The traditional territories of what is currently known as BC are home to many First Nations, Métis and Inuit people who are living away from home either in urban centres or rural and remote communities. Approximately 80% of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit people are currently living, working, and studying in urban and off-reserve areas. 

There are 29 Métis Chartered Communities and approximately 25,000 provincially registered Métis Citizens in BC, as well as Métis citizens from Alberta, and the Saskatchewan and Manitoba Red River area who now call these territories home. 

There are also approximately 2,000 Inuit people living in BC, away from Inuit Nunangat in Inuvialuit (Northwest Territories), Nunatsiavut (Labrador), Nunavik, and Nunavut. 

Traditional foods for First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples varies widely based on geography, climate, and local flora and fauna. 

The illustration above includes salmon, muktuk (whale blubber), nootka rose, wild rice, grease, beans, corn, squash, and preserves.