ðə kwˈæntlən ɑːɹ ɐ stˈoʊ:lˈoʊ pˈiːpəl ɐn ɛθnˈɪsᵻɾi wˌɪtʃ ɪŋklˈuːdz ðə nˈɪɹbaɪ kˈætsi ænd kwˈɪkwɛtləm fˈɜːst nˈeɪʃənz ɐmˌʌŋ mˈɛni ˈʌðɚz θɹuːˈaʊt bɹˈɪɾɪʃ kəlˈʌmbiəz lˈoʊɚ mˈeɪnlənd ɹˈiːdʒən, ðˌoʊ æz ʌv dʒˈuːn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪtiːn, kwˈæntlən wɪθdɹˈuː fɹʌmðə stˈoʊ:lˈoʊ tɹˈaɪbəl kˈaʊnsəl ænd kˈɜːɹəntli ˈɑːpɚɹˌeɪts æz ɐn ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndənt nˈeɪʃən.
The Kwantlen are a Stó:lō people (an ethnicity which includes the nearby Katzie and Kwikwetlem First Nations among many others throughout British Columbia's Lower Mainland region), though as of June 2018, Kwantlen withdrew from the Sto:lo Tribal Council and currently operates as an independent Nation.