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Skumalasph Indian Reserve No. 16
Skumalasph Indian Reserve No. 16 is an Indian reserve of the Sto:lo people in the area of the City of Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada. Located six miles northwest of downtown Chilliwack and 468.40 ha. in area, it is jointly administered by five band governments, which are: * Aitchelitz First Nation * Kwaw-kwaw-Apilt First Nation * |
Indian Reserve
In Canada, an Indian reserve (french: réserve indienne) is specified by the '' Indian Act'' as a "tract of land, the legal title to which is vested in Her Majesty, that has been set apart by Her Majesty for the use and benefit of a band." Indian reserves are the areas set aside for First Nations, an indigenous Canadian group, after a contract with the Canadian state ("the Crown"), and are not to be confused with land claims areas, which involve all of that First Nations' traditional lands: a much larger territory than any reserve. Demographics A single "band" (First Nations government) may control one reserve or several, while other reserves are shared between multiple bands. In 2003, the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs stated there were 2,300 reserves in Canada, comprising . According to Statistics Canada in 2011, there are more than 600 First Nations/Indian bands in Canada and 3,100 Indian reserves across Canada. Examples include the Driftpile First Nation, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chilliwack, British Columbia
Chilliwack ( )( hur, Ts'elxwéyeqw) is a city in the province of British Columbia, Canada. Chilliwack is surrounded by mountains and home to recreational areas such as Cultus Lake, British Columbia, Cultus Lake and Chilliwack Lake Provincial Parks. There are numerous outdoor activities in the area in which to participate, including hiking, rock climbing, mountain biking horseback riding, whitewater kayaking, camping, fishing, golf and paragliding. Chilliwack is known for its annual corn harvest, and is home to the Province's second largest independent bookstore]The Book Man The Fraser Valley Regional District is headquartered in Chilliwack, which is the Fraser Valley's second largest city after Abbotsford, British Columbia, Abbotsford. The city had a population of 93,203 in the 2021 Canadian census, with a census metropolitan area population of 113,767 people. Etymology In Halkomelem, Halq'eméylem, the language of the Stó:lō communities around Chilliwack and Sardis, ''Tc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Columbia
British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, forests, lakes, mountains, inland deserts and grassy plains, and borders the province of Alberta to the east and the Yukon and Northwest Territories to the north. With an estimated population of 5.3million as of 2022, it is Canada's third-most populous province. The capital of British Columbia is Victoria and its largest city is Vancouver. Vancouver is the third-largest metropolitan area in Canada; the 2021 census recorded 2.6million people in Metro Vancouver. The first known human inhabitants of the area settled in British Columbia at least 10,000 years ago. Such groups include the Coast Salish, Tsilhqotʼin, and Haida peoples, among many others. One of the earliest British settlements in the area was Fort Victoria, established ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Band Government
In Canada, an Indian band or band (french: bande indienne, link=no), sometimes referred to as a First Nation band (french: bande de la Première Nation, link=no) or simply a First Nation, is the basic unit of government for those peoples subject to the ''Indian Act'' (i.e. status Indians or First Nations). Bands are typically small groups of people: the largest in the country, the Six Nations of the Grand River First Nation had 22,294 members in September 2005, and many have a membership below 100 people. Each First Nation is typically represented by a band council (french: conseil de bande) chaired by an elected chief, and sometimes also a hereditary chief. As of 2013, there were 614 bands in Canada. Membership in a band is controlled in one of two ways: for most bands, membership is obtained by becoming listed on the Indian Register maintained by the government. As of 2013, there were 253 First Nations which had their own membership criteria, so that not all status Indians are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aitchelitz First Nation
