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The Syilx (Salishan pronunciation:) people, also known as the Okanagan, Suknaqinx, or Okinagan people, are a First Nations and Native American people whose traditional territory spans the Canada–US boundary in Washington state and unceded British Columbia in the Okanagan Country region. [1]
The Wetʼsuwetʼen's bridge across the Bulkley River, Hagwilget, 1872 Map showing the rough location of traditional Wetʼsuwetʼen territory in western Canada Hereditary Chief NaʼMoks of the Wetʼsuwetʼen Nation in ceremonial clothing in late‑2024
Saanich (also Sənčáθən, written as SENĆOŦEN in Saanich orthography, pronounced [sənˈt͡ʃɑs̪ən]) is the language of the First Nations Saanich people in the Pacific Northwest region of northwestern North America.
The Goshute are an indigenous peoples of the Great Basin, and their traditional territory extends from the Great Salt Lake (Goshute: Tĭ'tsa-pa - "Fish Water" or Pi'a-pa - "Great Water") to the Steptoe Range in Nevada, and south to Simpson Springs (Goshute term: Pi'a-pa or Toi'ba).
The traditional territory of the Lekwungen encompasses most of what is now the Greater Victoria area, as well as the nearby Discovery, Chatham, and San Juan islands.Their territory was divided between six families: Kayaakan, Teechamitsa, Whyomilth, Kosampsom, Swngwhung, and Chekonein.
The Musqueam Nation (Hunquminum: šxʷməθkʷəy̓əmaɁɬ təməxʷ) is a First Nation whose traditional territory encompasses the western half of what is now Greater Vancouver, in British Columbia, Canada. It is governed by a band council and is known officially as the Musqueam Indian Band under the Indian Act.
The Snuneymuxw First Nation (pronounced [snʊˈneɪməxʷ]) is located in and around the city of Nanaimo on east-central Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.The nation previously had also occupied territory along the Fraser River, in British Columbia.
The Nisga’a (English: / ˈ n ɪ s ɡ ɑː /; Nisga'a: Nisg̱a’a), formerly spelled Nishga or Niska, [2] are an Indigenous people in British Columbia, Canada.They reside in the Nass River valley of northwestern British Columbia.