List of Indian reserves in British Columbia facts for kids
The Government of Canada has established at least 316 reserves for First Nation band governments in its westernmost province of British Columbia. The majority of these reserves continue to exist while a number are no longer in existence.
Name | Government/band | Tribal council | Ethnic or national group | Communities/location | Comments | Population (2016) |
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Ahahswinis 1 | Hupacasath First Nation | Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council | Nuu-chah-nulth | Port Alberni | 119 | |
Ahaminaquus 12 | Mowachaht/Muchalaht First Nations | Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council | Nuu-chah-nulth | Gold River | Full list of Mowachath/Muchalaht reserves | 0 |
Ahous 16 | Ahousaht First Nation | Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council | Nuu-chah-nulth | Vargas Island, Clayoquot Sound | Full list of Ahousaht First Nation reserves | 622 |
Aitchelitch 9 | Aitchelitz First Nation | Sto:lo Nation | Sto:lo | Chilliwack | Full list of Aitchelitz reserves | 15 |
Alert Bay 1 | Namgis First Nation | Musgamagw Tsawataineuk Tribal Council | 'Namgis (Kwakwaka'wakw) | Alert Bay | 213 | |
Alert Bay 1A | Namgis First Nation | Musgamagw Tsawataineuk Tribal Council | 'Namgis (Kwakwaka'wakw) | Alert Bay | see 'Yalis / Full list of Namgis reserves | 252 |
Alexandria 1 | Alexandria First Nation | Tsilhqot'in National Government | Tsilhqot'in | Alexandria (S of Quesnel) | Full list of Alexandria reserves | 15 |
Alexandria 1A | Alexandria First Nation | Tsilhqot'in National Government | Tsilhqot'in | Alexandria (S of Quesnel) | Full list of Alexandria reserves | 0 |
Alexandria 3 | Alexandria First Nation | Tsilhqot'in National Government | Tsilhqot'in | Alexandria (S of Quesnel) | Full list of Alexandria reserves | 15 |
Alexandria 3A | Alexandria First Nation | Tsilhqot'in National Government | Tsilhqot'in | Alexandria (S of Quesnel) | Full list of Alexandria reserves | 5 |
Alexis 9 | Lower Similkameen Indian Band | Okanagan Nation Alliance | Syilx | 4 miles west of Keremeos | Full list of Lower Similkameen reserves | 10 |
Alkali Lake 1 | Alkali Lake Indian Band (Esketemc First Nation) | N/A | Secwepemc | Alkali Lake | Full list of Esketemc reserves | 328 |
Alkali Lake 4A | Alkali Lake Indian Band (Esketemc First Nation) | N/A | Secwepemc | Alkali Lake | Full list of Esketemc reserves | 10 |
Alkhili 2 | Taku River Tlingit | Daak Ka Tlingit Nation | Inland Tlingit | 2 miles E of Fourth of July Bay, Atlin Lake, 3 miles NE of Atlin | Complete list of Taku River Tlingit reserves | No Data |
Anacla 12 | Huu-ay-aht First Nations | Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council | Nuu-chah-nulth | Pacheena River, Barkley Sound | HQ at Bamfield / Full list of Huu-ay-aht reserves | 82 |
Anahim's Flat 1 | Tl'etinqox-t'in Government Office (Anaham Reserve First Nations) | Tsilhqot'in National Government | Tsilhqot'in | Alexis Creek, Chilcotin District | Indian and Northern Affairs Canada - Full list of Tl'etinqox-t'in reserves | 342 |
Anahim's Meadow | Tl'etinqox-t'in Government Office (Anaham Reserve First Nations) | Tsilhqot'in National Government | Tsilhqot'in | Alexis Creek, Chilcotin District | Indian and Northern Affairs Canada - Full list of Tl'etinqox-t'in reserves | 10 |
Anahim's Meadow 2A | Tl'etinqox-t'in Government Office (Anaham Reserve First Nations) | Tsilhqot'in National Government | Tsilhqot'in | Alexis Creek, Chilcotin District | Indian and Northern Affairs Canada - Full list of Tl'etinqox-t'in reserves | 0 |
Ashnola 10 | Lower Similkameen Indian Band | Okanagan Nation Alliance | Syilx | Ashnola | Full list of Lower Similkameen Indian Band reserves | 83 |
Ashcroft 4 | Ashcroft Indian Band | Nlaka'pamux Nation Tribal Council & Fraser Canyon Indian Administration | Nlaka'pamux | Ashcroft | 68 | |
Apsagayu 1A | Mamalilikulla-Qwe'Qwa'Sot'Em First Nation | Kwakiutl District Council | Kwakwaka'wakw | Shoal Harbour, Gilford Island | Complete list of Mamalilikulla-Qwe'Qwa'Sot'Em reserves | No Data |
Asahal Lake 2 | Williams Lake First Nation | Northern Shuswap Tribal Council | Secwepemc | 3 miles N of E end of Willams Lake (the lake) | Complete list of Williams Lake reserves | No Data |
Atlin-Teslin Indian Cemetery 4 | Taku River Tlingit | Daak Ka Tlingit Nation | Inland Tlingit | E shore Atlin Lake, 1 mile S of Atlin | Complete list of Taku River Tlingit reserves | No Data |
Aywawwis 15 | Union Bar First Nation | N/A | Sto:lo | on the Fraser River, N of the mouth of the Coquihalla River | Complete list of Union Bar reserves | No Data |
Bare Island 9 | Tsawout First Nation | Coast Salish | whole of Mandarte Island, head of Haro Strait | Complete list of Tsawout reserves | No Data | |
