The First Nations Summit is a First Nations political organization in British Columbia

British Columbia

British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...

 founded in 1992 after the formation of the British Columbia Treaty Commission and the British Columbia Treaty Process

British Columbia Treaty Process

The British Columbia Treaty Process is a land claims negotiation process started in 1993 to resolve outstanding issues - including claims to un-extinguished aboriginal rights - with British Columbia's First Nations....

. It represents the interests of First Nation band governments involved in the treaty process. These constitute 111 of the 194 of the bands in British Columbia but represent over 60% of the First Nations population.