snun-ay-mucks | Snuneymuxw First Nation
Community Profile
- The Snuneymuxw First Nation is a Coast Salish Indigenous nation with deep historical roots in the Nanaimo region of British Columbia, maintaining traditional practices and governance while engaging in modern economic and cultural development.
- Last Updated 2025-05-06 17:22:46 UTC
- Name: Snuneymuxw First Nation (ISC Code: 648)
- Former Names: Nanaimo Indian Band
- Band Style: First Nation
- Cultural Area: Coast Salish
- Indigenous Language: Hul'qumi'num
- Number of Registered Members: 2003
Governance
Band Council
- GOVERNANCE TYPE: Not Applicable
- TERM EXPIRES: 02/01/2026
- CHIEF: MIKE WYSE
- NUMBER OF COUNCIL MEMBERS:6
- MIKE WYSE
- WANDA GOOD
- EMILY MANSON
- PAUL WYSE-SEWARD
- EDWARD GOOD
- ERRALYN JOSEPH
Contact Information
- BAND WEBSITE: http://www.snuneymuxw.ca/
- PHONE NUMBER: (250) 740-2300
- FAX NUMBER: (250) 753-3492
- ADDRESS: 668 CENTRE STREET, NANAIMO, BC
- EMAILS:
- Chief MIKE WYSE:
- Councillor WANDA GOOD:
- Councillor EMILY MANSON:
- Councillor PAUL WYSE-SEWARD:
- Councillor EDWARD GOOD:
- Councillor ERRALYN JOSEPH:
- General Band Office:
- Media Contact:
- Referrals Contact:
- Websites
Band Financial Statements
- 2023 - Audited consolidated financial statements
- 2022 - Audited consolidated financial statements
- 2021 - Audited consolidated financial statements
- 2020 - Audited consolidated financial statements
- 2019 - Audited consolidated financial statements
- 2018 - Audited consolidated financial statements
- 2017 - Audited consolidated financial statements
- 2016 - Audited consolidated financial statements
- 2015 - Audited consolidated financial statements
- 2014 - Audited consolidated financial statements
- 2013 - Audited consolidated financial statements
- 2012 - Snuneymuxw First Nation20122013.pdf
- 2011 - Snuneymuxw First Nation20112012.pdf
- 2010 - Snuneymuxw First Nation20102011.pdf
- 2009 - Snuneymuxw First Nation20092010.pdf
- 2008 - Snuneymuxw First Nation20082009.pdf
- 2007 - Snuneymuxw First Nation20072008.pdf
- 2006 - Snuneymuxw First Nation20062007.pdf
- 2005 - Snuneymuxw First Nation20052006.pdf
- 2004 - Snuneymuxw First Nation20042005.pdf
- 2003 - Snuneymuxw First Nation20032004.pdf
- 2002 - Snuneymuxw First Nation20022003.pdf
- 2001 - Snuneymuxw First Nation20012002.pdf
Band Council Remuneration
- 2023 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
- 2022 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
- 2021 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
- 2020 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
- 2019 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
- 2018 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
- 2017 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
- 2016 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
- 2015 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
- 2014 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
- 2013 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
Laws, Bylaws, and Codes
Intergovernmental Agreements
Lands and Traditional Territory
Reserves
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ISC Code: 6817
NANAIMO RIVER 3
108.3 Hectares
CRANBERRY DIST PT. OF SEC. 21, RANGE 1, AND SECS. 19&21 RANGE 7, NEAR MOUTH OF NANAIMO RIVER, VANCOUVER ISLAND
[49.12822689999999, -123.8856008] -
ISC Code: 6816
NANAIMO RIVER 2
53.8 Hectares
CRANBERRY DISTRICT ON LEFT BANK OF THE NANAIMO RIVER NEAR ITS MOUTH
[49.1186416, -123.8865511] -
ISC Code: 6820
MA-GUALA 6
0.4 Hectares
NANAIMO DISTRICT SMALL ISLAND IN DEGNEN BAY SOUTH SHORE OF GABRIOLA ISLAND
[49.1324159, -123.7140173] -
ISC Code: 6815
NANAIMO TOWN 1
22.4 Hectares
NANAIMO DISTRICT ON NANAIMO HARBOUR ADJACENT TO THE CITY OF NANAINO, SOUTH OF VANCOUVER ISLAND
[49.1504771, -123.9291636] -
ISC Code: 6819
GABRIOLA ISLAND 5
1.0 Hectares
NANAIMO DISTRICT, PART OF SEC. 1, ON WEST POINT AT MOUTH OF DEGNEN BAY, SOUTH OF GABRIOLA ISLAND
[49.13035470000001, -123.7175634] -
ISC Code: 6818
NANAIMO RIVER 4
80.1 Hectares
CRANBERRY DISTRICT, SECTIONS 18 & 19, RANGE 8, 4 MILES S.W. OF NANAIMO, EAST COAST OF VANCOUVER ISLAND
[49.121526, -123.8714324]
- Traditional lands include Nanaimo, Gabriola Island, and surrounding coastal areas
- Encompasses rich marine and forest ecosystems
