page_title: Lists of Canadians
section_title: First Nations leaders
hierarchical_section_title: Lists of Canadians / Politicians / First Nations leaders
caption_attribution_description: English: Louis Riel, after a carte de visite from 1884.
context_page_description: This is a list of Canadians, people who are identified with Canada through residential, legal, historical, or cultural means, grouped by their area of notability.
context_section_description: Shawn Atleo
  William Beynon
  Big Bear (1825–1888) – Cree leader
  Joseph Brant (1742–1807) – Mohawk leader
  Mary Brant (1736–1796) – leader of Six Nations women's federation
  Frank Calder – Nisga'a
  Joe Capilano – Squamish
  Rose Charlie
  Arthur Wellington Clah
  Heber Clifton
  Cumshewa – 18th-century Haida chief at the inlet now bearing his name
  Harley Desjarlais
  Alfred Dudoward
  Dan George – Tsleil-Waututh (Burrard)
  Joseph Gosnell – Nisga'a
  Simon Gunanoot – Gitxsan
  Guujaaw – modern-day Haida leader
  Elijah Harper – Cree
  Chief Hunter Jack (died 1905) – St'at'imc
  Mary John, Sr.
  August Jack Khatsahlano – Squamish
  Klattasine – Tsilhqot'in war chief, surrendered on terms of amnesty in times of war, hanged for murder
  Koyah – 18th-century chief of the Haida
  George Manuel
  Maquinna – 18th-century Nuu-chah-nulth chief (Yuquot/Mowachaht)
  Harriet Nahanee – Squamish and Nuu-chah-nulth (Pacheedaht)
  Nicola (1780/1785–c. 1865) – Grand chief of the Okanagan people, and jointly chief of the Nlaka'pamux-Okanagan-Nicola Athapaskan alliance in the Nicola Valley and of the Kamloops group of the Secwepemc
  Andy Paull – Squamish
  Stewart Phillip
  Chief Poundmaker – Cree chief
  Piapot (c. 1816–1908) – Cree chief
  Steven Point – modern Sto:lo leader, current Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia
  Louis Riel (1844–1885) – leader of two Métis rebellions before being hung for treason
  James Sewid – Kwakwaka'wakw
  Tecumseh (1768–1813) – Shawnee leader
  Alec Thomas
  Wickanninish – 19th-century Nuu-chah-nulth chief (Opitsaht/Tla-o-qui-aht)
  Walter Wright
caption: Louis Riel, leader of the Red River Rebellion and North-West Rebellion
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