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Tobacco Plains Indian Band
Band No. 603
ʔakink̓umⱡasnuqⱡiʔit
Tobacco Plains logo.png
People Ktunaxa
Headquarters Grasmere
Province British Columbia
Land
Reserve(s)
Tobacco Plains 2
Land area 42.775 km2
Population (2019)
On reserve 78
Off reserve 133
Total population 211
Tribal Council
Ktunaxa Nation
Website
tobaccoplains.org


The Tobacco Plains Indian Band (Ktunaxa: ʔakink̓umⱡasnuqⱡiʔit ) are a First Nation based in the East Kootenay region of British Columbia. In the British Columbia Treaty Process They are part of the Ktunaxa Kinbasket Tribal Council.

Chief and Councillors

  • Chief - Mary Mahseelah
  • Councillor - Dan Gravelle
  • Councillor - Robert Luke
  • Councillor - Corey Letcher
  • Councillor - Jason Gravelle

Treaty Process

There are in Stage 4 of the BC Treaty Process.

History

Ktunaxa Ksanka - Who we are, we are Kootenay Nation, Tobacco Plains Indian Band. There are 6 Kootenai nations and 1 Salish. Two from the United States of America Idaho, Montana, Grasmere BC, Creston BC, Cranbrook BC, Windermere BC, Invermere BC are the Shuswap Nation who are Salish that our Kootenay, Kootenai Nations adopted into our Nation.

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