Community Description
The Nanoose First Nation, also known as the Snaw-Na-Was First Nation, is a First Nations government located on southern Vancouver Island in southwestern British Columbia, Canada, in the vicinity of the Nanoose Bay, situated 30 minutes north of Nanaimo, B.C. Along with 18 other tribes in the Salish Sea we are Coast Salish people, one of the northern most tribes on the east side of Vancouver Island.
Treaty or Tribal Association
Te'mexw Treaty Association and Naut'sa mawt Tribal Council
Summary of Economic Development Agreements, Community Businesses and Joint Ventures
Nanoose First Nation is party to two Forestry Agreements with the Provincial Government. It is also in the Final Agreement Negotiation Stage of the Te'mexw Treaty, which, when complete, will allow the Nation to pursue a range of new economic development opportunities as an independent and self-governing Nation.