Becher Bay 1 | Beecher Bay First Nation | Coast Salish | near Metchosin/Sooke | Complete list of Beecher Bay reserves | 129 | |
Becher Bay 2 | Beecher Bay First Nation | Coast Salish | near Metchosin/Sooke | Complete list of Beecher Bay reserves | No Data | |
Bella Bella 1 | Heiltsuk | Waglisla | 1,019 | |||
Bella Coola 1 | Nuxalk Nation | Nuxalk | Bella Coola | 807 | ||
Blind Creek 6 | Lower Similkameen Indian Band | Okanagan Nation Alliance | Syilx | Keremeos | Full list of Lower Similkameen reserves | 26 |
Blind Creek 6A | Lower Similkameen Indian Band | Okanagan Nation Alliance | Syilx | Keremeos | Full list of Lower Similkameen reserves | No Data |
Blueberry River 205 | 197 | |||||
Bonaparte 3 | Bonaparte Indian Band | Shuswap Nation Tribal Council | Secwepemc | Cache Creek | Full list of Bonaparte First Nation reserves | 121 |
Bridge River 1 | Bridge River Indian Band | Lillooet Tribal Council | St'at'imc | Lillooet & Moha | 241 | |
Burns Lake 18 | Burns Lake Indian Band | Wet'suwet'en (Dakelh) | Burns Lake | 48 | ||
Burrard Inlet 3 | Tsleil-waututh First Nation | Coast Salish | North Vancouver | birthplace of Chief Dan George | 1,855 | |
Campbell River 11 | Campbell River First Nation | Kwakiutl District Council | Weywakum, Laich-kwil-tach (Kwakwaka'wakw) | Campbell River | 381 | |
Canim Lake 1 | Canim Lake Indian Band | Secwepemc | Canim Lake | 228 | ||
Canim Lake 2 | Canim Lake Indian Band | Secwepemc | Canim Lake | 5 | ||
Carpenter Mountain 15 | Williams Lake First Nation | Northern Shuswap Tribal Council | Secwepemc | near 156 Mile Post on the Old Cariboo Road (N of Williams Lake) | Complete list of Williams Lake reserves | No Data |
Cayoosh Creek 1 | Cayoose Creek Indian Band (Sek'welwas) | Lillooet Tribal Council | St'at'imc | Lillooet | 66 | |
Chawathil 4 | Chawathil First Nation | Stó:lō Tribal Council | Sto:lo | Katz (near Hope) | Complete list of Chawathil reserves | 186 |
Cheakamus 11, | Squamish Nation | N/A | Squamish | Squamish/Brackendale | Site of traditional village, Chiyakmesh. Full list of Squamish Nation reserves | 57 |
Cheam 1 | Cheam First Nation | Sto:lo Tribal Council | Sto:lo | Rosedale | Complete list of all Cheam reserves | 202 |
Chehalis 5 | Chehalis First Nation | N/A | Sts'Ailes | right bank of Harrison River, Chehalis | Complete list of all Chehalis reserves | 537 |
Chehalis 6 | Chehalis First Nation | N/A | Sts'Ailes | left bank of Harrison River, Chehalis, opposite Chehalis IR 5 | Complete list of all Chehalis reserves | No Data |
Chemainus 13 | Chemainus First Nation | Naut'sa mawt Tribal Council | Coast Salish | Chemainus | 735 | |
Chenahkint 12 | Ehattesaht First Nation | Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council | Nuu-chah-nulth | on Queens Cove, east shore of Port Eliza | Complete list of Ehattasaht reserves | 0 |
Cheslatta 1 | Cheslatta Indian Band | Dakelh | Cheslatta Lake | 84 | ||
Chilco Lake 1 | Xeni Gwetin First Nation | Tsilhqot'in National Government | Tsilhqot'in | Nemaia Valley | 5 | |
Chilco Lake 1A | Xeni Gwetin First Nation | Tsilhqot'in National Government | Tsilhqot'in | Nemaia Valley | 25 | |
Chilhil 6 | Fountain Indian Band | Lillooet Tribal Council | St'at'imc | Fountain Valley/Lillooet Country | Full list of all Xaxli'p (Fountain) reserves | 70 |
Chimney Creek 5 | Williams Lake First Nation | Northern Shuswap Tribal Council | Secwepemc | left bank of Frser River at mouth of Chimney Creek | Complete list of Williams Lake reserves | No Data |
Chopaka 7 & 8 | Lower Similkameen Indian Band | Okanagan Nation Alliance | Syilx | Chopaka (S of Keremeos) | Full list of Lower Similkameen reserves | 81 |
Chuchuwayha 2 | Upper Similkameen First Nation | Okanagan Nation Alliance | Okanagan | Hedley | Complete list of Upper Similkameen reserves | 58 |
Chuchuwayha 2C | Upper Similkameen First Nation | Okanagan Nation Alliance | Okanagan | 4 miles southwest of Hedley | Complete list of Upper Similkameen reserves | No Data |
Coldwater 1 | Coldwater Indian Band | Nicola Tribal Association | Scw'exmx (Nlaka'pamux) | Merritt | 318 | |
Cole Bay 3 | Pauquachin First Nation | Coast Salish | Cole Bay, Saanich Inlet | Complete list of Pauquachin reserves | 332 | |
Columbia Lake 3 | ?Akisq'nuk First Nation (Columbia Lake Indian Band) | Ktunaxa Kinbasket Tribal Council | Ktunaxa | Columbia Lake/Canal Flats | Complete list of ?Akisq'nuk reserves | 140 |
Comox 1 | K'ómoks First Nation | Kwakiutl District Council | Comox/Kwakwaka'wakw | Comox | 222 | |
Compton Island 6 | Mamalilikulla-Qwe'Qwa'Sot'Em First Nation | Kwakiutl District Council | Kwakwaka'wakw | all of Compton Island, between Harbledown and Swanson Islands | Complete list of Mamalilikulla-Qwe'Qwa'Sot'Em reserves | No Data |
