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British Columbia is a province in western Canada. It is near the Pacific Ocean, the Rocky Mountains, Alberta, the United States, and the Yukon and Northwest Territories.
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About First Nations of British Columbia:
There are 204 First Nations in British Columbia, on the traditional lands of Coast Salish Territories.
First Nations are one of the three main groups of Indigenous peoples in Canada, along with Métis and Inuit. In British Columbia, First Nations belong to larger ethnic groups including Coast Salish, Dakelh, Dene, Haida, Kaska Dena, Ktunaxa, Nisga’a, Nlaka’pamux, Okanagan, Secwepemc, Sekani, Stl’atl’imx, Sto:lo, Tahltan, Tlingit, Tsilhqot’in, Tsimshian, and Wet’suwet’en.
It is important to take a moment to acknowledge the unceded lands in British Columbia as settlers (those identifying as immigrants, refugees, descendents of European colonialists, African descendents of force expatriation lineage, etc.
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Washington is the westernmost state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is often called Washington state to tell it apart from the national capital, both named after George Washington, the first U.S. president.
About Indigenous Tribes of Washington State:
There are more than 27 Indigenous tribes in Washington State. They include Lhaq'temish Nation (Lummi & Nooksack), Samish, Upper Skagit & Lower Skagit, Swinomish, Sauk-Suiattle, Makah, Lower Elwha Klallam, Jamestown S'Klallam, Quileute, Hoh, Duwamish, Suquamish, Quinault, Skokomish, Puyallup, Squaxin Island, Shoalwater Bay, Chehalis, Nisqually, Muckleshoot, Yakima, Snoqualmie, Port Gamble S'Klallam, Tulalip, Stillaguamish, Colville, Cowlitz, Spokane, and Kalispel, etc.
It is important to recognize that we cannot afford to bypass land acknowledgements because we continue to overlook the critical need to look at real U.S. history of colonialism and its devastating impacts it had on Indigenous tribes. We need to recognize that we continually cause harm to the unceded lands as settlers (those identifying as immigrants, refugees, descendents of European colonialists, African descendents of force expatriation lineage, etc.
To learn more about Tribes of Washington State's geographical map: Interactive Map
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About Indigenous Tribes of Oregon:
There are 9 tribal nations known in the state of Oregon. They include Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Suislaw Indians, Coquille Indian Tribe, Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians, The Klamath Tribes, Burns Pauite Tribe, Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation and Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs.
It is important to recognize that Oregon was one of the few states that refused to acknowledge the humanity of Indigenous, Black and Brown people in the early days.
To this day, Oregon remains to be a hotbed for maintaining white supremacy in many areas.
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