In the British Columbia Treaty Process They are part of the Ktunaxa Kinbasket Tribal Council.
[2] In July 2021, ground penetrating radar discovered the unmarked graves of 182 people at the site of the former St. Eugene's Mission School located on the reserve.
The Ktunaxa Nation consists of six different Bands, four located in British Columbia and two in the United States.
[5] The land that belongs to the Ktunaxa Nation encompasses all of the south-eastern part of British Columbia along the Kootenay River also known as the Creston Valley.
Like many other tribes the Yaqan Nukiy has entered many agreements, and treaties with British Columbia and the Canadian government.
It determined what they ate which was various different types of fish, for example; kokanee bull trout, burbot, and sturgeon.
[13] Most of the sturgeon-canoes were made from bark, however when the Europeans arrived on the bands land they were exposed to a different type of material that would become more common, canvas.
[5] The Yaqan Nukiy's religion is heavily based on spirituality, and a traditional way to heal, purify and pray is through the creation of a sweatlodge.
[14] The sweatlodge itself is a dome made of sticks and covered, that entraps the steam and the people of the First Nations enter naked or with very light clothing, and begin the ceremony which can last a whole night.
[5] The language of the Yaqan Nukiy band is almost extinct, due to the establishments of residential schools in Canada.