Coquitlam 1 | Kwikwetlem First Nation | Sto:lo | Coquitlam | Complete list of Kwikwetlem reserves | 54 | |
Coquitlam 2 | Kwikwetlem First Nation | Sto:lo | Coquitlam | Complete list of Kwikwetlem reserves | 0 | |
Cowichan Lake 1 | Cowichan Tribes | Quw'utsun (Coast Salish) | Cowichan Lake | |||
Cowichan 1 | Cowichan Tribes | Duncan | ||||
Cowishil 1 | Uchucklesaht First Nation | Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council | Nuu-chah-nulth | Burroughs Point, west entrance of Uchucklesit Harbour, Barkley Sound | Complete list of Uchucklesaht reserves | |
Creston 1 | Ktunaxa Kinbasket Tribal Council | Ktunaxa | Creston | |||
Cumshewas 7 | Council of the Haida Nation | Haida | Cumshewa | |||
Dease River 1 | Kaska Tribal Council | Kaska Dena | Dease Lake Post | |||
Deep Creek 2 | Soda Creek/Deep Creek Indian Band | Northern Shuswap Tribal Council | Secwepemc | |||
Dog Creek 1 | Canoe Creek/Dog Creek First Nation | Northern Shuswap Tribal Council | Secwepemc | Dog Creek/Gang Ranch | ||
Doig River 206 | ||||||
Dolphin Island 1 | ||||||
Douglas Lake 3 | Douglas Lake First Nation | Nicola Tribal Association | Scw'exmx (Nlaka'pamux) | Douglas Lake/Merritt | ||
Dry Salmon 7 | Fountain Indian Band | Lillooet Tribal Council | St'at'imc | Lillooet, at the Bridge River Fishing Grounds | Full list of all Xaxli'p (Fountain) reserves | |
East Moberly Lake 169 | ||||||
East Saanich 2 | Tsawout First Nation | Coast Salish | north shore of Saanichton Bay, North Saanich | Complete list of Tsawout reserves | ||
Ehatis 11 | Ehattesaht First Nation | Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council | Nuu-chah-nulth | head of Zeballos Arm, Esperanza Inlet | Complete list of Ehattasaht reserves | |
Elhlateese 2 | Uchucklesaht First Nation | Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council | Nuu-chah-nulth | head of Uchucklesit Harbour, Barkley Sound | Complete list of Uchucklesaht reserves | |
Enderby 2 | Armstrong First Nation | Okanagan Nation Alliance | Okanagan people (Sylix) | Enderby | ||
Esquimalt 1 | Esquimalt First Nation | Coast Salish | Esquimalt | |||
Finlay Bay 21 | McLeod Lake First Nation | Sekani | McLeod Lake | |||
Fish Lake 7 | Fountain Indian Band | Lillooet Tribal Council | St'at'imc | Fountain Valley/Lillooet Country | Full list of all Xaxli'p (Fountain) reserves | |
Five Mile 3 | Williams Lake First Nation | Northern Shuswap Tribal Council | Secwepemc | 4 miles N of 150 Mile House | Complete list of Williams Lake reserves | |
Five Mile Point 3 | Taku River Tlingit | Daak Ka Tlingit Nation | Inland Tlingit | at Five Mile Point, E shore Atlin Lake, S of Atlin | Complete list of Taku River Tlingit reserves | |
Fort George (Shelly) 2 | Lheidli T'enneh (Dakelh) | Prince George | ||||
Fort Nelson 2 | ||||||
Fort Ware 1 | Kwadacha First Nation | Kaska Tribal Council | Fort Ware (Kwadacha) | |||
Fountain 1 | Fountain Indian Band | Lillooet Tribal Council | St'at'imc | Fountain/Lillooet | traditional village Cacli'p or Xaxli'p Full list of all Xaxli'p (Fountain) reserves |
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Fountain 1A | Fountain Indian Band | Lillooet Tribal Council | St'at'imc | Fountain/Lillooet | traditional village Cacli'p or Xaxli'p Full list of all Xaxli'p (Fountain) reserves |
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Fountain 1B | Fountain Indian Band | Lillooet Tribal Council | St'at'imc | Fountain/Lillooet | traditional village Cacli'p or Xaxli'p Full list of all Xaxli'p (Fountain) reserves |
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Fountain 1C | Fountain Indian Band | Lillooet Tribal Council | St'at'imc | Fountain/Lillooet | traditional village Cacli'p or Xaxli'p Full list of all Xaxli'p (Fountain) reserves |
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Fountain 1D | Fountain Indian Band | Lillooet Tribal Council | St'at'imc | Fountain/Lillooet | traditional village Cacli'p or Xaxli'p Full list of all Xaxli'p (Fountain) reserves |
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Fountain 2 | Fountain Indian Band | Lillooet Tribal Council | St'at'imc | Fountain/Lillooet | traditional village Cacli'p or Xaxli'p Full list of all Xaxli'p (Fountain) reserves |
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Fountain 3 | Fountain Indian Band | Lillooet Tribal Council | St'at'imc | Fountain/Lillooet | traditional village Cacli'p or Xaxli'p Full list of all Xaxli'p (Fountain) reserves |
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Fountain 3A | Fountain Indian Band | Lillooet Tribal Council | St'at'imc | Fountain/Lillooet | traditional village Cacli'p or Xaxli'p Full list of all Xaxli'p (Fountain) reserves |
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Fountain 4 | Fountain Indian Band | Lillooet Tribal Council | St'at'imc | Fountain Valley/Lillooet Country | Full list of all Xaxli'p (Fountain) reserves | |
