation Ing-khla-kap-muh Tse’Khene (Sekani) peoples of the Mackenzie, District of Treaty 8 First Nations (disputed territory) McLeod Lake Indian band Maple Ridge, District of Kwantlen First Nation, Katzie First Nation Coast Salish Coast Salish peoples , Village of Council of the Haida Nation Haida Haida Nation Hydah Secwepemc people and Lheidli T'enneh McBride, Village of Lheidli T’enneh and Simpcw (North Thompson) Secwepemc She-whep-m Nation Nlaka’pamux Nation, including the Merritt, City of Nlaka'pamux Nation Nlaka'pumux Ing-khla-kap-muh Lower Indian Band , District of T'Souke, Beecher Bay, Songhees, Hul'qumi'num Nuu-chah-nulth, Coast Salish Coast Salish peoples New-chan-lulth Midway, Village of Okanagan Indian Band Okanagan Okanagan Nation O-kan-a-gan Mission, District of Sto:lo traditional territory Coast Salish, Sto:lo Sto:lo people Montrose, Village of Ktuxaxa Nation, Okanagan people Okanagan, Ktunaxa O-kan-a-gan, Tun-ah-hah Myra Okanagan Indian Band - Okanagan Peoples Okanagan Okanagan Nation O-kan-a-gan The Secwepemc, Ktunaxa and , Village of Ktuxaxa Nation, Okanagan people Okanagan, Ktunaxa O-kan-a-gan Okanagan peoples Coast Salish, specifically the , City of Snuneymuxw First Nation Coast Salish SUH –nay-moo Snuneymuxw First Nation Ktunaxa Nation (no FN in Nelson (the nearest is FN is Nelson, City of Ktunaxa Ktunaxa Nation Tu- NAH-ha in Creston - Lower Kootenay) New Aiyansh and the Nisga’a Nation Nisga'a Nisga’a Nation traditional territory Nis-gaa West Bank First Nation, Okanagan Indian Band, New , Village of Okanagan Okanagan Nation O-kan-a-gan Ktunaxa Nation , District of Gitxsan Hereditary Chiefs Gitxsan Git-k-san ( Indian Band) New Westminster, City of - JAG don't recommend acknowledging Qayqayt as a Coast Salish Coast Salish peoples separate FN Tsartlip, Tseycum, Tsawout, , District of Hul'qumi'num Coash Salish Pauquachin, Malahat North Saanich, District of North Saanich Bands, Hul'qumi'num Coast Salish Coast Salish peoples Coast Salish: Tsleil Waututh Nation around the Tsleil-Waututh (main), Squamish, and North , City of shores of Burrard Inland, but Squamish have claim in Coast Salish Musqueam First Nations (Coast Salish). North Van too, so use Coast Salish Coast Salish: Tsleil Waututh Nation around the Tsleil-Waututh (main), Squamish, and , District of shores of Burrard Inland, but Squamish have claim in Coast Salish Musqueam First Nations (Coast Salish). North Van too, so use Coast Salish Oak Bay, District of Hul'qumi'num, Songhees Coast Salish Coast Salish peoples

Osoyoos Indian Band, a member band of the Okanagan Nation Oliver, Town of Okanagan First Nation Okanagan Okanangan Nation O-kan-a-gan , Town of Okanagan First Nation and/or Okaganan Osoyoos Indian Band O-kan-a-gan Oyama Okanagan peoples Okanagan Okanagan O-kan-a-gan Qualicum First Nation and Sna’naw’as First Nation Coast Salish peoples and the Parksville, City of Coast Salish Snaw-Naw As (Nanoose First Nation) Sna’naw’as First Nation. Semiahmoo , District of Okanagan Indian Band, West Bank First Nation Okanagan Okanagan O-kan-a-gan Pemberton, Village of Coast Salish Indian Band, who are also a Penticton, City of Okanagan member first nation of the Okanagan O-kan-a-gan Nation , City of Katzie First Nation Coast Salish Coast Salish peoples , City of , Tseshaht Nuu-chah-nulth Hupacasath and Tseshaht New-chan-lulth , Village of Quatsino First Nation Kwakwaka'wakw Kwak-wak-ya-wak , Village of Council of the Haida Nation Haida Haida Nation Hydah Kwikwetlem First Nation (best reference is Coast , City of Coash Salish Coast Salish peoples Salish Peoples) Kitkatla First Nation, Laxkwalaams Indian Band, Port Edward, District of Kwakwaka'wakw Kwak-wak-ya-wak Metlakatla Band Kwakuitl First Nation and close to the , District of Kwakiutl, Namgis First Nation Kwakwaka'wakw modern day home of the Kwak-wak-ya-wak Gwa'sala'Nakwaxda'xw Namgis First Nation and Kwakiutl First Port McNeill, Town of Kwakiutl, Namgis First Nation, Mamalilikula Kwakwaka'wakw Kwak-wak-ya-wak , City of Coast Salish Peoples Coast Salish Coast Salish , Village of Lytton First Nation Dunne-za Lytton First Nation De-ney-za Sliammon First Nation, Hul'qumi'num, Homalco Powell River, City of Coast Salish Tla'amin Nation [tlah-AH-men] Indian Band Prince George is the core of Lheidli T enneh territory. PG is located on what was formally Prince George, City of Dakelh Lheidli T'enneh Da-kelh, clayt-clay ten-ay Lheidli T'enneh's village site (IR 1).

