Information on this site was provided by Canada’s Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development www.inac.gc.ca

General Information on First Nations

Many academics maintain that people inhabited North America some 30,000 years ago, and possibly earlier. This is confirmed by archaeological research. As more and more archaeological data have become available, some academics are of the opinion that this date should be revised.  However, many First Nations dispute the claims about their arrival in North America. Most First Nations origin and creation stories reinforce the belief that the First People lived in North America since time immemorial.

The term First Nation came into common usage in the 1970s to replace the word “Indian,” which many people found offensive. Although the term First Nation is widely used, no legal definition of it exists, unlike “Indian.” The word “Indian” is still used to describe one of three groups of people recognized as Aboriginal in the Constitution Act, 1982. The other two groups are the Métis and Inuit.

There are six major cultural regions of First Nations in Canada. From east to west, these are the Woodland First Nations, the Iroquois First Nations of southeastern Ontario, the Plains First Nations, the Plateau First Nations, the First Nations of the Pacific Coast and the First Nations of the Mackenzie and Yukon River basins.

INTRODUCTION

Each Nation possesses its own unique culture, language and history. Their collective presence in North America does not diminish their distinctiveness any more than the collective presence of nations in Europe lessens the distinctions between the cultures of Poland and Italy, for example. The practice of identifying all First Nations as a homogeneous group obscures the unique and rich traditions that each First Nation developed and nurtured.

First Nations today retain their cultural and linguistic distinctiveness. As with other cultures throughout the world, many contemporary First Nations result from a long history of influences, some peaceful and some arising out of conflict. Some First Nations merged with others. Some were simply absorbed over time by larger Nations, and some disappeared altogether. The cultures and languages evident today are the products of complicated, centuries-old processes that shaped the evolution of most, if not all, cultures everywhere.

Although there are many differences between First Nations, there are commonalities as well. For example, all First Nations were dependent on the land for survival and prosperity. All First Nations were hunters and gatherers. Some were also farmers. Without the skills and knowledge to hunt and fish and to gather food and medicines, First Nations would not exist today.

Another commonality is that all First Nations lived in organized societies with their own governments, religions and social and economic institutions. Individuals, families and larger groups of people, such as clans, tribes and Nations, behaved according to a broad range of agreed-upon social, political and economic values.

A third commonality was trade. All First Nations in Canada and North America as a whole traded extensively throughout the continent. Expansive trading practices contributed to the growth and development of First Nations cultures. These practices also enabled many First Nations to respond to the fur trade as competitive, efficient trading partners with Europeans.

Resources

General Internet Sites

Aboriginal Multi-Media Society, information on First Nation arts, culture, events and more.

www.ammsa.com

Aboriginal Youth Network, information on First Nation youth, web links and more.

www.ayn.ca

Bill’s Aboriginal Links, links to many First Nations sites.

www.bloorstreet.com/300block/aborl.htm

Canada’s Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development

www.inac.gc.ca

First Nations Confederacy of Cultural Education Centres, nation-wide links to First Nations cultural education centres.

www.schoolnet.ca/ext/aboriginal/fncced/index.html

First People’s Homepage (Schoolnet), Aboriginal studies curriculum, links to First Nations schools across Canada.

www.schoolnet.ca/aboriginal

First Perspective Online, information on First Nations arts, culture, education, powwows and more.

www.mbnet.mb.ca:80/firstper/

Indigenous People Literature, Aboriginal legends and stories.

www.indians.org/welker/stories.htm

The National Film Board of Canada

www.nfb.ca

The Native Trail/La piste amérindienne, Aboriginal issues and more.

www.nativetrail.com

Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples (RCAP)

www.inac.gc.ca/rcap/report/index.html

Encyclopedias

The Canadian Encyclopedia

• Includes numerous articles on First Nations cultures, figures, history, economies, political and social issues. Suitable for all grades.

The Canadian Encyclopedia Plus CD-ROM

• A multi-media tool for student research on a broad range of First Nations topics. It includes numerous articles on First Nations cultures, history, economies, political and social issues. Suitable for all grades.

Transportation and Travel

The Canadian Encyclopedia Plus CD-ROM

• Includes information on all the traditional First Nations travel technology.