Fountain 9 | Fountain Indian Band | Lillooet Tribal Council | St'at'imc | Fountain/Lillooet | traditional village Cacli'p or Xaxli'p Full list of all Xaxli'p (Fountain) reserves |
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Fountain 10 | Fountain Indian Band | Lillooet Tribal Council | St'at'imc | Fountain/Lillooet | traditional village Cacli'p or Xaxli'p Full list of all Xaxli'p (Fountain) reserves |
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Fountain 11 | Fountain Indian Band | Lillooet Tribal Council | St'at'imc | Fountain/Lillooet | traditional village Cacli'p or Xaxli'p Full list of all Xaxli'p (Fountain) reserves |
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Fountain 12 | Fountain Indian Band | Lillooet Tribal Council | St'at'imc | Fountain Valley/Lillooet Country | Full list of all Xaxli'p (Fountain) reserves | |
Fountain Creek 8 | Fountain Indian Band | Lillooet Tribal Council | St'at'imc | Fountain Valley/Lillooet Country | Full list of all Xaxli'p (Fountain) reserves | |
Fraser Island 6 | Beecher Bay First Nation | Coast Salish | near Metchosin/Sooke | Complete list of Beecher Bay reserves | ||
Fulford Harbour 5 | Tsawout First Nation | Coast Salish | Fulford Harbour, Saltspring Island | Complete list of Tsawout reserves | ||
Gitanmaax 1 | Hereditary Chiefs of the Gitxsan | Gitxsan | Hazelton | |||
Gitanyow 1 | Gitxsan | |||||
Gitsegukla 1 | Gitxsan | Gitsegucla | ||||
Gitwangak 1 | Gitxsan | Kitwanga | ||||
Gitwinksihlkhw 7 | ||||||
Goldstream 3 | Pauquachin First Nation | Coast Salish | mouth of Goldstream River, head of Finlayson Arm (Saanich Inlet) | Complete list of Pauquachin reserves | ||
Goldstream 13 | Tsawout First Nation | Coast Salish | south end of Finlayson Arm, Saanich Inlet, at mouth of Goldstream River | Complete list of Tsawout reserves | ||
Gordon River 2 | ||||||
Grass 15 | see comments | Sto:lo | 3.5 miles SE of Chilliwack | Complete list of bands on this reserve (9 in total) | ||
Grassy Island 7 | Ehattesaht First Nation | Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council | Nuu-chah-nulth | Grassy Island, south side of entrance to Kyuquot Sound | Complete list of Ehattasaht reserves | |
Greenwood Island 3 | Chawathil First Nation | Stó:lō Tribal Council | Sto:lo | (near Hope) | Complete list of Chawathil reserves | |
Gwayasdums 1 | ||||||
Hagwilget 1 | Hagwilget Village Council | Hereditary Chiefs of the Wet'suwet'en | Hagwilget | |||
Halalt 2 | Halalt First Nation | Naut'sa mawt Tribal Council | Coast Salish | |||
Halfway River 168 | ||||||
Hanatsa 6 | ||||||
Hatch Point 12 | Pauquachin First Nation | Coast Salish | west shore of Saanich Inlet | Complete list of Pauquachin reserves | ||
Hecate 17 | Ehattesaht First Nation | Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council | Nuu-chah-nulth | east shore of Esperanza Inlet | Complete list of Ehattasaht reserves | |
Hesquis 10A | Ehattesaht First Nation | Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council | Nuu-chah-nulth | Graveyard Bay, north shore of Experanza Inlet | Complete list of Ehattasaht reserves | |
High Bar 1 | High Bar First Nation | N/A | Secwepemc | High Bar (60 km N of Lillooet) | ||
Hoke Point 10B | Ehattesaht First Nation | Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council | Nuu-chah-nulth | W shore of Graveyard Bay, N shore of Experanza Inlet | Complete list of Ehattasaht reserves | |
Homalco 9 | Homalco First Nation | Naut'sa mawt Tribal Council | Mainland Comox | |||
Hope Island 1 | Hope Island | |||||
Hopetown 10A | Kwakwaka'wakw | |||||
Houpsitas 6 | ||||||
Inklyuhkinatko 2 | ||||||
Iskut 6 | Iskut First Nation | Tahltan Nation | Tahltan | |||
Ittatsoo 1 | ||||||
James Louie 3A | Williams Lake First Nation | Northern Shuswap Tribal Council | Secwepemc | 4 miles N of 150 Mile House, adjoining Five Mile IR 3 | Complete list of Williams Lake reserves | |
Jennings River 8 | Taku River Tlingit | Daak Ka Tlingit Nation | Inland Tlingit | E shore Teslin Lake at mouth of Jennings River | Complete list of Taku River Tlingit reserves | |
Kahmoose 4 | Boothroyd First Nation | Fraser Thompson Indian Services Society | Nlaka'pamux | 1.4 mile north of mouth of Jamies Creek onto Fraser River (near Boothroyd (Fraser Canyon)) | ||
Kamloops 1 | Kamloops Indian Band | Shuswap Nation Tribal Council | Secwepemc | Kamloops | ||
Kanaka Bar 1A | Kanaka Bar First Nation | Fraser Canyon Indian Administration | Nlaka'pamux | Kanaka Bar | ||
Kanaka Bar 2 | Kanaka Bar First Nation | Fraser Canyon Indian Administration | Nlaka'pamux | Kanaka Bar | ||
Katit 1 | ||||||
Katzie 1 | Katzie First Nation | Katzie/Sto:lo | Pitt Meadows | |||
