Ktunaxa Nation

Ktunaxa Nation, or, rather, part of this widespread First Nation—is nestled in one of BC’s most beautiful areas. You can’t help but feel creative when you’re surrounded by clear, blue waters and the majestic Rockies. Winter or summer, the view is spectacular.

Ktunaxa Nation is made up of members of seven Bands. Columbia Lake Band lives in Windermere, BC, just five minutes from Shuswap Band in Invermere. St. Mary’s Band lives in Cranbrook, BC, Tobbaco Plains Band in Grasmere, BC and Lower Kootenay Band in Creston, BC. Kootenai Tribe of Idaho and Ksanka Band reside in Idaho and Montana respectively.

Economic Powerhouse

The seven Bands share a language, traditional lands and a common culture. The traditional territory of the Ktunaxa Nation consists of much of southeast BC and extends into the USA. There is evidence that this territory has been their home for at least 10,000 years.

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The five Canadian Bands also share the Ktunaxa Kinbasket Development Corporation. The KKDC provides employment opportunities and on-the-job training to Ktunaxa Nation members. It also generates wealth and business for the communities.

Economic activities include:

• Resource management
• Forestry
• Fisheries
• Wildlife
• Timber harvesting
• Consulting
• Contracting

Ktunaxa Nation is also one of the owner/operators of St. Eugene Mission Resort, a recreational golf/spa/casino hotel in a property that used to be a notorious residential school. The resort includes an arts and crafts centre, traditional Ktunaxa tipi camp and an interpretive centre explaining the histories of Ktunaxa Nation and the residential school.

Art of Ktunaxa Nation

Art and culture are very important to the Ktunaxa people. Traditional native art and crafts include painting feathers and longhorn skulls, making dream catchers and mandellas and beadwork.

Erin O’Neil is a well-known artist from the Ktunaxa Nation.

Just the Stats, Please

Ktunaxa Nation is so widespread, it’s hard to determine exact numbers from Statistics Canada information.

The five Canadian Bands live on 19 reserves in BC. The total area owned is 194.8 square kilometers.

According to the Indian and Northern Affairs Canada 2006 statistics, the total number of members for all five Bands is 1208; not all of them live on reserve.