- Ancestral fishing and gathering territories along east Vancouver Island
- Key geographical areas: Nanaimo River, Georgia Strait coastline
- Historical settlements across multiple sites in traditional territories
Consultations and Referrals
Band Submissions
Consultation Reports
Band Business Interests
Band Owned Corporations
Court Records
Downloadable Court Decisions
Active Court Cases
Media Reports
Media Reports
- Snuneymuxw First Nation adding 80 hectares to its reserve
- Keystone Nanaimo hotel property returned to Snuneymuxw First Nation
- Mid-Island Indigenous language learning more than tripled last decade
- Snuneymuxw First Nation purchases second casino in step ‘to reinvest in our community’
- Sculpture gives nod to First Nations culture, snail indigenous to Nanaimo
- New affordable rentals announced for Island Indigenous communities
- Snuneymuxw First Nation revives Coast Salish Games
- Dozens of cultural belongings returned to Snuneymuxw from Royal BC Museum: ‘It’s been a long time coming’
- Province returns key village site in downtown Nanaimo to First Nation
- BC returns land back to Snuneymuxw First Nation in heart of downtown Nanaimo
- Snuneymuxw hosting Coast Salish Games in Nanaimo
- Snuneymuxw First Nation to purchase second casino on Vancouver Island
- City of Nanaimo transferring 81 hectares of Mount Benson land to Snuneymuxw
- Casino in Victoria sold to First Nation in Nanaimo
- Indigenous B.C. designer honoured at New York Fashion Week - Fernie BC News
- Downtown Nanaimo village site returned to the Snuneymuxw First Nation
- Snuneymuxw secures funding for 59 new affordable apartments on reserve land
- First Nations art to adorn Vancouver Island manhole covers
- Nanaimo recognizes National Indigenous Peoples Day
- First Coast Salish Games in over a decade being held in Nanaimo
- Snuneymuxw First Nation, B.C. government announce 212-hectare land transfer
- Camp Nanaimo land returned to Snuneymuxw First Nation
- Snuneymuxw First Nation and Canada sign historic land reconciliation agreement
- Snuneymuxw First Nation repatriates nearly 100 items from the Royal BC Museum
- More on-reserve housing coming for Snuneymuxw First Nation
- Family friendly events planned in Nanaimo for National Day of Truth and Reconciliation
- ‘Snuneymuxw, we did it:’ nearly 200 acres of former Camp Nanaimo land returned to First Nation
- City Council approves property disposition for District Lot 9
- Snuneymuxw First Nation accuses B.C. Ferries of discrimination over names of new vessels
- Nisga’a Nation hosts First Nations youth in one of the largest basketball tournaments in Canada
- Reconciliation between Snuneymuxw First Nation and British Columbia
- Nanaimo, B.C., unveils new city drain covers featuring art honouring Snuneymuxw Nation
- Major Nanaimo development moves ahead, despite First Nation concerns
- Snuneymuxw, Stz'uminus candidates begin campaigning in school trustee byelection
- Pair of fourplexes to provide affordable housing options for Snuneymuxw First Nation
- Snuneymuxw First Nation, B.C. Ferries sign formal agreement guiding business decisions in nation's territory
- Making connections for climate action: recapping the Climate Change and Health Community Gathering
- ‘Dearest Elders’ first to receive a vaccine in Snuneymuxw First Nation
- Snuneymuxw land agreement will see 80 hectares returned to Vancouver Island First Nation
- Snuneymuxw First Nation basketball players prep for Junior All Native Tournament
- Snuneymuxw First Nation signs historic MOU with province and feds
- Google features BC Indigenous language in latest launch
- Celebrating the launch of the Snuneymuxw language learning hub
- Snuneymuxw First Nation gets grant to upgrade long house
- B.C. transfers first parcel of land back to Snuneymuxw First Nation
- Ancient village site returned to Snuneymuxw First Nation in 'historic' land transfer
- Snuneymuxw prepares ‘all hands on deck’ to host 2023 Junior All Native Tournament
- Homecomings and new beginnings
- Letter of Understanding between Snuneymuxw First Nation and Canada
- New Snuneymuxw language hub dream recognized for Elders
- Hul’q’umi’num’ language and Google Earth
- 102 acres of land transferred to Vancouver Island First Nation in 'historic' signing ceremony
