# List of First Nations governments in British Columbia

This is a list of First Nations governments (also band governments) in the Canadian province of British Columbia. "First Nation" refers to the Indigenous peoples in Canada who are neither Inuit nor Métis. In the context used here, it refers only to band governments. For a list of peoples and ethnicities please see List of First Nations peoples in British Columbia (which includes extinct groups). For a list of Indian Reserves, see List of Indian reserves in British Columbia.
| Government | alternate names | name of people(s) | ethnicity | language(s) | Tribal Council affiliation(s) | location(s) |
| Acho Dene Koe First Nation | | Acho Dene Koe | Dene | | Carrier Sekani Tribal Council & Dehcho First Nations | |
| Ahousaht First Nation | | Ahousaht | Nuu-chah-nulth-aht | Nuu-chah-nulth language | Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council | Ahousaht, Clayoquot Sound |
| Aitchelitz First Nation | | Stó꞉lō | Coast Salish | Halqemeylem | Sto:lo Nation | Chilliwack |
| Ashcroft Indian Band | Ashcroft First Nation | | Nlaka'pamux | Nlaka'pamuxtsin | Nlaka'pamux Nation Tribal Council | Ashcroft |
| Blueberry River First Nations | | | Dane-zaa | Dane-zaa language | | |
| Boothroyd Indian Band | | | Nlaka'pamux | Nlaka'pamuxtsin | Nlakaʼpamux Nation Tribal Council | Boothroyd's |
| Boston Bar First Nation | | | Nlaka'pamux | Nlaka'pamuxtsin | Nlaka'pamux Nation Tribal Council | Boston Bar |
| Bridge River Indian Band | Xwisten First Nation | | St'at'imc | St'at'imcets | Lillooet Tribal Council | Lillooet |
| Cacli'p First Nation | Xaxli'p First Nation | | St'at'imc | St'at'imcets | Lillooet Tribal Council | Fountain |
| Campbell River First Nation | Wei Wai Kim | Laich-kwil-tach | Kwakwaka'wakw | Kwak'wala | Kwakiutl District Council | Campbell River |
| Canim Lake Band | Tsq'escen' | | Secwépemc | Shuswap | Northern Shuswap Tribal Council | Canim Lake |
| Carcross/Tagish First Nation | | Tlingit, Tahltan | Tlingit, Tahltan | | | |
| Cayoose Creek First Nation | Sekwelwas First Nation, Cayoose Creek Indian Band | | St'at'imc | St'at'imcets | Lillooet Tribal Council | Lillooet |
| Champagne and Aishihik First Nations | | | Dene | | | |
| Chawathil First Nation | | Stó꞉lō | Coast Salish | Halqemeylem | Sto:lo Nation | |
| Cheam Indian Band | | Stó꞉lō | Coast Salish | Halqemeylem | Sto:lo Nation | |
| Chehalis Indian Band | Chehalis First Nation | Sts'ailes | Coast Salish | Halqemeylem | | Chehalis |
| Cheslatta Indian Band | Cheslatta First Nation | Cheslatta people | Dakelh | Carrier language | Carrier Sekani Tribal Council | Cheslatta Lake |
| Coldwater Indian Band | Coldwater First Nation | | Nlaka'pamux | Nlaka'pamuxtsin | Nicola Tribal Association | Merritt |
| Columbia Lake First Nation | | | | | | |
| Cook's Ferry Indian Band | Cook's Ferry First Nation | | Nlaka'pamux | Nlaka'pamuxtsin | Nicola Tribal Association | Spences Bridge |
| Cowichan Tribes | | | | | | |
| Da'naxda'xw Awaetlatla Nation | | | Da'naxda'xw-Awaetlatla | Kwakwaka'wakw | Kwak'wala | Port Hardy |
| Dease River First Nation | | | | | | |
| Ditidaht First Nation | | Ditidaht | Nuu-chah-nulth-aht | Nuu-chah-nulth | non-member affiliate of Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council | Nitinat |