The National Film Board of Canada

• The Last Mooseskin Boat — 1987

• Snowshoe/La Raquette — 1978

• César’s Bark Canoe/César et son Canot d’écorce — 1971

Roberts, Kenneth G. and Philip Shackleton. The Canoe (Macmillan of Canada, Toronto, 1983)

ISBN 0-7715-9582-4

Ka-be-mub-be. Keepers of the Earth. My People: A History of the Native American

(Prologue Inc., 1650 Bd Lionel Bertrand, Boisbriand, PQ. J7H 4N7) ISBN 0-7651-9104-0

Boats (Eyewitness Books, Stoddart Publishing, Toronto) ISBN 0-7737-2558-X

Gidmark, David. Birchbark Canoe (General Storehouse Publishing, Burnstown, Ontario,1989. K0J IG0) ISBN 0-919431-44-5

Traditional Dwellings

The Canadian Encyclopedia Plus CD ROM is a basic reference tool for information on all the traditional dwellings of the First Nations.

Tundra Books has published a series on traditional dwellings including a Teacher’s Kit. The titles in the series are:

• Houses of Bark ISBN 88776-306-5

• Houses of Hide and Earth ISBN 0-88776-307-3

• Houses of Wood ISBN 0-88776-332-4

• Native Dwellings Teacher’s Kit ISBN 0-88776-371-5

National Film Board of Canada

• Raven’s Canoe: A Tour of the Grand Hall — 1993

• Canada Vignettes: Cree Conical Lodge — 1980

• Setting Up The Tent — 1977

Water: Its Many Uses

The previous references on canoes and snowshoes will help students understand the role of water as an agent of change.  Several of the Internet sites on traditional First Nations culture include details on traditional food preparation and tanning hides. Encourage students to explore these sites to locate information on First Nations’ use of water.

The National Film Board of Canada

• The film Race of the Snow Snakes — 1972, illustrates the Iroquois game of snow snake

First Nations Communities: Reserves

First Nations Schools on SchoolNet

www.schoolnet.ca/aboriginal/

Aboriginal Youth Network

www.ayn.ca

Indian Band Database

www.esd.inac.gc.ca/fnprofiles

The Family

Eyvindson, Peter. Old Enough (Winnipeg: Pemmican Books, 1986) ISBN 0-919143-41-5

• A First Nations father dreams of spending time with his newborn son when the child is old enough. The years pass, but finally as a grandfather, he is given a second chance to nurture

Loewen, Iris. My Mom is So Unusual (Winnipeg: Pemmican Publications, 1986) ISBN 0- 919143-37-3

• A First Nations girl describes the relationship she has with her mother, a single parent who is her friend as well as her mom

Thompson, Sheila. Cheryl Bibalhats (Cheryl’s Potlatch). (Yinka Dene Language Institute, 1991)

ISBN 1-895267-02-1

• The story of a young Carrier girl named Cheryl who gets her Indian name at a potlatch

Wheeler, Bernelda. Where did you get your moccasins? (Winnipeg: Pemmican Publications, 1986)

ISBN 0-919143-15-6

• A story about a First Nations student in an urban school who receives new moccasins from his grandmother

First Nations and the Environment

Wheeler, Bernelda. I Can’t Have Bannock But the Beaver Has a Dam (Winnipeg: Pemmican

Publications, 1985) ISBN 0-919143-11-3

• A First Nations boy learns the relationships between nature and people when he asks his mother for some bannock

Bruchac, Joseph and Michael Caduto. Keepers of the Animals (Fifth House Publishers: Saskatoon) ISBN 0-920079-57-1

• Educational activities for children based on First Nations legends and traditional knowledge

Waterton, Betty. A Salmon for Simon (Vancouver, Douglas & McIntyre, 1978) ISBN 0-88894-168-4

• A young boy saves a salmon Native Americans and the Environment Web Site

conbio.rice.edu/nae/index.html

• A collection of sites related to First Nations peoples and the environment

Elders

Johnson, Basil. Tales the Elders Told — Ojibway Legends (ROM Publications: Toronto, 1981)

ISBN 0-88854-261-5

• Tales intended to pass on oral knowledge and traditional understanding. Tells of the origins of butterflies and bats, and Nanabush’s tricks. Illustrations by Shirley Cheechoo