- First Nations researcher exploring psychedelics as healing tool for intergenerational trauma
- Nanaimo River land, including ancient village site transferred to Island First Nation
- Snuneymuxw Elder preserving memories of local Indigenous veterans
- Snuneymuxw First Nation opens its first cannabis retail business
- Snuneymuxw First Nation agrees to $49M in compensation for downtown Nanaimo reserve
- Snuneymuxw First Nation Member Returns Home to Teach at VIU
- Multicultural society works with Snuneymuxw to welcome newcomers with cultural guidance
- B.C. First Nations Justice Council chairperson from Nanaimo wins national legal award
- First Nation in B.C. signs deal with developer to reclaim land, language - and a share of prosperity
- Noel Brown art unveiled at NRGH
- ‘A piece of it is saving our youth’: JR All Native Tournament kicks off in Nanaimo
- Snuneymuxw Knowledge Keeper supports youth to connect to xpey’ (red cedar)
- ‘Like the NBA for First Nations’: Snuneymuxw hosts JR All Native Tournament in Nanaimo
- Thousands of hectares to be transferred to First Nation near Nanaimo
- Doug White takes experience as First Nations chief into B.C. premier's office
- Snuneymuxw First Nation hosting Tribal Journeys cultural event in 2020
- Nanaimo Aboriginal Centre rebrands, hopes to regain trust of area First Nations
- Snuneymuxw, SD68 sign agreement on Qwam Qwum Stuwixwulh school leadership
- ‘We never got to the position we’re in today:’ Snuneymuxw First Nation, BC Ferries sign landmark agreement
- Welcome pole unveiled at former Snuneymuxw village site
- Indigenous protocols guide historic installation
- Four First Nations cultural heritage projects on Island receive funding
- Players past and present reflect on inspirational power of Junior All Native basketball tournament
- Blessed eagle feathers will help Nanaimo RCMP with culture-informed policing
- Nanaimo design house returns to runway at Vancouver Indigenous Fashion Week
- 26 Indigenous governing bodies are reclaiming authority over child welfare
- ‘Unprecedented’: 102 acres of land to be returned to Snuneymuxw First Nation in Nanaimo
- First Nation receiving money to search old Nanaimo Indian Hospital grounds
- Boxing club coaches Indigenous Youth to grow stronger in the ring and in life
- Indigenous artists join together to add art to new Harewood skatepark
- B.C. First Nation chief ‘frustrated’ with name choice for BC Ferries new ship
- New Indigenous school in Nanaimo makes space for ancestral wisdom
- Status card wait times an example of systemic racism, says Campbell River woman
- Google Earth features B.C. Indigenous language in new audio series
- Tribal Journeys cancelled
- Road to Recovery: Carving a bold future for the Snuneymuxw First Nation
- Doug White takes experience as First Nations chief into B.C. premier's office
- First Nation receiving $49M in downtown Nanaimo land settlement
- For First Nations facing suicide crisis, the solution is rooted in the community
- Obituary: First Nations elder Ellen White put focus on education
- The story of Harry Manson, the first aboriginal person to be inducted into the Soccer Hall of Fame
- Snuneymuxw First Nation to search for unmarked graves at former Nanaimo 'Indian Hospital' site
- Nanaimo to observe National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
- Douglas White III Speaks on Re-Imagining Reconciliation in VIU's Indigenous Speakers Series
- First Nations woman petitions to have status cards processed as quickly as passports
- Aboriginal star hailed as 'pioneer' by Soccer Hall of Fame
- Meet the first aboriginal soccer player inducted into Hall of Fame
- Province, First Nations and VIU announce new funding and training for Indigenous guardians protecting coastal lands and waters
- Province, Snuneymuxw purchase former Howard Johnson site to ‘breathe new life’ into Nanaimo property
- BC government returns prominent seven-acre site in downtown Nanaimo to First Nation
- 1,000 trees and shrubs planted to form ‘mini forest’ in Cedar
- First Nations art to adorn Vancouver Island manhole covers
- First Nation sees new Nanaimo hotel as a chance to showcase its culture
- Snuneymuxw First Nation receives $77,000 to search grounds of former hospital
- Reconciliation at CHLY 101.7FM — CHLY 101.7FM: Listener Supported in Nanaimo BC.