| Doig River First Nation | Doig River Indian Band | | | | | |
| Douglas First Nation | Port Douglas First Nation | Xa'xtsa | St'at'imc | St'at'imcets | In-SHUCK-ch Nation | Port Douglas |
| Dzawada’enuxw First Nation | Tsawataineuk First Nation | Tsawataineuk | Kwakwaka'wakw | Kwak'wala | Musgamagw Tsawataineuk Tribal Council | |
| Ehattesaht First Nation | | Ehattesaht | Nuu-chah-nulth-aht | Nuu-chah-nulth language | Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council | |
| Esk'etemc First Nation | Alkali Lake First Nation | Esketemc | Secwepemc, Tsilhqot'in | Secwepemctsin, Tsilhqot'in | Unaffiliated | Alkali Lake |
| Esquimalt First Nation | | Lekwungen | Coast Salish | Lekwungen | | Victoria |
| Fort Nelson First Nation | | | | | | Fort Nelson |
| Gitsegukla Indian Band | | | | | | |
| Gitanyow First Nation | | Gitxsan | Gitxsan | Gitxsan language | | |
| Gitga'at First Nation | Hartley Bay | Gitga'at | Tsimshian | Tsimshian language | Tsimshian Tribal Council | Hartley Bay |
| Gitxaala Nation | | Kitkatla | Tsimshian | Tsimshian language | | |
| Glen Vowell Indian Band | | | | | | |
| Gwa'sala-'Nakwaxda'xw Nation | Gwa'sala, 'Nak'waxda'xw (Nahwitti) | | Kwakwaka'wakw | 'Nak̕wala Kwak'wala | Kwakiutl District Council | |
| Gwawaenuk Tribe | | | Kwakwaka'wakw | Kwakʼwala | Musgamagw Dzawada'enuxw Tribal Council | |
| Halfway River First Nation | | | Dunneza | Dunneza | Treaty 8 Tribal Association | Peace River Country |
| Hagwilget Village Council | | | Gitxsan | Gitxsan language | | |
| Haisla Nation | | | Haisla | Haisla | | Kitimat |
| Halalt First Nation | | | | | | |
| Heiltsuk Nation | | Heiltsuk | Heiltsuk | Heiltsuk dialect | | Bella Bella |
| Hesquiaht First Nation | | Hesquiaht | Nuu-chah-nulth-aht | Nuu-chah-nulth language | Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council | |
| High Bar First Nation | High Bar Indian Band | Llenlleney'ten | Secwepemc, Tsilhqot'in | Secwepemc language, Tsilhqot'in language | | Fraser Canyon north of Lillooet |
| Homalco Indian Band | Homalco First Nation | Homalco | Mainland Comox | Comox language | | |
| Hupacasath First Nation | | Hupacasath | Nuu-chah-nulth-aht | Nuu-chah-nulth language | Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council | |
| Huu-ay-aht First Nation | | Huu-ay-aht | Nuu-chah-nulth-aht | Nuu-chah-nulth language | Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council | Ohiaht |
| Iskut First Nation | Iskut Indian Band | | Tahltan | Tahltan language | | Iskut, British Columbia |
| Kanaka Bar First Nation | T'eqt'aqtn'mux | | Nlaka'pamux | Thompson language | Fraser Canyon Indian Administration | Kanaka Bar |
| Katzie First Nation | Katzie Indian Band | Stó꞉lō | Coast Salish | Halqemeylem | | Pitt Meadows, Langley, Barnston Island |
| Kitasoo/Xaixais First Nation | | | | | Wuikinuxv-Kitasoo-Nuxalk Tribal Council | |
| Kitselas First Nation | | Kitselas | Tsimshian | Tsimshianic languages | Tsimshian First Nations | Terrace |
| Kitsumkalum First Nation | | Kitselas | Tsimshian | Tsimshianic languages | Tsimshian First Nations | Terrace |
| Klahoose First Nation | Klahoose Indian Band | | | | | Clo-oose |
