Scia'new Nation (in Saanich , anglicized as Scianew or Scianew) and also known as Beecher Bay First Nation is a band government of First Nations people in British Columbia. Beecher Bay lands are located on southern Vancouver Island in southwestern British Columbia, Canada and include Beecher Bay (also known as Becher Bay), Fraser Island, Lamb Island, Long-neck Island, Twin Island, Village Island, and Whale Island.
The Scia'new were party to the 1850-1854 Douglas Treaties and are negotiating an updated treaty as a member of the Te'mexw Treaty Association along with the Malahat, Nanoose, Songhees, and T'Sou-ke Nations. Scia'new Nation has a population of 261 as of March 2020.
The group recognizes four ancestral languages though not all are currently spoken. The name "" comes from the Klallam word for Beecher Bay, "'." It is translated as "the place of the big fish," literally "salmon place" from ' 'location' and ' 'salmon'. The name is (also variously ) in the Saanich dialect of Northern Straits, and is derived from the Klallam name.