Kawkawa Lake 16 | Union Bar First Nation | N/A | Sto:lo | SE shore of Kawkawa Lake, Hope | Complete list of Union Bar reserves | |
Keremeos Forkst 12 & 12A | Lower Similkameen Indian Band | Okanagan Nation Alliance | Syilx | 6-7 miles north of Keremeos | Full list of Lower Similkameen reserves | |
Kincolith 14 | Gingolx | Nisga'a Lisims (non-TC) | Nisga'a | Gingolx | ||
Kippase 2 | ||||||
Kispiox 1 | ||||||
Kitamaat 2 | Haisla Nation | Haisla | Kitimat | 525 | ||
Kitasoo 1 | Kitasoo First Nation | Kitasoo/Xai’Xais Nation | Kitasoo/Xai’Xais | Klemtu, British Columbia | ||
Kitlope Indian Reserve No. 16 | Henaksiala or Kitlope or Gitlope group of the Haisla | at the mouth of the Kitlope River, south of Kitimat | ||||
Kitsumkaylum 1 | Gitxsan | |||||
Klaklacum 12 | Union Bar First Nation | N/A | Sto:lo | on the Fraser River, 3 miles N of Hope | Complete list of Union Bar reserves | |
Klitsis 16 | Ehattesaht First Nation | Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council | Nuu-chah-nulth | east shore of Espinosa Arm, Esperanza Inlet | Complete list of Ehattasaht reserves | |
Kluskus 1 | Dakelh | |||||
Kootenay 1 | Ktunaxa | |||||
Kopchitchin 2 | ||||||
Kulkaya (Hartley Bay) 4 | Gitga'at First Nation | n/a | Gitga'ata (Tsimshian) | Hartley Bay, Wright Sound, North Coast | ||
Kulkaya (Hartley Bay) 4A | n/a | Gitga'ata (Tsimshian) | Hartley Bay, Wright Sound, North Coast | |||
Kulspai 6 | ||||||
Kumcheen 1 | Lytton First Nation | N/A | Nlaka'pamux | Lytton | see Camchin | |
Kuper Island 7 | Penelakut | |||||
Kwawkwawapilt 6 | Kwaw-kwaw-Apilt First Nation | Sto:lo Tribal Council | Sto:lo | 1 mile SW of Chilliwack | Complete list of Kwaw-kwaw-Apilt reserves | |
Lachkaltsap 9 | ||||||
Lakahahmnen 11 | Leq' a: mel First Nation | Sto:lo | Nicomen Island | |||
Lamb Island 5 | Beecher Bay First Nation | Coast Salish | near Metchosin/Sooke | Complete list of Beecher Bay reserves | ||
Langley 2 | Kwantlen First Nation | Sto:lo Tribal Council | Sto:lo | right bank of Stave River, 1 mile N of Fraser River (Ruskin | Complete list of all Kwantlen reserves | |
Langley 3 | Kwantlen First Nation | Sto:lo Tribal Council | Sto:lo | island a mouth of Stave River at Fraser River (Ruskin | Complete list of all Kwantlen reserves | |
Langley 4 | Kwantlen First Nation | Sto:lo Tribal Council | Sto:lo | left bank of mouth of Stave River at Fraser River (Ruskin | Complete list of all Kwantlen reserves | |
Langley 5 | Kwantlen First Nation | Sto:lo Tribal Council | Sto:lo | right (north) bank of Fraser River, 2 miles NE of Fort Langley (Albion | Complete list of all Kwantlen reserves | |
Lax Kw'alaams 1 | Tsimshian | |||||
Liard River 3 | ||||||
Lillooet 1 | T'it'q'et First Nation (Lillooet Indian Band) | Lillooet Tribal Council | St'at'imc | Lillooet | ||
Long Neck Island 9 | Beecher Bay First Nation | Coast Salish | near Metchosin/Sooke | Complete list of Beecher Bay reserves | ||
Lower Similkameen 2 | Lower Similkameen Indian Band | Okanagan Nation Alliance | Syilx | near Cawston | Full list of Lower Similkameen reserves | |
Lulu 5 | Upper Similkameen First Nation | Okanagan Nation Alliance | Okanagan | 13 miles east of Princeton | Complete list of Upper Similkameen reserves | |
Lyacksun 3 | Lyackson First Nation | Naut'sa mawt Tribal Council | Coast Salish | Valdes Island (near Chemainus) | Complete list of Lyackson reserves | |
McKillan Island 6 | Kwantlen First Nation | Sto:lo Tribal Council | Sto:lo | McMillan Island (Fort Langley | Complete list of all Kwantlen reserves | |
McDonald Lake 1 | Taku River Tlingit | Daak Ka Tlingit Nation | Inland Tlingit | at N end of McDonald Lake, 12 miles NE of Atlin | Complete list of Taku River Tlingit reserves | |
Macoah 1 | ||||||
Malachan 11 | ||||||
Malahat 11 | Malahat First Nation | Naut'sa mawt Tribal Council | Coast Salish | Malahat | ||
Mahmalillikullah 7 | Mamalilikulla-Qwe'Qwa'Sot'Em First Nation | Kwakiutl District Council | Kwakwaka'wakw | west end of Village Island and three islands offshore there | Complete list of Mamalilikulla-Qwe'Qwa'Sot'Em reserves | |
Marktosis 15 | Nuu-chah-nulth | |||||
Masset 1 | Masset Indian Band (Old Masset Village Council) | Haida Nation | Haida | Masset | "Old Masset" | |
Matsqui Main 2 | ||||||
McLeod Lake 1 | McLeod Lake First Nation | McLeod Lake | ||||
McMillan Island 6 | Kwantlen Nation | Sto:lo | Fort Langley | |||
Mission 1 | Squamish Nation | N/A | Squamish | North Vancouver | see Esla7an | |
Mount Currie 6 | Mount Currie Indian Band | Lillooet Tribal Council | Lil'wat (St'at'imc) | Mount Currie-Pemberton | ||
Musqueam 2 | ||||||
Nak'azdli | ||||||
Nanaimo Town 1 | ||||||
Nanoose Indian Reserve 0 | Nanoose First Nation | Naut'sa mawt Tribal Council | ||||
Narcisse's Farm 4 | Lower Similkameen Indian Band | Okanagan Nation Alliance | Syilx | near Cawston | Full list of Lower Similkameen reserves | |
