• The Sto꞉lo Nation Chiefs Council is a First Nations Tribal Council in the Fraser Valley region of the Canadian province of British Columbia that is the...
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    The Stó꞉lō have two elected tribal councils: the Sto꞉lo Nation Chiefs Council and the Stó꞉lō Tribal Council. Several bands belong to each council and...
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  • Canada information page Sto꞉lo Nation Chiefs Council Stó꞉lō Halkomelem List of tribal councils in British Columbia Stó꞉lō Tribal Council website v t e v t e...
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    the Lummi Nation adopted a new constitution which gave the Business Council broader powers. Since the late 20th century, the Lummi Nation has worked...
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    shíshálh Nation is governed by an elected Chief and Council. In she shashishalhem, the word for "chief" is hiwus, and the word for councilor is hihewus...
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    raise the flag. Musqueam chief Wayne Sparrow and then UBC president Santa Ono were in attendance. "Chief & Council". Musqueam Nation. "Profile table, Census...
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    Salish peoples (category First Nations in British Columbia)
    Pentlatch Puyallup Quinault Saanich scəẁaθən məsteyəxʷ (Tsawwassen First Nation) Shishalh (Sechelt or Shíshálh) Skokomish (Twana) Squamish Tillamook Sliammon...
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    Lummi Nation formally adopted a constitution in 1970, and is run by the Lummi Business Council, a democratically-elected eleven-member council which governs...
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    Duwamish have been historically called "chiefs," the Duwamish (along with other Puget Sound peoples) did not have chiefs. Rather, that term was bestowed upon...
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    Nuxalk (category First Nations in British Columbia)
    to as the Bella Coola, Bellacoola or Bilchula, are an Indigenous First Nation of the Pacific Northwest Coast, centred in the area in and around Bella...
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    W̱SÁNEĆ Leadership Council. W̱SÁNEĆ Nation. Retrieved 7 November 2023. "SENĆOŦEN Survival School". W̱SÁNEĆ School Board. W̱SÁNEĆ Nation. Retrieved 7 November...
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    Songhees (category First Nations in British Columbia)
    Their government is Songhees First Nation, a member of the Te'mexw Treaty Association and the Naut'sa Mawt Tribal Council. Their traditional language is Lekwungen...
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    election and term of office of chiefs and councillors of certain First Nations and the composition of council of those First Nations", Parliament of Canada,...
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    The Squamish Nation is a First Nations government of the Squamish people. The Squamish Nation government includes an elected council and an administrative...
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    forming their own government and seeking federal recognition as a sovereign nation. They received this on September 17, 1975. They also received a reservation...
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    Snuneymuxw First Nation Language Needs Assessment report of January 2009, published by the First Peoples' Heritage Language & Culture Council (FPHLCC), of...
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    2013. "Quinault Tribal Council." Quinault Indian Nation. Retrieved July 24, 2023. "People of the Quinault." Quinault Indian Nation. Retrieved September...
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    Canoe Club. Hereditary Chief John L. George was the longest serving elected Chief and founding member of the Union of BC Indian Chiefs, formed in 1969 against...
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    The Snoqualmie Tribe is governed by a Tribal constitution and an elected Council. The Tribe's governing structure includes building codes, health codes...
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  • confused with the Skway First Nation in the same area, which is a member of the Sto:lo Nation Chiefs Council, while the Skwah Nation is not. Indian Reserves...
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    Nuxalk Nation is the band government of the Nuxalk people of Bella Coola, British Columbia. It is a member of the Wuikinuxv-Kitasoo-Nuxalk Tribal Council, and...
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    appointing single "chiefs" as leaders of entire groups, noting the "difficulties in trying to control an indigenous population without strong chiefs and centralized...
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    relocate. To this day, the Skykomish are recognized as one of the founding nations of the Tulalip Tribes. In the mid-1800s prior to the treaty signing, the...
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  • Somena (category First Nations in Canada stubs)
    Island, British Columbia, Canada. The Somena were one of seven tribes or nations that were forced to amalgamate into one "band", named the Cowichan Tribes...
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  • Treaties: 1850-1854". Executive Council of British Columbia. 2009. Retrieved July 28, 2009. "ABOUT SȾÁUTW̱ FIRST NATION". Retrieved 6 April 2022. "Lands"...
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  • chiefs were assigned to preside over each reserve. Around the same time, some reserve lands were sold away from their respective families and chiefs,...
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  • Linguistics Circle 13 (1996): 11–20. Browner, Tara (2009). Music of the First Nations: Tradition and Innovation in Native North America. University of Illinois...
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    of the Kwakiutl District Council (the Quatsino First Nation, the Gwaʼsala-ʼNakwaxdaʼxw Nations, and the Tlatlasikwala Nation). The area referred to as...
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    Retrieved November 3, 2010. http://hood.hctc.com/~skok1/ The Skokomish Tribal Nation Elmendorf, William Welcome (1993). Twana narratives: native historical accounts...
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    Kwikwetlem First Nation. Retrieved February 14, 2024. "Our People". Kwikwetlem First Nation. Retrieved February 14, 2024. "Chief and Council". Kwikwetlem...
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