| Kʼómoks First Nation | Comox First Nation | K'ómoks | Coast Salish | Comox language | Kwakiutl District Council | Campbell River |
| Kwadacha Band | Kwadacha First Nation | | | | | |
| Kwakiutl First Nation | Kwagyulh, Kwagyuilh, Port Hardy Band | Kwaguʼł | Kwakwaka'wakw | Kwak'wala | Unaffiliated | Port Hardy |
| Kwantlen First Nation | | | Fraser River Salish | Halqemeylem | | Fort Langley |
| Kwaw-kwaw-a-pilt First Nation | | Stó꞉lō | Coast Salish | Halqemeylem | Sto:lo Nation | |
| Kwiakah First Nation | | Laich-kwil-tach | Kwakwaka'wakw | Kwak'wala | Kwakiutl District Council | |
| Ḵwiḵwa̱sut'inux̱w Ha̱xwa'mis First Nation | Kwicksutaineuk-ah-kwa-mish First Nation | Kwicksutaineuk, Haxwa'mis | Kwakwaka'wakw | Kwak'wala | Musgamagw Dzawada'enuxw Tribal Council | |
| Kwikwetlem First Nation | Coquitlam Indian Band | Kwikwetlem | | Halqemeylem | | |
| Kyuquot/Cheklesahht First Nation | Ka:'yu:'k't'h'/Che:k:tles7et'h' First Nation | Kyuquot, Cheklesahht | Nuu-chah-nulth | Nuu-chah-nulth language | Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council, Maa-nulth First Nations | Kyuquot Sound |
| Lake Babine Nation | | Wet'suwet'en | Dakelh | Babine-Witsuwitʼen | | |
| Lake Cowichan First Nation | Ts'uubaa-asatx Nation | Ts'uubaa-asatx | Coast Salish | Halkomelem | | Lake Cowichan |
| Lax-kw'alaams First Nation | Port Simpson | | Tsimshian | Coast Tsimshian dialect | | Lax Kwʼalaams |
| Leq'á:mel First Nation | Lakahahmen, Sumas | | Sto:lo | Halqemeylem | Sto:lo Nation | Nicomen Island, Deroche |
| Lheidli-T'enneh Band | | | Dakelh | Carrier language | | Prince George |
| Liard First Nation | | | | | | Liard River |
| Lil'wat First Nation | Lil'wat Nation, Mount Currie Indian Band | | Lower St'at'imc | St'at'imcets | Lillooet Tribal Council | Mount Currie |
| Little Shuswap Indian Band | | Qaoout | Secwepemc | Secwepemc'tsn | | Chase |
| Lower Kootenay First Nation | | | | | Ktunaxa Nation | |
| Lower Nicola First Nation | | | | | | |
| Lower Post First Nation | | | | | | Lower Post |
| Lower Similkameen Indian Band | | | Syilx | Syilx'tsn | Keremeos | |
| Lyackson First Nation | | | | | | |
| Lytton First Nation | Lytton Band | Camchin'mux | Nlaka'pamux | Nlaka'pamuxtsin | Unaffiliated | Lytton |
| Malahat First Nation | MÁLEXEȽ | W̱SÁNEĆ | Coast Salish | Saanich | Naut'sa mawt Tribal Council | |
| Mamalilikulla-Qwe'Qwa'Sot'Em Band | Mamalilikulla-Qwe'Qwa'Sot'Em First Nation | Mamalilikulla, Qwe'Qwa'Sot'Em | Kwakwaka'wakw | Kwak'wala | Kwakiutl District Council | |
| Matsqui First Nation | | Stó꞉lō | Coast Salish | Halqemeylem | Sto:lo Nation | Matsqui |
| McLeod Lake Indian Band | | | | | | |
| Metlakatla First Nation | | | Tsimshian | Sm'algya̱x | | |
| Mowachaht/Muchalaht First Nations | | Mowachaht, Muchalaht | Nuu-chah-nulth | Nuu-chah-nulth language | Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council | Gold River-Tahsis |
| Musqueam First Nation | Musqueam Nation | Xwméthkwyiem | Coast Salish | Halkomelem | | Vancouver |
| 'Namgis First Nation | Nimpkish Indian Band | 'Namgis | Kwakwaka'wakw | Kwak'wala | Kwakiutl District Council | |
| Nadleh Whut'en First Nation | | | | | | |
| Nak'azdli Band | | | | | | |