Nautley (Fort Fraser) 1 | Dakelh | Fort Fraser | ||||
Nazco 20 | Nazko First Nation | Dakelh | Nazko | |||
Nequatque 2 | N'Quatqua First Nation (Anderson Lake Indian Band) | Lower Stl'atl'imx Tribal Council | St'at'imc | D'Arcy (Anderson Lake) | traditional village N'Quatqua | |
Neskonlith 1 | ||||||
New Aiyansh 1 | Nisga'a Lisims (non-TC) | Nisga'a | ||||
New Songhees 1a | Songhees First Nation | Lekwungen/Songish, Coast Salish | Esquimalt (formerly in Victoria) | The original Songhees reserve was on Victoria's Inner Harbour, the land-allotment moved to Esquimalt in recent years | ||
Shingle Point 4 | Lyackson First Nation | Naut'sa mawt Tribal Council | Coast Salish | Valdes Island (near Chemainus) | Complete list of Lyackson reserves | |
Nicola Hamlet 1 | Nicola Tribal Association | |||||
Nicomen 1 | ||||||
Nine Mile 4 | Upper Similkameen First Nation | Okanagan Nation Alliance | Okanagan | on left bank of the Similkameen River | Complete list of Upper Similkameen reserves | |
Nooaitch 10 | ||||||
North Tacla Lake 7 | ||||||
North Thompson 1 | Simpcw | Shuswap Nation Tribal Council | Secwepemc | Chu Chua, N of Barriere | 724 | |
Nuuautin 2 | ||||||
Oclucje 7 | ||||||
Ohamil 1 | Sto:lo | Chilliwack | ||||
Okanagan 1 | Okanagan Indian Band | Okanagan Nation Alliance | Okanagan | Vernon | ||
Oke 10 | Ehattesaht First Nation | Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council | Nuu-chah-nulth | between Zeballos and Espinosa Arms, Esperanza Inlet | Complete list of Ehattasaht reserves | |
One Mile 6 | Upper Similkameen First Nation | Okanagan Nation Alliance | Okanagan | 10 miles north of Princeton | Complete list of Upper Similkameen reserves | |
Opitsat 1 | Nuu-chah-nulth | Opitsaht (Tofino) | ||||
Oregon Jack Creek 3 | Oregon Jack Creek Indian Band | Nlaka'pamux Nation Tribal Council | Nlaka'pamux | Ashcroft | ||
Osoyoos 1 | Osoyoos Indian Band | Okanagan Nation Alliance | Okanagan | Osoyoos & Oliver | widely leased for vineyards (40% of all grapes in the Okanagan) | |
Palling 1 | Wet'suwet'en First Nation (Broman Lake Band) | Hereditary Chiefs of the Wet'suwet'en (non-TC) | ||||
Papsilqua 13 | Shackan First Nation | Nicola Tribal Association | Sxe'xn'x (Nlaka'pamux) | on banks of Papsilaqu and Skuhun Creeks, in lower Nicola River valley SE of Spences Bridge | Complete list of Shackan reserves | |
Pavilion 1 | Pavilion Indian Band (Ts'kwaylaxw First Nation) | Lillooet Tribal Council/Shuswap Nation Tribal Council | St'at'imc & Secwepemc | Pavilion, British Columbia | ||
Pekw'Xwe:yles (Peckquaylis) | see comments | Sto:lo/Sts'Ailes | Hatzic/Mission | Complete list of bands on this reserve (21 in total); formerly St. Mary's Indian Residential School | ||
Pender Island 8 | Tsawout First Nation | Coast Salish | Hay Point, west side of South Pender Island | Complete list of Tsawout reserves | ||
Penticton 1 | Penticton Indian Band | Okanagan Nation Alliance | Okanagan | Penticton | ||
Peters 1 | Peters Indian Band | Sto:lo | on left bank of Fraser River, 2.5 miles downstream from Laidlaw (near Hope) | Complete list of Peters reserves | ||
Peters 1A | Peters Indian Band | Sto:lo | on left bank of Fraser River, opposite the north end of Sea Bird Island | Complete list of Peters reserves | ||
Peters 2 | Peters Indian Band | Sto:lo | west half of Wadsworth Island in the Fraser River, just NE of Sea Bird Island (near Ruby Creek | Complete list of Peters reserves | ||
Popkum 1 | Popkum First Nation | Sto:lo Nation | Sto:lo | Popkum | Complete list of Popkum reserves | |
Popkum 2 | Popkum First Nation | Sto:lo Nation | Sto:lo | Popkum | Complete list of Popkum reserves | |
Portier Pass 5 | Lyackson First Nation | Naut'sa mawt Tribal Council | Coast Salish | Valdes Island (near Chemainus) | Complete list of Lyackson reserves | |
Prophet River 4 | Prophet River First Nation | Treaty 8 Tribal Association | Mile Post 234, Prophet River Settlement (Fort Nelson region) | sole reserve of this First Nation | ||
Puckatholetchin 11 | Union Bar First Nation | N/A | Sto:lo | right bank of Fraser River, 4 miles north of Hope | Complete list of Union Bar reserves | |
Quaaout 1 | ||||||
Quaee 7 | ||||||
Qualicum | Qualicum First Nation | Qualicum | ||||
Quatlenemo 5 | Fountain Indian Band | Lillooet Tribal Council | St'at'imc | Fountain Valley/Lillooet Country | Full list of all Xaxli'p (Fountain) reserves | |
Quatsino Subdivision 18 | Quatsino First Nation | Kwakiutl District Council | Kwakwaka'wakw | Quatsino Sound | ||
Quesnel 1 | ||||||
Quinsam 12 | Campbell River Indian Band | Kwakiutl District Council | Weywakum Laich-kwil-tach (Kwakwaka'wakw) | Campbell River | ||
Range 13 | Lower Similkameen Indian Band | Okanagan Nation Alliance | Syilx | near Cawston | Full list of Lower Similkameen reserves | |