- Search for potential unmarked graves at former Nanaimo Indian Hospital site to begin
- Snuneymuxw First Nation expecting upwards of 90 teams for basketball tournament
- Nanaimo school makes name change official in spirit of truth and reconciliation
- ‘Frustrated and disheartened’: Snuneymuxw First Nation oppose Nanaimo development
- Advocating for Aboriginal health
- Google Earth features B.C. Indigenous language in new audio series
- Junior All Native Tournament opens in Snuneymuxw
- Blessed eagle feathers will help Nanaimo RCMP with culture-informed policing
- Blessed eagle feathers will help Nanaimo RCMP with culture-informed policing
- Nanaimo design house returns to runway at Vancouver Indigenous Fashion Week
- Nanaimo design house returns to runway at Vancouver Indigenous Fashion Week
- B.C. returning downtown Nanaimo village site to Snuneymuxw
- Two Vancouver Island casinos acquired by Snuneymuxw First Nation in milestone deal
- Te’tuxwtun Enabling Infrastructure
- B.C. transfers land on Mount Benson East back to Snuneymuxw First Nation
- Name of new Island-class Gabriola ferry rankles former Snuneymuxw chief
- Large Nanaimo event provides lesson on pain caused by residential schools
- Snuneymuxw First Nation partnering with B.C. Housing to build affordable homes for its members
- Forested land south of Nanaimo returned to Snuneymuxw First Nation
- Celebrating the launch of the Snuneymuxw language learning hub
- Letter signing helps Snuneymuxw First Nation and Canadian gov’t paddle in the same direction
- Snuneymuxw First Nation, province sign deal for land transfer, future logging sites
- Saysutshun Park officially renamed to recognize Snuneymuxw First Nation heritage
- Vancouver Island First Nation to host all-Indigenous basketball tournament next month
- VIDEO: First Nations hockey program connecting sport with traditional teachings
- Nanaimo Aboriginal Centre rebrands, hopes to regain trust of area First Nations
- Dr. Henry combatting discrimination & racism against Island First Nations
- Snuneymuxw, province sign land transfer agreement that includes parts of Mount Benson
- Google Earth features B.C. Indigenous language in new audio series
- VIU Raises Snuneymuxw First Nation and Metis Nation Flags at Nanaimo Campus
- Local athletes shine brightly at NAIG in Halifax
- Snuneymuxw First Nation Open Cannabis Store
- Snuneymuxw two-sport athlete honoured with premier’s award
- More than 200 supportive homes, shelter spaces on the way throughout B.C.
- Google Earth features B.C. Indigenous language in new audio series
- Red dresses around Nanaimo a call for action on missing and murdered Indigenous women
- Sculpture gives nod to First Nations culture, snail indigenous to Nanaimo
- BC returns land back to Snuneymuxw First Nation in heart of downtown Nanaimo
- More than 200 supportive homes, shelter spaces on the way throughout B.C.