| Nanoose First Nation | | | | | | |
| Nazko First Nation | | | | | | |
| Nee-Tahi-Buhn Band | | | | | | |
| Nicomen Indian Band | Nicomen First Nation | | Nlaka'pamux | Nlaka'pamuxtsin | Fraser Canyon Indian Administration, Nicola Tribal Association | near Lytton |
| N'quatqua Band | N'quatqua First Nation, Nequatque, N'quat'qua | | St'at'imc | St'at'imcets | | D'Arcy |
| Nooaitch Indian Band | Nooaitch First Nation | | Nlaka'pamux | Nlaka'pamuxtsin | Nicola Tribal Association | |
| Nuchatlaht First Nations | | Nuchatlaht | Nuu-chah-nulth | Nuu-chah-nulth language | Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council | |
| Nuxálk Nation | Bella Coola First Nation | | Nuxálk | Nuxálk language | Wuikinuxv-Kitasoo-Nuxalk Tribal Council | Bella Coola |
| Okanagan Indian Band | | | Syilx | Syilx'tsn | | Vernon |
| Old Massett Village Council | | | Haida | Haida | Council of the Haida Nation | Old Massett |
| Oregon Jack Creek Indian Band | Oregon Jack First Nation | | Nlaka'pamux | Nlaka'pamuxtsin | Nlaka'pamux Nation Tribal Council | Ashcroft |
| Osoyoos Indian Band | Osoyoos First Nation | | Syilx | Syilx'tsn | | Osoyoos |
| Pacheedaht First Nation | | Pacheedaht | Nuu-chah-nulth-aht | Nuu-chah-nulth language | Unaffiliated | |
| Pauquachin First Nation | | W̱SÁNEĆ | Coast Salish | Saanich | | Sidney |
| Pavilion Indian Band | Ts'kw'aylaxw First Nation | | St'at'imc-Secwepemc | Secwepemctsn-St'at'imcets | Lillooet Tribal Council | Pavilion |
| Penelakut First Nations | Spune’luxutth | | | | | |
| Penticton Indian Band | SnPink’tn | | Syilx | Syilx'tsn | Okanagan Nation Alliance | Osoyoos |
| Peters Band | | Stó꞉lō | Coast Salish | Halqemeylem | | |
| Popkum Band | | Stó꞉lō | Coast Salish | Halqemeylem | Sto:lo Nation | Popkum |
| Prophet River Band | | | | | | |
| Qualicum First Nation | | | Coast Salish | Pentlatch | Unaffiliated | Qualicum Beach |
| New Westminster Indian Band | Qayqayt First Nation | | Coast Salish | | Unaffiliated | Vancouver |
| Quatsino First Nation | | Quatsino | Kwakwaka'wakw-Comox | G̱uc̓ala (G̱ut̕sala) Kwak'wala | Kwakiutl District Council | Quatsino Sound |
| Red Bluff First Nation | Lhtako Dene Nation | | Dakelh | Carrier language | Carrier-Chilcotin Tribal Council | Quesnel |
| Saik'uz First Nation | | | Dakelh | Carrier language | Carrier Sekani Tribal Council | Vanderhoof |
| Samahquam First Nation | | | St'at'imc | | | Lower Lillooet River |
| Saulteau First Nation | | | Saulteau | | | |
| Scowlitz First Nation | | Stó꞉lō | Coast Salish | Halqemeylem | Sto:lo Nation | Harrison Mills |
| Seabird Island First Nation | | Stó꞉lō | Coast Salish | Halqemeylem | Sto:lo Nation | Agassiz |
| Shíshálh Nation | Sechelt Indian Band | | shíshálh | she shashishalhem | | ch’atlich (Sechelt), ḵalpilin (Pender Harbour), lekw’emin (Jervis Inlet) |
| Semiahmoo First Nation | SEMYOME | Semiahmoo people | Coast Salish | Straits Salish | Unaffiliated | White Rock |
| Seton Lake First Nation | Seton Band | Tslalalh'mc | St'at'imc | St'at'imcets | Lillooet Tribal Council | Shalalth |
| Shackan Indian Band | Shackan First Nation | Sxe'xn'x | Nlaka'pamux | Nlaka'pamuxtsin | Lower Nicola |
| Simpcw First Nation | North Thompson Indian Band | Simpcw | Secwepemc | Secwepemctsin | Shuswap Nation Tribal Council | Chu Chua, N of Barriere |