Redstone Flat 1 | Tsilhqot'in National Government | Tsi Del Del (Tsilhqot'in00) | Redstone (Hanceville) | |||
Refuge Cove 6 | ||||||
Ruby Creek 2 | Ruby Creek First Nation | Sto:lo | Agassiz | |||
Tatchu 13 | Ehattesaht First Nation | Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council | Nuu-chah-nulth | on Tatchu Point, west entrance to Esperanza Inlet | Complete list of Ehattasaht reserves | |
Tatchu 13A | Ehattesaht First Nation | Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council | Nuu-chah-nulth | on Tatchu Point, west entrance to Esperanza Inlet | Complete list of Ehattasaht reserves | |
S1/2 Tsimpsean 2 | Tsimshian | |||||
Saaiyouck 6 | ||||||
Sachteen 2 | ||||||
Sahhaltkum 4 | ||||||
St. Mary's 1A | see comments | Shuswap Nation Tribal Council/Ktunaxa Kinbasket Tribal Council | Secwepemc | at St. Eugene Mission, 6 miles north of Cranbrook | Complete list of First Nations on this reserve | |
San Jose 6 | Williams Lake First Nation | Northern Shuswap Tribal Council | Secwepemc | at west end (outlet) of Williams Lake (the lake) | Complete list of Williams Lake reserves | |
Saturna Island 7 | Tsawout First Nation | Coast Salish | east point of Saturna Island at entrance to Strait of Georgia | Complete list of Tsawout reserves | ||
Schelowat 1 | Skwah First Nation | Sto:lo | 5 miles east of Chilliwack | Complete list of all Skwah reserves | ||
Schkam 2 | Chawathil First Nation | Stó:lō Tribal Council | Sto:lo | Haig (near Hope) | Complete list of Chawathil reserves | |
Seabird Island | Seabird Island First Nation | Sto:lo | Agassiz | |||
Sechelt Band Lands (Sechelt) 2 | see Sechelt Indian Band | |||||
Semiahmoo Indian Reserve | Semiahmoo First Nation | N/A | Semiahmoo people | White Rock | ||
Shackan 11 | Shackan First Nation | Nicola Tribal Association | Sxe'xn'x (Nlaka'pamux) | on Nicola River 12 miles from confluence with the Thompson | Complete list of Shackan reserves | |
Shingle Point 4 | Lyackson First Nation | Naut'sa mawt Tribal Council | Coast Salish | Valdes Island (near Chemainus) | Complete list of Lyackson reserves | |
Shuswap Indian Reserve | Shuswap Indian Band | Shuswap Nation Tribal Council/Ktunaxa Kinbasket Tribal Council | Secwepemc | Invermere | Complete list of Shuswap Indian Band reserves (2 only) | |
Sik-e-dakh 2 | ||||||
Silver Salmon Lake 7 | Taku River Tlingit | Daak Ka Tlingit Nation | Inland Tlingit | on Silver Salmon River at east end of Kuthai Lake, E of S end of Atlin Lake | Complete list of Taku River Tlingit reserves | |
Sim Creek 5 | ||||||
Siska Flat 3 | Siska Indian Band | Nlaka'pamux | Siska | |||
Skahwalum 10 | Union Bar First Nation | N/A | Sto:lo | on the right bank of the Fraser River, 5 miles N of Hope | Complete list of Union Bar reserves | |
Skedans 8 | [ | Council of the Haida Nation | Haida | Skedans | ||
Skeetchestn | ||||||
Skidegate 1 | Skidegate First Nation | Haida Nation | Haida | Skidegate | ||
Skins Lake 16a | ||||||
Skookumchuck 4 | Skatin First Nation | In-SHUCK-ch Nation/Lower Stl'atl'imx Tribal Council | Stl'atl'imx | Skookumchuck Hot Springs | ||
Skowkale 10 | Skowkale First Nation | Sto:lo | Chilliwack | |||
Skumalasph 16 | Skwah First Nation | Sto:lo | 6 miles NW of Chilliwack | Complete list of all bands on this reserve (5 in total) | ||
Skwah 4 | Skwah First Nation | N/A | Sto:lo | west of and adjoining Chilliwack | Complete list of all Skwah reserves | |
Skwahla 2 | Skwah First Nation | N/A | Sto:lo | 1 mile NE of Chilliwack | Complete list of all Skwah reserves | |
Skwali 3 | Skwah First Nation | N/A | Sto:lo | NW of and at Chilliwack | Complete list of all Skwah reserves | |
Skway 5 | Skway First Nation | Sto:lo | 2 miles NW of Chilliwack | Complete list of Skway reserves | ||
Sliammon 1 | Sliammon First Nation | Mainland Comox | Powell River | |||
Slosh 1 | Seton Lake Indian Band | Lillooet Tribal Council | St'at'imc | Shalalth | ||
Soldatquo 5 | Shackan First Nation | Nicola Tribal Association | Sxe'xn'x (Nlaka'pamux) | 3 miles NE of Clapperton (near Nicola Lake | Complete list of Shackan reserves | |
Soowahlie 14 | Sto:lo | |||||
South Saanich 1 | ||||||
Spuzzum 1 | Spuzzum First Nation | Fraser Canyon Indian Administration | Nlaka'pamux | Spuzzum | ||
Squawkum Creek 3 | ||||||
Squiaala 7 | ||||||
Squinas 2 | ||||||
Stellaquo (Stella) 1 | Stellat'en First Nation | |||||
Stone 1 | Tsilhqot'in National Government | Tsilhqot'in | ||||
Stony Creek 1 | ||||||
Swahliseah 14 | Union Bar First Nation | N/A | Sto:lo | on the Fraser River, 1/2 M south of CN Trafalgar Stn (N of Hope) | Complete list of Union Bar reserves | |
Tache 1 | Dakelh | |||||
Taku 6 | Taku River Tlingit | Daak Ka Tlingit Nation | Inland Tlingit | at jct of Silver Salmon and Nakina Rivers, E of S end of Atlin Lake | Complete list of Taku River Tlingit reserves | |
