The Canim Lake Band is a First Nations government of the Secwepemc (Shuswap) Nation, located in the Central Interior region of the Canadian province of British Columbia. First Nations is a term of Ethnicity that refers to the Aboriginal peoples in Canada who are neither Inuit nor Métis people The Secwepemc ( or) also commonly known as the Shuswap, are a First Nation residing in the Canadian province of British Columbia, primarily The British Columbia Interior or BC Interior or Interior of British Columbia, usually referred to only as The Interior, is one of the three main regions The provinces and territories of Canada combine to make up the world's second largest country in total area. British Columbia (ˌbrɪtɨʃ kəˈlʌmbiə ( BC) ( (la Colombie-Britannique C Its main Indian reserve is located at Canim Lake, British Columbia, near 100 Mile House. For the vast tract created by the Royal Proclamation of 1763 in Canada and the United States see Indian Reserve (1763 In Canada Canim Lake is an unincorporated settlement and First Nations Indian reserve reserve community in British Columbia, Canada. It was created when the government of the then-Colony of British Columbia established an Indian Reserve system in the 1860s. The Colony of British Columbia was a Crown colony in British North America from 1858 until 1871. For the vast tract created by the Royal Proclamation of 1763 in Canada and the United States see Indian Reserve (1763 In Canada It is a member government of the Northern Shuswap Tribal Council. The Northern Shuswap Tribal Council, also called the Cariboo Tribal Council, is a First Nations government in the Canadian province of British Columbia
The Canim Lake people are known in the Shuswap language as the Tsq'escenemc, "people of standing rock", while their community is known as Tsq'escen' ("standing rock")