The Northern Shuswap Tribal Council (NSTC) is made up of four Northern Secwepemc te Qelmucw (NStQ) communities, Tsq’ēsceń (Canim Lake), Stswēceḿc/Xgāt’tem (Canoe-Dog Creek), Xatśūll Cmetem’ (Soda-Deep Creek) and T’ēxelc (Williams Lake a.k.a. Sugar Cane). The NSTC presently provides advisory services to NStQ Band Councils and Administrations of the four communities. The NSTC also works collectively and collaboratively on matters of common concern to its four member communities.