 It is one of two tribal councils of the Secwepemc people, the other being the Northern Shuswap Tribal Council of the Cariboo region farther to the north.The council is based in Kamloops, British Columbia.Three Secwepemc bands do not belong to either the Shuswap Nation Tribal Council or the Northern Shuswap Tribal Council, these being the Alkali Lake Indian Band (Esketemc), the High Bar First Nation (Llenlleney'ten) and the Pavilion Indian Band (Tsk'weylecw).