Allied Tribes of British Columbia [SEP] inception
Allied Tribes of British Columbia
The Allied Tribes of British Columbia (ATBC) was an Indigenous rights organization formed following the First World War. There were 16 tribal groups involved, all focused on the issues of land claims and aboriginal title in British Columbia.
In 1916, the Indian Rights Association and the Interior Tribes of British Columbia united in opposition to the McKenna-McBride Royal Commission (which was tasked with reviewing the size of Indian reserves in the province with an aim to confirming, expanding, or, more typically
(Kitsumkalum, British Columbia)
- Gits'ilaasü or Kitselas (Kitselas, British Columbia)
- Allied tribes of Lax Kw'alaams (Port Simpson, British Columbia) including Metlakatla
- Giluts'aaw
- Ginadoiks
- Ginaxangiik
- Gispaxlo'ots
- Gitando
- Gitlaan
- Gits'iis
- Gitwilgyoots
- Gitzaxłaał
- Metlakatla, Alaska newest tribe, with lineages from all Tsimshian tribes
Clans.
The Tsimshian clans are the
- Laxsgiik (Eagle Clan)
- Gispwudwada (Killer Whale Clan)
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