General B.C. and Canada First Nations Statistics

Aboriginal People in British Columbia

• Total Aboriginal population of B.C. – 196,0754
• Total number of Indian bands in B.C. as of September 30, 2006 – 1981
• Total number of eligible B.C. First Nations / Indian bands in the treaty process – 116
• Two-thirds of all Aboriginal people in B.C. are represented at one of the 49 ongoing negotiations in the treaty process.
• 43 of the 49 treaty tables are at the fourth of six stages, working toward an Agreement-in-Principle.
• Total number of Tribal Councils in B.C. – 29
• Total number of reserves in B.C. – 1,701
• Total land area of reserves in B.C. – 343,741 hectares2
• Per cent of B.C.’s total land that is reserve land – 0.36 per cent2
• Per cent of the Aboriginal population in B.C. living on reserves – 26 per cent 4
• Per cent of B.C.'s population on reserves with no Aboriginal ancestry - 32 per cent4

Aboriginal People in Canada

• Total registered Aboriginal population of Canada as of May 2006 - 1,172,7853
• Total number of Indian bands in Canada as of September 30, 2006 – 6121
• Total number of reserves in Canada – 2,675
• Total land area of reserves in Canada – 2,684,448 hectares2
• Per cent of Canada’s total land that is reserve land – 13 per cent2