McLellan, Joseph. The Birth of Nanabosho (Winnipeg: Pemmican Press, 1989) ISBN 0-921827-00-8

• On a visit with their grandfather, Nonie and Billie learn the story of Nokomis and her grandson Nanabosho. Son of the West Wind, Nanabosho became a great teacher of the Anishinabeg

McLellan, Joseph. Nanabosho Dances (Winnipeg: Pemmican Press, 1991) ISBN 0-921827-14-8

• Grandparents working on their regalia for their grandchildren’s powwow tell how Nanabosho invented dance

Pachano, Jane. Changing Times: Bobby and Mary At Home (James Bay Cree Cultural Education

Centre: Chisasibi, 1985)

• Bobby and Mary’s life is compared with that of their grandparents

Plain, Ferguson. Eagle Feather: An Honour (Winnipeg: Pemmican Press, 1989) ISBN 0-921827-11-1

• The grandfather of a young Anishinabe boy teaches him to observe the plants and animals and encourages him to dance. When the grandfather becomes too ill to attend the powwow, the boy dances alone for the first time

Plain, Ferguson. Little White Cabin (Winnipeg: Pemmican Press, 1992) ISBN 0-921827-26-1

• This story explores the relationship between a young Anishinabe boy and ol’ Danny, who get to know each other when the boy brings the Elder a pot of soup

Stiegelbauer, Suzanne. The Individual is the Community; the Community is the Word: Native

Elders Talk About What Young People Need to Know 1992, ED 349151

• A reference for teachers that explores a holistic world-view of education from the perspective of Mohawk and Ojibway Elders

Weber-Pillwax, Cora. Billy’s World (Reidmore Books, 1989) ISBN 0-919091-54-7

• Billy enjoys living in town but feels that something is missing. On a trip with Granpa to check the trapline in the bush, he discovers he yearns for the solitude of the woods and oneness with the animals

Bibaajimowinan idash Aadizookaanag

indy4.fdl.cc.mn.us/~isk/stories/stories.html

• Native legends and stories, myths, narratives and more

Interviews with Saskatchewan Elders

www.lights.com/sicc/tofc.html

The Imaginary Indian

Weatherford, J. Indian Givers: How the Indians Transformed the World (Crown: New York, 1990).

Taylor, Drew Hayden. Toronto at Dreamer’s Rock (Fifth House: Toronto, 1990) ISBN 0-920079-64-4

• Aimed at a young audience, this short play depicts a contemporary Ojibway youth who is confronted with two members of his tribe — one from 400 years in the past and one from the future.

Native American Books

indy4.fdl.cc.mn.us/~isk/books/bookmenu.html

First Nations Heroes

Archibald, Smith and Friesen (ed.) Courageous Spirits: Aboriginal Heroes of Our Children

