Nlakaʼpamux Nation Tribal Council

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The Nlaka'pamux Nation Tribal Council, formerly the Fraser Thompson Indian Services Society, is a First Nations government Tribal Council comprising bands in the Fraser Canyon and Thompson Canyon areas of the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is one of three tribal councils of the Nlaka'pamux people, the others being the Nicola Tribal Association and the Fraser Canyon Indian Administration. The Lytton First Nation, which is the government of the largest Nlaka'pamux community, does not belong to any of the three.

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Chief Matt Pasco is the tribal chair of the NPTC, having been selected in 2020. [1] Pasco is the son of Grand Chief Bob Pasco who had held the position for almost 40 years. [1]

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  1. 1 2 Nlaka'pamux Nation Tribal Council. "NNTC Chair" . Retrieved July 7, 2021.