| Siska Indian Band | | | Nlaka'pamux | Nlaka'pamuxtsin | Nicola Tribal Association | Siska |
| Skatin First Nations | Skookumchuck | In-SHUCK-ch | St'at'imc | Lillooet language | In-SHUCK-ch Nation | Skookumchuck Hot Springs |
| Skawahlook First Nation | | | | | | |
| Skeetchestn Indian Band | | | | | | |
| Skidegate Band Council | | | Haida | Haida | Council of the Haida Nation | Skidegate |
| Skin Tyee | | Wet'suwet'en | Dakelh | Babine-Witsuwitʼen | | Prince George |
| Skway First Nation | | Stó꞉lō | Coast Salish | Halqemeylem | Sto:lo Nation | Rosedale |
| Shxw'ow'hamel First Nation | Skowkamel, Ohamil | Stó꞉lō | Coast Salish | Halqemeylem | Sto:lo Nation | |
| Skawahlook First Nation | | Stó꞉lō | Coast Salish | Halqemeylem | Sto:lo Nation | |
| Skowkale First Nation | | Stó꞉lō | Coast Salish | Halqemeylem | Sto:lo Nation | |
| Skuppah Indian Band | Skuppah First Nation | | Nlaka'pamux | Nlaka'pamuxtsn | Fraser Canyon Indian Administration | |
| Skwah First Nation | Skwah Indian Band (also "Skway") | Stó꞉lō | Coast Salish | Halqemeylem | Sto:lo Nation | |
| Sliammon First Nation | | | Mainland Comox | Comox language | | |
| Soda Creek/Deep Creek Band | | | | | | |
| Songhees First Nation | | Lekwungen | Coast Salish | Lekwungen | | Victoria |
| Soowahlie First Nation | | Stó꞉lō | Coast Salish | Halqemeylem | Sto:lo Nation | |
| Spuzzum Indian Band | Spuzzum First Nation | | Nlaka'pamux | Nlaka'pamuxtsin | Nlaka'pamux Nation Tribal Council, Fraser Canyon Indian Administration | Spuzzum |
| Squamish Nation | Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw | Squamish people | Coast Salish | Squamish language | | Squamish, North Vancouver |
| Squiala First Nation | | Stó꞉lō | Coast Salish | Halqemeylem | Sto:lo Nation | |
| Stellat'en First Nation | | | | | | |
| Stone Indian Band | Stone First Nation | | Yunesit'in | Tsilhqot'in | Chilcotin language | Stone |
| Stswecem'c Xget'tem First Nation | Canoe Creek Band/Dog Creek Indian Band | | Secwépemc | Shuswap | Northern Shuswap Tribal Council | Canoe Creek |
| Stz'uminus First Nation | Chemainus First Nation | | Coast Salish | Halqemeylem | Naut'sa mawt Tribal Council | Ladysmith |
| Sumas First Nation | | Stó꞉lō | Coast Salish | Halqemeylem | Sto:lo Nation | Sumas |
| Tahltan Indian Band | Tahltan Nation | | Tahltan | Tahltan language | | Telegraph Creek |
| Takla Lake First Nation | | | | | | |
| T'it'q'et First Nation | T'it'kt First Nation, Lillooet Indian Band | | Lower St'at'imc | St'at'imcets | Lillooet Tribal Council | Lillooet |
| Taku River Tlingit First Nation | | | Tlingit | Tlingit language | | |
| Tl'azt'en Nation | | | | | | |
| Tla-o-qui-aht First Nations | | Tla-o-qui-aht | Nuu-chah-nulth-aht | Nuu-chah-nulth language | Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council | |
| Tlatlasikwala Nation | | Tlatlasikwala | Kwakwaka'wakw | Kwak'wala | | Port Hardy |
| Tlowitsis Nation | | Tlowitsis | Kwakwaka'wakw | Kwak'wala | | |
| Tobacco Plains Indian Band | | | | | | |
| Toosey First Nation | | | | | | |
| Toquaht First Nation | | Toquaht | Nuu-chah-nulth-aht | Nuu-chah-nulth language | Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council | |