Coast peoples, including the Coast Tsimshian peoples (Metlakatla First Nation Prince Rupert, City of Tsimshian Metlakatla First Nation and Shim-she-an and Laxkw’alaams Indian Band) Laxkw’alaams Indian Band Upper Nicola, , Upper Princeton, Town of Nlaka'pamux Okanagan and Nlaka'pamux Nations Ing-khla-kap-muh Similkameen, Okanagan Indian Band Qualicum First Nation and Coast Salish , Town of Qualicum First Nation, Comox First Nation, Nanoose Coast Salish people Queen , Village of Territory of the Haida Nation Haida Haida Territory Hydah

Southern Carrier Nation (Red Bluff Band and Nazko Lhatko Dene [Lat-co Den-nay] Nation , City of Dekelh Da-kelh First Nation overlap areas) and Southern Dakelh [Da-kell] Nations

Radium Hot Springs, Village of Ktunaxa Nation Ktunaxa Ktunaxa Nation Tun-ah-hah Revelstoke, City of Ktunaxa Nation/Shuswap Nation Ktunaxa Secwepemc people Tun-ah-hah

Revelstoke - Glacier National Ktunaxa Nation, Okanagan Indian Band, Shuswap Tun-ah-hah, O-kan-a-gan Park Nation Coast Salish peoples. If specifically at Richmond, City of Musqueam Band Coash Salish YVR, lead with Coast Salish and then specify Musqueam people

Robson (Central Kootenay) Ktunaxa Nation and Okanagan Nation Ktunaxa Nation and Okanagan Nation

Rossland, City of Okanagan Indian Band Okanagan Okanagan Nation O-kan-a-gan Songhees, Lekwammen people, North Saanich Bands, Saanich, District of Coast Salish Coast Salish peoples Hul'qumi'num Salmo, Village of Ktunaxa Nation, Okanagan Indian Band Okanagan, Ktunaxa O-kan-a-gan, Tun-ah-hah Shuswap Nation traditional territory or Secwepemc Arm, City of Secwepemc Secwepemc people She-whep-m traditional territory. Sand Spit Haida Nation Comox First Nation, Cape Mudge First Nation, , Village of Coast Salish Coast Salish peoples Campbell River First Nation , District of Sechelt Indian Band Coast Salish Coast Salish peoples Sechelt, Indian Government Hul'qumi'num Coast Salish Coast Salish peoples , District of Shuswap Nation Secwepemc She-whep-m Sidney, Town of North Saanich Bands, Hul'qumi'num Coast Salish North Saanich Bands , Okanagan Indian Band, Silverton, Village of Okanagan, Ktunaxa O-kan-a-gan Ktunaxa Nation Skidegate Haida Westbank First Nation, Okanagan Indian Band, Slocan, Village of Okanagan, Ktunaxa O-kan-a-gan, Tun-ah-hah Ktunaxa Nation Smithers, Town of Moricetown, Office of the Wet'suwet'en Wet'suwet'en Wet'suwet'en Nation Wet-so-wet-en T'sou-ke First Nation and Scia'new First , District of Tsou-ke, Beecher Bay Nuu-chah-nulth New-chan-lulth Nation [Cheanuh] , Township of Splatsin, Okanagan Indian Band Okanagan Okanagan Nation O-kan-a-gan , District of Ktunaxa Nation Ktunaxa Ktunaxa Nation Tun-ah-hah Spuzzum Yale First Nation Nlaka'pamux Ing-khla-kap-muh Squamish, District of Squamish First Nation Coast Salish Coast Salish peoples Stewart, District of Nisga'a, Skii km Lax Ha Nisga'a Nis-gaa Summerland, District of Okanagan Indian Band, Penticton Band Okanagan Okanagan Nation O-kan-a-gan Surrey, City of , Kwantlen First Nation Coast Salish Coast Salish People , Village of Mowachaht/Muchalaht First Nation Nuu-chah-nulth New-chan-lulth Taylor, District of , Village of Moricetown, Office of the Wet'suwet'en Wet'suwet'en Wet'suwet'en Nation Wet-so-wet-en