(Theytus: Penticton, 1993) ISBN 0-919441-50-5

Native Role Models

www.ayn.ca/pages/cover.htm

Spirit of First Nations Enterprise

www.sae.ca

Aboriginal Achievement Award Winners

www.cibc.com/aboriginal/achievement.html

Ted Nolan Poster

www.anishinabek.ca/aei/nolan.htm

My Hero Homepage

www.myhero.com

Native NHL Heroes

www.du.edu/~svalerio/native.html

Pauline Johnson Homepage

collections.ic.gc.ca/epj/epjhome.htm

CULTURAL EDUCATION CENTRES NATIONAL OFFICE

FIRST NATIONS CONFEDERACY OF CULTURAL EDUCATION CENTRES

337 Saint-Joseph Boulevard

HULL QC J8Y 3Z2

Tel: 819-772-2331

Fax: 819-772-1826

Prince Edward Island

LENNOX ISLAND CULTURAL EDUCATIONAL CENTRE

Box 134

LENNOX ISLAND PE C0B 1P0

Tel: 902-831-2087

Fax: 902-831-3153

Nova Scotia

MICMAC ASSOCIATION FOR CULTURAL STUDIES

111 Membentoust, P.O. Box 961

SYDNEY NS B1P 6J4

Tel: 902-567-1752

Fax: 902-562-6245

WAGMATCOOK FIRST NATION

P.O. Box 237

BADDECK NS B0E 1B0

Tel: 902-295-2598

Fax: 902-295-3398

New Brunswick

BIG COVE BAND COUNCIL

Site 11, Box 1

BIG COVE NB E0A 2L0

Tel: 506-523-4669

Fax: 506-523-8230

BUCTOUCHE MICMAC BAND

R.R. #2, Site 1, Box 30

BUCTOUCHE NB E0A 1G0

Tel: 506-743-6493

Fax: 506-743-8995

EEL GROUND INDIAN BAND

47 Church Road

NEWCASTLE NB E1V 4E6

Tel: 506-627-4600

Fax: 506-627-4602

EEL RIVER BAR FIRST NATION

252 Miller Boulevard

DALHOUSIE NB E8C 3A8

Tel: 506-684-6277

Fax: 506-684-6282

FORT FOLLY CULTURAL EDUCATION CENTRE

P.O. Box 21

DORCHESTER NB E0A 1M0

Tel: 506-379-3400

Fax: 506-379-3408

KINGSCLEAR FIRST NATION

77 French Village Road

KINGSCLEAR-FN NB E3E 1K3

Tel: 506-363-3028

Fax: 506-363-4319

OROMOCTO NATION

P.O. Box 417, R.R. #1

OROMOCTO NB E2V 2J2

Tel: 506-357-2083

Fax: 506-357-2628

PABINEAU INDIAN BAND

Cultural Education Program

1290 Pabineau Falls Road

BATHURST NB E2A 7M3

Tel: 506-548-9211

Fax: 506-548-5348

RED BANK FIRST NATION

Metepenagiag Education Program

1926 MicMac Road

RED BANK NB E9E 2P2

Tel: 506-836-6113 or 506-836-6107

Fax: 506-836-2787

SAINT MARY’S INDIAN BAND

440 Highland Avenue

FREDERICTON NB E3A 2S6

Tel: 506-452-2752

Fax: 506-452-2759

TOBIQUE INDIAN BAND

13100 Route 105

TOBIQUE-FN NB E7H 3Y2

Tel: 506-273-5546

Fax: 506-273-5436

Quebec

ALGONQUIN NATION PROGRAM

AND SERVICES SECRETARIAT

Timiskaming Reserve

Box 367

NOTRE-DAME-DU-NORD QC J0Z 3B0

Tel: 819-723-2019

Fax: 819-723-2345

CENTRE CULTUREL AMIKWAN

Conseil de bande du lac Simon

1011 Amik-Wiche Street

LAC-SIMON QC J0Y 3M0

Tel: 819-736-4501

Fax: 819-736-7311

CENTRE CULTUREL DE WANASKOADEMEK

102 Waban-aki Street

ODANAK QC J0G 1H0

Tel: 514-568-2810

Fax: 514-568-3553

CONSEIL DE LA NATION ALGONQUINE ANISHNABEG

314 Hill Street

MANIWAKI QC J9E 2G7

Tel: 819-449-1225

Fax: 819-449-8064

CONSEIL DE LA NATION ATIKAMEKW

317 Saint-Joseph Boulevard, P.O. Box 848

LA TUQUE QC G9X 3P6

Tel: 819-523-6153

Fax: 819-523-8706

CONSEIL DE LA NATION HURONNE-WENDAT

255 Chef-Michel-Laveau Place

VILLAGE-DES-HURONS QC G0A 4V0

Tel: 418-843-2966

Fax: 418-842-1108

CONSEIL DES MONTAGNAIS DU LAC ST-JEAN

Headquarters

1671 Ouiatchouan Street

MASHTEUIATSH QC G0W 2H0

Tel: 418-275-5386

Fax: 418-275-6212

INSTITUT CULTUREL ET ÉDUCATIF MONTAGNAIS

