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 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 Cariboo region farther to the north. The council is based in Kamloops, British Columbia.
Member governments
edit- Adams Lake Indian Band (Sexqeltqin)
- Tkʼemlúps te Secwépemc (T'Kemlups)
- Shuswap Indian Band (Kenpesq't, at Invermere)
- Skwlax te Secwepemculecw (Skwlax, at Chase)
- Neskonlith Indian Band, (Sk'etsin at Salmon Arm and Chase)
- Skeetchestn Indian Band, (at Savona)
- Spallumcheen Indian Band (Enderby)
- Bonaparte Indian Band (St'uxwtews, near Cache Creek)
- Whispering Pines/Clinton Indian Band (Pelltiq't, at Clinton)
- Simpcw First Nation (at Barriere)
Three Secwepemc bands do not belong to either the Shuswap Nation Tribal Council or the Northern Shuswap Tribal Council, these being the Esk'etemc First Nation, the High Bar First Nation (Llenlleney'ten) and the Ts'kw'aylaxw First Nation. The Ts'kw'aylaxw First Nation are also members of the Lillooet Tribal Council.
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