Terrace, City of Kitselas Band and Kitsumkalum Band. Tsimshian Tsimshian people Sim-SHE-an

Tofino, District of Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation Nuu-chah-nulth Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation Tuh-LOW-kwee-ott

Trail, City of Ktunaxa Nation, Okanagan Indian Band Okanagan, Ktunaxa Ktunaxa Nation and Okanagan Nation O-kan-a-gan, Tun-ah-hah

Treaty 8, Saulteau First Nations, West Moberly First , District of Nations, McLeod Lake Indian Band Treaty #8 Dunne-za De-ney-za Adhesion and Settlement Agreement Maa-nulth Treaty of the , District of Nuu-chah-nulth New-chan-lulth Yuułuʔiłʔatḥ Traditional territory of the WSÁNEĆ, Lekwammen (Songhees) territory (Coast Salish University of Coast Salish Lkwungen, Wyomilth peoples of the people) Coast Salish Nation. UBC Okanagan Okanagan Nation University of British Musqueam, Sto:Lo, Tsleil-Waututh Coash Salish Musqueam , Village of Lheidli T’enneh and Simpcw (North Thompson) Secwepemc, Dakelh She-whep-m, Da-kelh YVR, lead with Coast Salish and then specify Vancouver Airport Coast Salish, Musqueam Nation Musqueam people (John Pyper Sept 17, 09) Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil- Musqueam = mus-kwee-um, Tsleil- Vancouver, City of Coast Salish people – goes for Coast Salish waututh First Nations waututh = Tslay-wha-tooth Coast Salish people (ensure event is not Vancouver (North Van) Coast Salish people on Squamish reserve before giving advice) Vancouver, UBC Coast Salish Musqueam Indian Band territory of the Saik’uz [Sake-ooz] First Vanderhoof, District of Carrier Sekani Tribal Council Dakelh Nation Vernon, City of Okanagan Nation Okanagan Okanagan Nation Recognition that the Legislative Assembly is in the traditional territory Victoria, City of Songhees and Esquimalt First Nations Coast Salish of the Lekwungen people - including La-kwung-en the Songhees and Esquimalt First Nations. 1 Victoria, Lekwungen speaking peoples and Lekwungen and W̱ SÁNEĆ peoples luh-kwun-gen, wuh-say-nech Interurban W̱ SÁNEĆ peoples.

Esquimalt, Songhees, Tsawout, Tsartlip, , Town of Coast Salish peoples Coast Salish Tseycum, Pauquachin (check nature of event for correct reference)

Warfield, Village of Ktunaxa Nation Ktunaxa Ktunaxa Nation Tun-ah-hah Southern Dakelh Nations: Lhtako Dene Red Bluff, , Nazko Indian Band, Tsilhqotin Wells, District of Tsilhqot'in, Dakelh First Nation. Northern Shuswap: Chil-co-tenn, Da-kelh Nation Xat’sull First Nation Westside, District of Westbank First Nation, Okanagan Indian Band Okanagan Okanagan Nation O-kan-a-gan

Shared territory of the Squamish Tsleil-Waututh, Sto:lo Nation, Squamish Band, , District of Coast Salish, Sto:lo (main), Tsleil-Waututh, and Musqueam Musqueam Nation First Nations (Coast Salish).

Coast Salish (Squamish) and Stl' atl' imc (Mount Whistler, Resort Municipality of Coast Salish Squamish and Lil’wat First Nations Currie), also called "Interior Salish" Tsawwassen First Nation, Sto:lo Nation, Semiahmoo, White Rock, City of Coast Salish, Sto:lo Coast Salish peoples Katzie, Hul'qumi'num

Williams Lake, City of Northern Secwepemc Secwepemc Secwepemc Nation She-whep-m Zeballos, Village of Ehattesaht Nuu-chah-nulth Nuuchanulth people New-chan-lulth