1005 Laure Boulevard, Suite 305.2

UASHAT (Sept-Îles) QC G4R 4S6

Tel: 418-968-4424

Fax: 418-968-1841

JAMES BAY CREE CULTURAL EDUCATION CENTRE

P.O. Box 291

CHISASIBI QC J0M 1E0

Tel: 819-855-2878

Fax: 819-855-2255 or 819-855-2264

KANEHSATAKE CULTURAL CENTRE

664 Sainte-Philomène Street

KANEHSATAKE QC J0N 1E0

Tel: 450-479-1783

Fax: 450-479-8249

KANIEN’KEHAKA RAOTITIOHKWA CULTURAL CENTRE

Box 969

KAHNAWAKE QC J0L 1B0

Tel: 450-638-0880

Fax: 450-638-0920

KITIGAN ZIBI EDUCATION COUNCIL

41 Kikinamage Mikan Street

MANIWAKI QC J9E 3B1

Tel: 819-449-1798

Fax: 819-449-5570

LISTUGUJ ARTS AND CULTURAL CENTRE

Education and Cultural Directorate

Education Complex

2 Riverside Street W.

LISTUGUJ QC G0C 2R0

Tel: 418-788-2248

Fax: 418-788-5980

MICMACS OF GESGAPEGIAG BAND

P.O. Box 1280

MARIA QC G0C 1Y0

Tel: 418-759-3422

Fax: 418-759-5446

Ontario

BATCHEWANA FIRST NATION

Rankin Reserve

236 Frontenac Street, R.R. #4

SAULT STE. MARIE ON P6A 5K9

Tel: 705-759-0914

Fax: 705-759-9171

LAKE OF THE WOODS OJIBWAY CULTURAL CENTRE

RR #1 Airport Road, P.O. Box 159

KENORA ON P9N 3X3

Tel: 807-548-5744

Fax: 807-548-1591

NATIVE NORTH AMERICAN TRAVELLING COLLEGE

R.R. #3

CORNWALL ISLAND ON K6H 5R7

Tel: 613-932-9452

Fax: 613-932-0092

OJIBWAY AND CREE CULTURAL CENTRE

210 Spruce Street S., Suite 101

TIMMINS ON P4N 2C7

Tel: 705-267-7911

Fax: 705-267-4988

OJIBWE CULTURAL FOUNDATION

P.O. Box 278

West Bay Indian Reserve

WEST BAY ON P0P 1G0

Tel: 705-377-4902

Fax: 705-377-5460

ONEIDA LANGUAGE & CULTURAL CENTRE

R.R. #2

SOUTHWOLD ON N0L 2G0

Tel: 519-652-6227

Fax: 519-652-6397

WIKWEMIKONG INTERPRETIVE / HERITAGE CENTRE

P.O. Box 112

WIKWEMIKONG ON POP 2J0

Tel: 705-859-2385

Fax: 705-859-2980

WOODLAND CULTURAL CENTRE

P.O. Box 1506

BRANTFORD ON N3T 5V6

Tel: 519-759-2653

Fax: 519-759-8912

Manitoba

BROKENHEAD OJIBWAY NATION

General Delivery

SCANTERBURY MB R0E 1W0

Tel: 204-766-2494

Fax: 204-766-2306

CROSS LAKE CULTURAL EDUCATION PROGRAM

P.O. Box 10

CROSS LAKE MB R0B 0J0

Tel: 204-676-2218

Fax: 204-676-3155

DAKOTA OJIBWAY TRIBAL COUNCIL

300 - 340 Assiniboine Avenue

WINNIPEG MB R3C 0Y1

Tel: 204-988-5383

Fax: 204-947-5179

EBB & FLOW OJIBWAY NATION EDUCATION BOARD

General Delivery

EBB AND FLOW MB R0L 0R0

Tel: 204-448-2438

Fax: 204-448-2090

INTERLAKE RESERVES TRIBAL COUNCIL

General Delivery

FAIRFORD MB R0C 0X0

Tel: 204-659-4465

Fax: 204-659-2147

KEESEEKOOWENIN FIRST NATION

P.O. Box 100

ELPHINSTONE MB R0J 0N0

Tel: 204-625-2004

Fax: 204-625-2042

MANITOBA INDIAN CULTURAL EDUCATION CENTRE

119 Sutherland Avenue

WINNIPEG MB R2W 3C9

Tel: 204-942-0228

Fax: 204-947-6564

NORWAY HOUSE FIRST NATION

Education, Training & Culture Division

P.O. Box 250

NORWAY HOUSE MB R0B 1B0

Tel: 204-359-6296

Fax: 204-359-6262

O-CHI-CHAK-KO-SIPI FIRST NATION

CRANE RIVER MB R0L 0M0

Tel: 204-732-2490

Fax: 204-732-2596

PEGUIS CULTURAL CENTRE

Peguis Indian Band

Box 10

PEGUIS MB R0C 3J0

Tel: 204-645-2359

Fax: 204-645-2360

PINE CREEK FIRST NATION

P.O. Box 70

CAMPERVILLE MB R0L 0J0

Tel: 204-524-2478

Fax: 204-524-2832

ROLLING RIVER CULTURAL EDUCATION PROGRAM

P.O. Box 145

ERICKSON MB R0J 0P0

Tel: 204-636-2211

Fax: 204-636-7823

SAGKEENG CULTURAL CENTRE, INC.

