Tribal council

A tribal council is an association of First Nations bands in Canada, generally along regional, ethnic or linguistic lines.[1]

This article is about First Nation tribal councils in Canada. For other uses, see Tribal council (Germanic), Tribal council (United States), and Tribal Council (Survivor).
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An Indian band, usually consisting of one main community, is the fundamental unit of government for First Nations in Canada. Bands may unite to form a tribal council, but they need not do so. Bands that do not belong to a tribal council are said to be independent. Bands may and do withdraw from tribal councils. Furthermore, the authority that bands delegate to their tribal council varies, with some tribal councils serving as a strong, central organization while others are granted limited power by their members.

Nunavut and Newfoundland and Labrador do not have any tribal councils.[2]

Tribal councils in Canada

Alberta
See also: Treaty 6, Treaty 7, Treaty 8, and First Nations in Alberta

As of 2019, Alberta has ten tribal councils:[3]

British Columbia
Main articles: List of tribal councils in British Columbia and First Nations in British Columbia

Defunct

Manitoba
Main article: First Nations in Manitoba

As of 2021, Manitoba has seven tribal councils:[3][5]

Manitoba Keewatinook Ininew Okimowin (MKO), though not a tribal council, represents citizens of 26 First Nations who are signatories to Treaties 4, 5, 6, and 10.[6]

Northwest Territories

As of 2019, the Northwest Territories has five tribal councils:[3]

Atlantic Canada
Main article: First Nations in Atlantic Canada

As of 2019, Atlantic Canada has a collective total of nine tribal councils, with Newfoundland and Labrador having no tribal councils at all.[7]

New Brunswick
Main article: First Nations in New Brunswick

Nova Scotia

Prince Edward Island
  • Epekwitk Assembly of Councils — Abegweit and Lennox Island
  • Mi'kmaq Confederacy of Prince Edward Island
  • Pekwitk Assembly of Councils

Ontario
Main article: First Nations in Ontario

As of 2019, Ontario has sixteen tribal councils:[3]

Quebec
Main article: Indigenous peoples in Quebec

As of 2019, Quebec has seven tribal councils (First Nations listed in English):[3]

Saskatchewan
See also: Treaty 6 and First Nations in Saskatchewan

As of 2019, Saskatchewan has nine tribal councils:[3]

Yukon
Main article: Indigenous peoples in Yukon

As of 2019, Yukon has two tribal councils:[3]

  • Council of Kaska Chiefs
  • Southern Tutchone Tribal Council

References
  1. Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat. "Tribal Councils Location | Open Government Portal". open.canada.ca. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
  2. Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada (2019-04-09). "Search by Tribal Council". fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
  3. "First Nation Profiles".
  4. Reconciliation, Ministry of Indigenous Relations and. "Skatin Samahquam Negotiations Inc. (formally In-SHUCK-ch Nation) - Province of British Columbia". www2.gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
  5. Branch, Government of Canada; Indigenous Services Canada; Communications (2010-03-04). "Manitoba First Nation Tribal Councils". www.sac-isc.gc.ca. Retrieved 2021-08-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. "About MKO * Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak". Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  7. "First Nation Profiles".
  8. "Aboriginal Organizations in New Brunswick." Government of New Brunswick, 1 October 2020. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
  9. "First Nation Profiles".
  10. "First Nation Profiles".
  11. "About - New Brunswick Aboriginal Peoples Council (NBAPC)". New Brunswick Aboriginal Peoples Council. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  12. "About Mamaweswen". Mamaweswen. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
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