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In 1916, the Indian Rights Association and the Interior Tribes of British Columbia united in opposition to the McKenna-McBride Royal Commission (which was tasked with reviewing the size of Indian reserves in the province with an aim to confirming, expanding, or, more typically, reducing them) and formed the Allied Tribes of British Columbia. [2]
In 1915, the Allied Tribes of B.C. was formed by Peter Kelly and Andrew Paull to seek treaties and adequate-size reserves. After the First World War , the League of Indians in Canada was founded by a Mohawk veteran, Fred Ogilvie Loft (1862-1934). [ 1 ]
Tribal councils in BC, as of 2019 [1] Tribal council Location/headquarters Member Nations Carrier-Chilcotin Tribal Council: Williams Lake: Lhoosk'uz Dene, Lhtako Dene, Toosey, and Ulkatcho: Carrier Sekani Tribal Council: Prince George, British Columbia: Burns Lake, Nadleh Whut'en, Saik'uz, Stellat'en, Takla, Tl'azt'en, and Wet'suwet'en
In 1927 he testified before a special joint committee in Ottawa as an executive and secretary of the Allied Tribes of British Columbia. [1] Paull had demanded adequate additional lands, full title to all foreshores of Indigenous reserves including fishing, hunting and water rights. [ 5 ]
Since the disbanding of the Allied Tribes of British Columbia in 1927, there had been many attempts to create a unified provincial organization, but conflict between the primarily coastal/Protestant Native Brotherhood of British Columbia and the primarily interior/Catholic National American Indian Brotherhood had been too great.
These claims were nearly identical to the demands of the defunct Allied Tribes of British Columbia, but avoided explicitly mentioning land-claims, which were prohibited. [14] The following years saw a gradual expansion of the Brotherhood to other communities.
The different Nuu-chah-nulth tribes share many aspects of their language and cultural traditions. Nuu-chah-nulth peoples founded an organization called the West Coast Allied Tribes in 1958. In 1973, they incorporated a non-profit society called the West Coast District Society of Indian Chiefs, also known as the West Coast District Council.
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