Box 749

PINE FALLS MB R0E 1M0

Tel: 204-367-2129

Fax: 204-367-4287

TOOTINAOWAZIIBEENG TREATY RESERVE 63A

SHORTDALE MB R0L 1W0

Tel: 204-546-3334

Fax: 204-546-3090

WATERHEN FIRST NATION

Box 106

SKOWNAN MB R0L 1Y0

Tel: 204-628-3373

Fax: 204-628-3289

WEST REGION TRIBAL COUNCIL

Indian Cultural Program

21 - 4th Avenue, N.W.

DAUPHIN MB R7N 1H9

Tel: 204-638-8225

Fax: 207-638-8062

Saskatchewan

SASKATCHEWAN INDIAN CULTURAL CENTRE

205 - 103B Packham Avenue

SASKATOON SK S7N 4K4

Tel: 306-244-1146

Fax: 306-665-6520

Alberta

BEAVER LAKE CULTURAL PROGRAM

Bag 5000

LAC LA BICHE AB T0A 2C0

Tel: 780-623-4548

Fax: 780-623-4659

FROG LAKE INDIAN BAND

FROG LAKE AB T0A 1M0

Tel: 780-943-3918

Fax: 780-943-2336

KEHEWIN COMMUNITY EDUCATION CENTRE

Box 6759

BONNYVILLE AB T9N 2H2

Tel: 780-826-6200

Fax: 780-826-2355

MASKWACHEES CULTURAL COLLEGE

Box 360

HOBBEMA AB T0C 1N0

Tel: 780-585-3925

Fax: 780-585-2080

NINASTAKO CULTURAL CENTRE

Box 232

STANDOFF AB T0L 1Y0

Tel: 403-737-3774

Fax: 403-737-3786

OLDMAN RIVER CULTURAL CENTRE

P.O. Box 70

BROCKET AB T0K 0H0

Tel: 403-965-3939

Fax: 403-965-2289

SADDLE LAKE CULTURAL EDUCATION PROGRAM

Box 130

SADDLE LAKE AB T0A 3T0

Tel: 780-726-3829

Fax: 780-726-4069

SARCEE CULTURAL PROGRAM

Box 135

3700 Anderson Road S.W.

CALGARY AB T2W 1N0

Tel: 403-238-2677

Fax: 403-251-0980

SIKSIKA CULTURAL CENTRE

Box 1730

SIKSIKA AB T0J 3W0

Tel: 403-734-5100

Fax: 403-734-5110

STONEY NATION EDUCATION PROGRAM

P.O. Box 120

MORLEY AB T0L 1N0

Tel: 403-881-3770

Fax: 403-881-2187

British Columbia

CANOE CREEK INDIAN BAND

General Delivery

DOG CREEK BC V0L 1J0

Tel: 250-440-5645

Fax: 250-440-5679

COQUALEETZA CULTURAL EDUCATION CENTRE

P.O. Box 2370, Sardis Main Station

CHILLIWACK BC V2R 1A7

Tel: 604-858-9431

Fax: 604-858-8488

COWICHAN TRIBES

5762 Allenby Road

DUNCAN BC V9L 5J1

Tel: 250-715-1022

Fax: 250-715-1023

EN’OWKIN CENTRE

RR #2, Site 50, Comp. 8

PENTICTON BC V2A 6J7

Tel: 250-493-7181

Fax: 250-493-5302

HEILTSUK CULTURAL EDUCATION CENTRE

Box 880

WAGLISLA BC V0T 1Z0

Tel: 250-957-2626

Fax: 250-957-2544

LAKE BABINE BAND

P.O. Box 879

BURNS LAKE BC V0J 1E0

Tel: 250-692-4700

Fax: 250-692-4790

NAMGIS FIRST NATION

Box 50

ALERT BAY BC V0N 1A0

Tel: 250-974-5556

Fax: 250-974-2475

NUXALK NATION CULTURAL EDUCATION PROGRAM

P.O. Box 65

BELLA COOLA BC V0T 1C0

Tel: 250-799-5613

