First Nations in British Columbia constitute the many First Nations governments and peoples in the Canadian province of British Columbia. They are represented by 202 band governments[1] and 23 tribal councils.[2]
Ethnic groups include the Haida, Coast Salish, Kwakwaka'wakw, Gitxsan, Tsimshian, Nisga'a and other examples of the Pacific Northwest Coast cultures, and also various Interior Salish and Athapaskan peoples, and also the Ktunaxa.[3]
List of band governments
Knowledge of languages

See also
References
Notes
Citations
- ↑"British Columbia region". Indigenous Services Canada. 2025-03-07. Retrieved 2025-04-08.
British Columbia (BC) is home to 202 First Nations, about one third of all First Nations in Canada.
- ↑"First Nation Profiles - List of Tribal Council". Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. 2008-11-14. Retrieved 2025-04-09.
- ↑Muckle, Robert J. (2014). The First Nations of British Columbia, Third Edition: An Anthropological Overview. UBC Press. pp. 142–149. ISBN 978-0-7748-2875-8.
- ↑"First Nations in BC". British Columbia Assembly of First Nations. Retrieved 2025-04-09.
- ↑"First Nation Profiles". Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. 2008-11-14. Retrieved 2025-04-09.
External links
- 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
Categories:
- First Nations in British Columbia
- Lists of populated places in British Columbia