- First Nation receiving money to search old Nanaimo Indian Hospital grounds
- Google Earth features B.C. Indigenous language in new Voyager story
- First Nations Artist Noel Brown Honours The Nanaimo NightOwls With Logo
- 5 seasonally spectacular Indigenous businesses around Nanaimo
- Indigenous B.C. designer honoured at New York Fashion Week
- Google Earth features B.C. Indigenous language in new audio series
- Indigenous B.C. designer honoured at New York Fashion Week
- New homes and repairs underway for Snuneymuxw First Nation
- ‘The feeling is electric’: JANT kicks off with celebration in Snuneymuxw
- B.C. Ferries and Snuneymuxw First Nation sign protocol agreement
- Status card wait times an example of systemic racism, says Campbell River woman
- Indigenous art at Downtown Eastside Youth Outreach Centre
- Tripartite MOU paves the way for future agreements
- First Nation receiving money to search old Nanaimo Indian Hospital grounds
- BC reaches cannabis agreements with Cowichan Tribes and Snuneymuxw
- Snuneymuxw First Nation launches trucking company for Vancouver Island
- Sculpture gives nod to First Nations culture, snail indigenous to Nanaimo
- B.C. First Nation chief ‘frustrated’ with name choice for BC Ferries new ship
- ‘Give them the opportunity to come home:’ housing partnership bolstered between province & SFN
- Indigenous festival welcoming the sun returns to Nanaimo
- ‘It was time we did something about it’: Village site returned to Snuneymuxw First Nation
- Snuneymuxw First Nation receiving money to search old Nanaimo Indian Hospital grounds
- Understanding Stiil’nep, where the ‘water runs deep’
- Snuneymuxw First Nation reaffirms housing goal with province
- Snuneymuxw reclaims kwula’xw in Land Back deal that will bring members home
- Snuneymuxw First Nation and Nanaimo Chamber of Commerce MOU marks a ‘commitment to respect’
- After the City of Nanaimo moved to rezone an ancient Snuneymuxw village site, B.C.'s reconciliation minister stepped in
- Indigenous women speak out about housing challenges
- BC's first gaming M&A deal with First Nations as acquirer could be precedent: McCarthy Tétrault
- Snuneymuxw and B.C. land transfer fosters economic development
- OPINION: Celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day in a good way
- Making connections for climate action: recapping the Climate Change and Health Community Gathering
- Snuneymuxw First Nation, B.C. advance reconciliation through new agreements
- Snuneymuxw First Nation, BC Housing celebrate partnership
- Snuneymuxw reclaims kwula’xw in Land Back deal that will bring members home
- Snuneymuxw hosts land blessing on former Nanaimo Indian Hospital site
- Casino in Victoria sold to First Nation in Nanaimo
- Snuneymuxw enters cannabis agreement, new store opening
- Pro franchise partners to build new basketball courts in First Nations
- Noel Brown art unveiled at NRGH
Academic Research
Academic Research
- Knowing the land as home and alive: Re-centering Snuneymuxw's relationship to Saysutshun in co-management
- The life history of a First Nations educator: Never too old to learn
- Re-creation through recreation: Exploring contemporary perspectives of Indigenous leisure
- Snuneymuxw justice as an alternative to the Canadian justice system
- sqwiilqwul'tul 'words used when talking to one another'
- Fireweed Clothing: Evidence of its use by the Snuneymuxw First Nations of Vancouver Island
- Culture is lived, language gives it life
- Good Mind and Heart: Facilitating Indigenous Feminist Aesthetic Work
- How We Go Home: Voices from Indigenous North America
- What is Sacred: Revitalizing Coast Salish Art and Culture
- How We Go Home: Voices from Indigenous North America
- The Earliest First Nations Accounts of the Formation of the Vancouver Island (or Douglas) Treaties of 1850–54
- How We Go Home: Voices from Indigenous North America
- How We Go Home: Voices from Indigenous North America
- How We Go Home: Voices from Indigenous North America
- Knowing the land as home and alive: Re-centering Snuneymuxw's relationship to Saysutshun in co-management
- How We Go Home: Voices from Indigenous North America
- How We Go Home: Voices from Indigenous North America
- Culture is lived, language gives it life
- sqwiilqwul'tul 'words used when talking to one another'
- Snuneymuxw justice as an alternative to the Canadian justice system
- How We Go Home: Voices from Indigenous North America
- How We Go Home: Voices from Indigenous North America
- (Re) creation through recreation: strengthening Hul'qumi'num'identities through 'leisure'
- How We Go Home: Voices from Indigenous North America
- How We Go Home: Voices from Indigenous North America
- How We Go Home: Voices from Indigenous North America
- How We Go Home: Voices from Indigenous North America
- How We Go Home: Voices from Indigenous North America
- Intangible property within coast salish first Nations communities, British Columbia
- How We Go Home: Voices from Indigenous North America
- How We Go Home: Voices from Indigenous North America
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