Telegraph Creek 6 | Tahltan First Nation | Tahltan Nation | Tahltan | Telegraph Creek | ||
Teslin Lake 7 | Taku River Tlingit | Daak Ka Tlingit Nation | Inland Tlingit | at S end of Teslin Lake, west shore, north of Hudson's Bay Post | Complete list of Taku River Tlingit reserves | |
Teslin Lake 9 | Taku River Tlingit | Daak Ka Tlingit Nation | Inland Tlingit | on W shore of Teslin Lake, at mouth of Gladys River | Complete list of Taku River Tlingit reserves | |
Tillion 4 | Williams Lake First Nation | Northern Shuswap Tribal Council | Secwepemc | left bank of Frser River at mouth of Williams Lake River | Complete list of Williams Lake reserves | |
Tipella 7 | Douglas Indian Band | In-SHUCK-ch Nation/Lower Stl'atl'imx Tribal Council/Sto:lo Nation | Stl'atl'imx | Port Douglas | ||
Tobacco Plains 2 | Tobacco Plains First Nation | Ktunaxa Kinbasket Tribal Council | Ktunaxa | Roosvile (nr Cranbrook) | ||
Toosey 1 | Toosey First Nation | Tsilhqot'in National Government | Tsilhqot'in | |||
Tork 7 | Klahoose First Nation | Naut'sa mawt Tribal Council | Comox (Coast Salish) | E shore of Squirrel Cove, Cortes Island | ||
Trafalgar Flat 13 | Union Bar First Nation | N/A | Sto:lo | left bank of the Fraser River, 2.5 miles N of Hope | Complete list of Union Bar reserves | |
Tsahaheh 1 | Tseshaht First Nation | Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council | Nuu-chah-nulth | Alberni Valley (Somass River) | Complete list of Tseshaht Indian Reserves | |
Tsawwassen Indian Reserve | Tsawwassen First Nation | Naut'sa mawt Tribal Council | Coast Salish | Tsawwassen (Delta) | extinguished April 3, 2009 by consequence of the Tsawwassen Treaty | |
Tseatah 2 | Cheam First Nation | Sto:lo Tribal Council | Sto:lo | 2 miles S of Agassiz (Rosedale) | Complete list of all Cheam reserves | |
Tsinstikeptum 9 | Westbank First Nation | Okanagan Nation Alliance | Okanagan | West Kelowna | 6 miles SW of Kelowna on opposite side of Okanagan Lake | |
Tsinstikeptum 10 | Westbank First Nation | Okanagan Nation Alliance | Okanagan | West Kelowna | Commonly referred to as the Westbank Indian Reserve, located immediately opposite Kelowna, across Okanagan Lake | |
T'sou-ke Indian Reserve 1 | T'sou-ke First Nation | Naut'sa mawt Tribal Council | Coast Salish | Sooke | formerly the Sooke Indian Reserve No. 1, name changed on April 16, 1998, to match name-change of former Sooke First Nation to current | |
Tsulquate 4 | Gwa'Sala-'Nakwaxda'xw First Nation | Kwakiutl District Council | Kwakwaka'wakw | W shore Hardy Bay, 1 miles N of Port Hardy | Complete list of Gwa'Sala-Nakwaxda'xw reserves | |
Twin Island 10 | Beecher Bay First Nation | Coast Salish | near Metchosin/Sooke | Complete list of Beecher Bay reserves | ||
Tunnel 6 | Chawathil First Nation | Stó:lō Tribal Council | Sto:lo | near Yale) | Complete list of Chawathil reserves | |
Tzeachten 13 | Sto:lo | |||||
Uncha Lake 13a | ||||||
Union Bay 4 | Coast Salish | Union Bay | ||||
Unnamed 10 | Taku River Tlingit | Daak Ka Tlingit Nation | Inland Tlingit | Atlin | Complete list of Taku River Tlingit reserves | |
Upper Sumas 6 | Sumas First Nation | Sto:lo | Kilgard (Abbotsford) | see Louie Sam | ||
Vermilion Forks 1 | Upper Similkameen First Nation | Okanagan Nation Alliance | Okanagan | Princeton | Complete list of Upper Similkameen reserves | |
Village Island 7 | Beecher Bay First Nation | Coast Salish | near Metchosin/Sooke | Complete list of Beecher Bay reserves | ||
West Moberly Lake 168a | ||||||
Whale Island 8 | Beecher Bay First Nation | Coast Salish | near Metchosin/Sooke | Complete list of Beecher Bay reserves | ||
Whispering Pines 4 | Whispering Pines First Nation | Shuswap Nation Tribal Council | Secwepemc | Clinton | ||
Whonnock 1 | Kwantlen First Nation | Sto:lo Tribal Council | Sto:lo | 1 mile E of Whonnock | Complete list of all Kwantlen reserves | |
Williams Lake 1 | Williams Lake Indian Band | Northern Shuswap Tribal Council | Secwepemc | Williams Lake | aka "Sugarcane Reserve" | |
Witset | Witset First Nation | Hereditary Chiefs of the Wet'suwet'en (non-TC) | Wet'suwet'en | Witset, British Columbia | ||
Wolf Creek 3 | Upper Similkameen First Nation | Okanagan Nation Alliance | Okanagan | 9 miles east of Princeton | Complete list of Upper Similkameen reserves | |
Woyenne 27 | Dakelh | |||||
Yakweakwio0se 12 | Yakweakwioose First Nation | Sto:lo Nation | Sto:lo | south of Chilliwack | Complete list of Yakweawioose reserves | |
Yale Town 1 | Yale First Nation | Sto:lo | Yale | |||
Ye Koo Che 3 | Yekooche First Nation | Dakelh |
See also
- List of First Nations in British Columbia
- List of Indian reserves in Canada
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