Out of a desire to acknowledge the Peoples of this region, there are links to local and island Nations’ websites compiled below. Please send a note if any of the links don’t work, if any names are incorrect, or to highlight Nations inadvertently missed on this page. Many thanks!
Esquimalt Nation/ Xwsepsum
Songhees Nation/ Lək̓ʷəŋən/ Lekwungen/ Lkwungen
Malahat Nation/ Málexeł (Thank-you to the Malahat Nation’s previous website for a number of the Salish web-links below)
Pauquachin Nation/ BOḰEĆEN
Tsartlip First Nation/ W̱JOȽEȽP
Tsawout First Nation/ SȾÁUTW
Tseycum First Nation/ W̱SIḴEM
Sc’ianew (Cheanuh)/ Beecher Bay First Nation
T’Sou-ke Nation
Ditidaht First Nation/ Diitiid7aa7tx
Pacheedaht First Nation
See the previous page for compiled links to some Local community initiatives, a few local Places, and some resources.
Island: Salish, Nuu-chah-nulth, K’ómoks, and Kwakwaka’wakw Nations
Cowichan Tribes/ Quw’utsun: Quamichan (Kwa’mutsun), Comiaken (Qw’umiyiqun), Koksilah (Xwulqw’selu), Somena (S’amuna’), Clemclemluts (Lhumlhumuluts’), Khenipsen (Xinupsum), Cowichan Bay (Tl’lulpalus)
Map of Island Nations (map was previously at: http://www.gov.bc.ca/arr/firstnation/maps/map_1.htm). Here is another map of island Nations . Halalt First Nation
Hul’qumi’num People
Lake Cowichan First Nation
Lyackson Mustimuhw
Penelakut
Qualicum First Nation
Snaw-naw-as/ Nanoose First Nation
Snuneymuxw First Nation
Stz’uminus First Nation (formerly known as Chemainus)
Naut’sa mawt Tribal Council
Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council
Ahousaht First Nation
Ditidaht First Nation
Ehattesaht/ Chinehkint
Hesquiaht First Nations
Hupacasath First Nation
Huu-ay-aht First Nations
Kyuquot / Checleseht
Mowachaht/ Muchalaht First Nation
Nuchatlaht First Nation
Tla-o-qui-aht First Nations
Toquaht Nation
Tseshaht First Nation/ Ts’ishaa7ath
Uchucklesaht Tribe
Yuułuʔiłʔatḥ/ Ucluelet First Nation
K’ómoks First Nation: Sathloot, Sasitla, Ieeksun, Puntledge, Cha’chae, and Tat’poos
The Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw
Gwa’sala-‘Nakwaxda’xw Nations
Kwakiutl District Council
Larger map used to be available via: http://www2.viu.ca/aboriginal/images/MapofBCFirstNations.jpg ‘Namgis First Nation
Quatsino First Nation
Tlatlasikwala Nation/ Tlatlasikwala, Nakumgilisala and Yutlinuk peoples
Tlowitsis Nation
We Wai Kai Nation
Wei Wai Kum First Nation
