The Pacheedaht First Nation is a First Nation based on the west coast of Vancouver Island

Vancouver Island

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 in British Columbia

British Columbia

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, Canada

Canada

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. Although the Pacheedaht people are Nuu-chah-nulth-aht by culture and language, they are not a member of the Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council

Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council

The Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council is a First Nations Tribal Council in the Canadian province of British Columbia, located on the west coast of Vancouver Island.- History :...

 and define themselves differently.
Our political elite steered our band away from joining any inter-band associations to consolidate local intra-band control of political social process to maintain local control of our relationship to the department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development.

See also

• Nuu-chah-nulth
• Nuu-chah-nulth language
  Nuu-chah-nulth language
  Nuu-chah-nulth is a Wakashan language spoken in the Pacific Northwest of North America, on the west coast of Vancouver Island from Barkley Sound to Quatsino Sound in British Columbia, by the Nuu-chah-nulth people...
  
  
• Makah

External links

• Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council homepage