Fax: 250-799-5426

SAANICH NATIVE HERITAGE SOCIETY

P.O. Box 28

BRENTWOOD BAY BC V8M 1R3

Tel: 250-652-5980

Fax: 250-652-5957

SECWEPEMC CULTURAL EDUCATION SOCIETY

355 Yellowhead Highway

KAMLOOPS BC V2H 1H1

Tel: 250-828-9779

Fax: 250-372-1127

SKWAH FIRST NATION

P.O. Box 178

CHILLIWACK BC V2P 6H7

Tel: 604-792-9204

Fax: 604-792-1093

SLIAMMON CULTURAL CENTRE

R.R. #2, Sliammon Road

POWELL RIVER BC V8A 4Z3

Tel: 604-483-3996

Fax: 604-483-9769

STÓ:LÔ NATION

Building # 1-7201 Vedder Road

CHILLIWACK BC V2R 4G5

Tel: 604-858-5226

Fax: 604-824-5224

STONEY CREEK ELDERS CULTURAL SOCIETY

Site 12, Comp. 15, R.R. #1

VANDERHOOF BC V0J 3A0

Tel: 250-567-4916

Fax: 250-567-4944

U’MISTA CULTURAL CENTRE

P.O. Box 253

ALERT BAY BC V0N 1A0

Tel: 250-974-5403

Fax: 250-974-5499

XIT’OLACW COMMUNITY SCHOOL

Mount Currie Band

P.O. Box 193

MOUNT CURRIE BC V0N 2K0

Tel: 604-894-6131

Fax: 604-894-5717

Yukon Territory

CHAMPAGNE/AISHIHIK FIRST NATIONS

Box 5309

HAINES JUNCTION YT Y0B 1L0

Tel: 867-634-2288

Fax: 867-634-2108

TESLIN TLINGIT COUNCIL

P.O. Box 133

TESLIN YT Y0A 1B0

Tel: 867-390-2532

Fax: 867-390-2204

YUKON INDIAN CULTURAL EDUCATION SOCIETY

11 Nisutlin Drive

WHITEHORSE YT Y1A 3S5

Tel: 867-667-4616

Fax: 867-667-4616

Northwest Territories

DENE CULTURAL INSTITUTE

P.O. Box 3054

HAY RIVER NT X0E 1G4

Tel: 867-874-8480

Fax: 867-874-3867

GWICH’IN SOCIAL AND CULTURAL INSTITUTE

Box 1509

INUVIK NT X0E 0T0

Tel: 867-777-4869

Fax: 867-777-4538

f r i e n d s h i p c e n t r e s

Provincial/territorial Associations (ptas)

Northwest Territories Council of

Friendship Centres (NWTCFC)

#3 Ptarmigan Road

YELLOWKNIFE NT X1A 2W7

Tel: (867) 920-2395

Fax: (867) 920-7026

B.C. Association of Aboriginal

Friendship Centres (BCAAFC)

#3, 2475 Mt. Newton X Road

SAANICHTON BC V8M 2B7

Tel: (250) 652-0210

Fax: (250) 652-3102

Alberta Native Friendship

Centres Association (ANFCA)

#1102, 11th Floor, Baker Centre

10025 - 106 Street

EDMONTON AB T5J 1G4

Tel: (403) 423-3138

Fax: (403) 425-6277

Aboriginal Friendship Centres

of Saskatchewan (AFCS)

# 600, 224 - 4th Avenue S.

SASKATOON SK S7K 5M5

Tel: (306) 665-1267

Fax: (306) 933-4633

Manitoba Association of Friendship Centres (MAC)

P.O. Box 716

410 - 181 Higgins Avenue

WINNIPEG MB R3C 2K3

Tel: (204) 942-6299

Fax: (204) 942-6308

Ontario Federation of Indian

Friendship Centres (OFIFC)

