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

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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

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

British Columbia

Defunct

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

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

Nova Scotia

Prince Edward Island

Ontario

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

Quebec

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

Saskatchewan

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

Yukon

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

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References

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