| Tsartlip First Nation | | W̱SÁNEĆ | Coast Salish | Saanich | Sencot'en Alliance | Brentwood Bay |
| Tsawwassen First Nation | sc̓əwaθən məsteyəxʷ | | Coast Salish | Halkomelem | Naut'sa mawt Tribal Council | Tsawwassen |
| Tsawout First Nation | | W̱SÁNEĆ | Coast Salish | Saanich | Sencot'en Alliance | Saanich |
| Tsay Keh Dene Band | Tsay Keh Dene Nation | | Dene | Dene language | | |
| Tseshaht First Nation | | Tseshaht | Nuu-chah-nulth-aht | Nuu-chah-nulth language | Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council | Port Alberni |
| Tseycum First Nation | W̱SÍḴEM | W̱SÁNEĆ | Coast Salish | Saanich | | |
| Ts'il Kaz Koh First Nation | Burns Lake First Nation | Wetʼsuwetʼen | Dakelh | Babine-Witsuwitʼen | Carrier Sekani Tribal Council | Burns Lake |
| Tŝideldel First Nation | Tsi Del Del Alexis Creek | Nenqayni Deni | Tsilhqot'in | Chilcotin language | Tsilhqotʼin National Government | Alexis Creek |
| Tsleil-Waututh First Nation | Burrard Band | | Coast Salish | Skwxwu7mesh snichim | North Vancouver |
| Tzeachten First Nation | | | Sto:lo | Halqemeylem | Sto:lo Nation | |
| Uchucklesaht First Nation | | Uchucklesaht | Nuu-chah-nulth-aht | Nuu-chah-nulth language | Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council | |
| Ulkatcho First Nation | | | | | | |
| Union Bar First Nation | Union Bar Indian Band | | Fraser River Salish | Halqemeylem | | Hope |
| Upper Nicola Indian Band | | Spaxomin | Syilx, Scw'exmx | Syilx'tsn, Nlaka'pamuxtsin | Okanagan Nation Alliance, Nicola Tribal Association | Osoyoos |
| Upper Similkameen Indian Band | | | Syilx | Syilx'tsn | | Keremeos |
| We Wai Kai First Nation | Cape Mudge First Nation | Laich-kwil-tach | Kwakwaka'wakw | Kwak'wala | Kwakiutl District Council | Quadra Island |
| West Moberly First Nations | | | Dane-zaa, Cree | Dane-zaa, Cree | Treaty 8 Tribal Association | Moberly Lake |
| Westbank First Nation | | | Syilx | Syilx'tsn | Okanagan Nation Alliance | Kelowna |
| Wetʼsuwetʼen First Nation | Broman Lake Indian Band | Wet'suwet'en | Dakelh | Babine-Witsuwitʼen | Carrier Sekani Tribal Council | |
| Williams Lake First Nation | | T’exelcemc | Secwépemc | Shuswap | Northern Shuswap Tribal Council | Williams Lake |
| Witset First Nation | | Wet'suwet'en | Dakelh | Babine-Witsuwitʼen | | Witset |
| Wuikinuxv First Nation | Owekeeno First Nation, Rivers Inlet Band | | Wuikinuxv | Oowekyala | Wuikinuxv-Kitasoo-Nuxalk Tribal Council | Rivers Inlet |
| Yakweakwioose First Nation | Yeqwyeqwí:ws | Stó꞉lō | Coast Salish | Halqemeylem | Sto:lo Nation | |
| Yale First Nation | Yale Band | Stó꞉lō | Coast Salish | Halqemeylem | | Yale |
| Yekooche First Nation | Stuart-Trembleur Band | | Dakelh | Carrier language | Carrier Sekani Tribal Council | Stuart Lake |
| Yuułuʔiłʔatḥ Government | Ucluelet First Nation | Yuułuʔiłʔatḥ | Nuu-chah-nulth-aht | Nuu-chah-nulth language | Maa-nulth Treaty Society, Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council | Hitacu, Ucluelet |
| ?aqam | St. Mary's First Nation | | Kutenai | Kutenai language | Ktunaxa Nation | Cranbrook |
| ?Esdilagh First Nation | Alexandria | | Tsilhqotʼin | Tsilhqotʼin | Tsilhqotʼin National Government | Quesnel |