290 Shuter Street

TORONTO ON M5A 1W7

Tel: (416) 956-7575

Fax: (416) 956-7577

Regroupement des centres d’amitié

autochtones du Québec inc. (RCAAQ)

225 Max-Gros-Louis Street

VILLAGE-DES-HURONS QC G0A 4V0

Tel: (418) 842-6354

Fax: (418) 842-9795

FRIENDSHIP CENTRES

YUKON Territory

Skookum Jim Friendship Centre

3159 - 3rd Avenue

WHITEHORSE YT Y1A 1G1

Tel: (867) 633-7680

Fax: (867) 668-4460

NORTHWEST TERRITORIES

Zhahti Koe Friendship Centre

General Delivery

FORT PROVIDENCE NT X0E 0L0

Tel: (867) 699-3801

Fax: (867) 699-4355

Deh Cho Society Centre

10031 - 99B Avenue

P.O. Box 470

FORT SIMPSON NT X0E 0N0

Tel: (867) 695-2577

Fax: (867) 695-2141

Uncle Gabe’s Friendship Centre

112 Conniebear Crescent

P.O. Box 957

FORT SMITH NT X0E 0P0

Tel: (867) 872-3004

Fax: (867) 872-5313

FRIENDSHIP CENTRES

Soaring Eagle Friendship Centre

P.O. Box 396

HAY RIVER NT X0E 0R0

Tel: (867) 874-6581

Fax: (867) 874-3362

Ingamo Hall Friendship Centre

P.O. Box 1293

INUVIK NT X0E 0T0

Tel: (867) 777-2166

Fax: (867) 777-3128

Rae-Edzo Friendship Centre

P.O. Box 85

FORT RAE NT X0E 0Y0

Tel: (867) 392-6000

Fax: (867) 392-6093

The Tree of Peace Friendship Centre

P.O. Box 2667

5009 - 51st Street

YELLOWKNIFE NT X1A 2P9

Tel: (867) 873-2864

Fax: (867) 873-5185

NUNAVUT territory

Pulaarvik Kablu Friendship Centre

P.O. Box 429

RANKIN INLET NU X0C 0G0

Tel: (867) 645-2600

Fax: (867) 645-2538

BRITISH COLUMBIA

Tansi Friendship Centre Society

5301 South Access Road

P.O. Box 418

CHETWYND BC V0C 1J0

Tel: (250) 788-2996

Fax: (250) 788-2353

Nawican Friendship Centre

1320 - 102nd Avenue

DAWSON CREEK BC V1G 2C6

Tel: (250) 782-5202

Fax: (250) 782-8411

Hiiye’yu LeLum (House of Friendship) Society

#205 - 5462 Trans Canada Highway

P.O. Box 1015

DUNCAN BC V9L 3Y2

Tel: (250) 748-2242

Fax: (250) 748-2238

Fort Nelson-Liard Native Friendship Centre

5012 - 49th Avenue

P.O. Box 1266

FORT NELSON BC V0C 1R0

Tel: (250) 774-2993

Fax: (250) 774-2998

Fort St. John Friendship Society

10208 - 95th Avenue

FORT ST. JOHN BC V1J 1J2

Tel: (250) 785-8566

Fax: (250) 785-1507

Interior Indian Friendship Society

125 Palm Street

KAMLOOPS BC V2B 8J7

Tel: (250) 376-1296

Fax: (250) 376-2275

Ki-Low-Na Friendship Society

442 Leon Avenue

KELOWNA BC V1Y 6J3

Tel: (250) 763-4905

Fax: (250) 861-5514

Lillooet Friendship Centre Society

P.O. Box 2170

357 Main Street

LILLOOET BC V0K 1V0

Tel: (250) 256-4146

Fax: (250) 256-7928

Conayt Friendship Centre

P.O. Box 1989

1999 Garcia Street

MERRITT BC V1K 1B8

Tel: (250) 378-5107

Fax: (250) 378-6676

Mission Indian Friendship Centre

33150-A First Avenue

MISSION BC V2V 1G4

Tel: (250) 826-1281

Fax: (250) 826-4056

Tillicum Haus Native Friendship Centre

927 Haliburton Street

NANAIMO BC V9R 6N4

Tel: (250) 753-8291