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First Nations of British Columbia

Snuneymuxw First Nation

Coast Salish. Band 648 in the federal registry.

In the ledger

  1. June 16, 2026 transaction closed High confidence

    Snuneymuxw and Musqueam completed the acquisition of River Rock Casino Resort through a Snuneymuxw-majority partnership.

    The closed transaction places a major operating gaming and hospitality asset under First Nation ownership and operation, with the purchasing partnership structured to meet Indigenous procurement criteria.

  2. March 17, 2026 transaction closed Medium confidence

    Snuneymuxw First Nation acquired full ownership of the Courtyard by Marriott Nanaimo.

    The closed acquisition consolidated ownership of a major hospitality asset within Snuneymuxw's territory and complements the Nation's broader downtown development position.

What this page is

A briefing drawn from public sources: the federal band registry for the name, band number and office location, and this site's own ledger and briefs for anything tracked. It is not a description of this Nation, its government, its territory or its affairs, and it is not written with the Nation's involvement.

Anything wrong here is worth telling us about — a misspelled name or a wrong affiliation matters more than any of the rest of it.