Tobacco Plains Indian Band

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Tobacco Plains Indian Band
Band No. 603
ʔakink̓umⱡasnuqⱡiʔit
Ktunaxa
HeadquartersGrasmere
ProvinceBritish Columbia
Land[1]
Reserve(s)
Land area42.775 km2
Population (2019)[1]
On reserve78
Off reserve133
Total population211
Tribal Council[1]
Ktunaxa Nation
Website
tobaccoplains.org
Map
Location of Tobacco Plains Band office

The Tobacco Plains Indian Band (

Ktunaxa Kinbasket Tribal Council.[3]

Chief and Councillors

  • Chief - Heidi Gravelle
  • Councillor - Dan Gravelle
  • Councillor - Robert Luke
  • Councillor - Corey Letcher
  • Councillor - Jason Gravelle

Treaty Process

They are in Stage 4 of the

History

Ktunaxa Ksanka - Who we are, we are Kootenay Nation, Tobacco Plains Indian Band. There are 6 Kootenai nations and 1 Salish. Two from the United States of America Idaho, Montana, Grasmere BC, Creston BC, Cranbrook BC, Windermere BC, Invermere BC are the Shuswap Nation who are Salish that our Kootenay, Kootenai Nations adopted into our Nation.

Demographics

Economic Development

Social, Educational and Cultural Programs and Facilities

References

  1. ^ "First Nation Detail". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  2. ^ "2nd Annual Ktunaxa Challenge 2012". Aboriginal Services - College of the Rockies, BC, Canada. Archived from the original on 2012-10-13. Retrieved 2012-09-10.
  3. ^ a b "Ktunaxa Kinbasket Tribal Council". Executive Council of British Columbia. 2009. Retrieved July 26, 2009.