The Aitchelitz First Nation ( hur, Áthelets),Galloway, Brent. (2009) Dictionary of Upriver Halkomelemhttps://escholarship.org/content/qt65r158r4/qt65r158r4.pdf/ref> also known as the Aitchelitz Band, is a First Nations band government of the Sto:lo people, located at Sardis, British Columbia, Canada (Chilliwack). It is a member of the Sto:lo Nation tribal council. Reserves The band has three Indian Reserves: *Aitchelitch 9, 21.4 ha., 2.25 miles southwest of downtown Chilliwack *Grass 15, 64.8 ha, 3.5 miles southeast of downtown Chilliwack * Skumalasph 16, 468.4 ha., 6 miles northwest of downtown Chilliwack It also shares Pekw'Xe:yles (Peckquaylis) Reserve, the former St. Mary's Indian Residential School and associated lands in Mission, with 20 other Sto:lo band governments. Treaty process Aitchelitz First Nation is part of seven of the 11 Sto:lo Nation First Nations have decided to continue in the BC Treaty Process The British Columbia Treaty Process (BCTP) is a Indigenou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kwaw-kwaw-Apilt First Nation
The Kwaw-kwaw-Apilt First Nation or Kwaw-kwaw-Apilt Indian Band ( hur, Qweqwe'ópelhp) is a band government of the Sto:lo people located in the Fraser Valley, Upper Fraser Valley region near Chilliwack, British Columbia, Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada. They are a member government of the Stó:lō Tribal Council. References Sto:lo governments First Nations governments in the Lower Mainland {{Canada-gov-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skway First Nation
The Skway First Nation, (officially Shxwhá:y Village), is a band government of the Stó:lō people living in the Fraser Valley of British Columbia, Canada near the city of Chilliwack. They traditionally speak the Upriver dialect of Halkomelem, one of the Salishan languages, Salishan family of languages. The band is a member government of the Sto:lo Nation tribal council, and should not be confused with the Skwah First Nation, which is in the same area but is a different band.. Indian Reserves The band administers three Indian Reserves: *Grass 15, Grass Indian Reserve No. 15, 1/2 mile southeast of Chilliwack, 64.8 ha. *Skumalasph 16, Skumalasph Indian Reserve No. 16, 6 miles northwest of Chilliwack, 468.4 ha. *Skway 5, Skway Indian Reserve No. 5, 2 miles west of Chilliwack, 255 ha. (location of Skway Village) The band also shares with 20 other bands the Peckquaylis Indian Reserve, formerly St. Mary's Indian Residential School at Mission, British Columbia, Mission, which is now a c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skwah First Nation
The Skwah First Nation or Skwah Band ( hur, Sqwehá or Sqwa) is a band government of the Sto:lo people in the area of the City of Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada. It should not be confused with the Skway First Nation The Skway First Nation, (officially Shxwhá:y Village), is a band government of the Stó:lō people living in the Fraser Valley of British Columbia, Canada near the city of Chilliwack. They traditionally speak the Upriver dialect of Halkomelem, on ... in the same area, which is a member of the Sto:lo Nation Chiefs Council, while the Skwah Nation is not. Indian Reserves Indian Reserves under the administration of the Skwah First Nation are: * Grass Indian Reserve No. 15, 1/2 miles southeast of Chilliwack, 64.80 ha. shared with eight other bands * Pekw'Xe:yles (Peckquaylis), site of the former St. Mary's Indian Residential School, now a cultural/government/business centre, 10.30 ha. * Schelowat Indian Reserve No. 1, on the right bank of Hope Slough, 5 miles eas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Squiala First Nation
The Squiala First Nation or Squiala Indian Band ( hur, Sxwoyehálá also spelt as Sxwoyehà:là) is a band government of the Sto:lo people located in the Fraser Valley, Upper Fraser Valley region, near Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada. They are a member government of the Sto:lo Nation tribal council. References Sto:lo governments First Nations governments in the Lower Mainland Politics of Chilliwack {{Canada-gov-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Indian Reserves In Canada
Canada has numerous Indian reserves for First Nations people, which were mostly established by the ''Indian Act'' of 1876 and have been variously expanded and reduced by royal commissions since. They are sometimes incorrectly called by the American term " reservations". Alberta British Columbia Manitoba * A Kwis Ki Mahka Indian Reserve — Fox Lake Cree Nation * Amik Wachink Sakahikan — Garden Hill First Nation * Anderson — Norway House Cree Nation * Andrew Bay — God's Lake First Nation * Bella Lake Exchange Lands — Garden Hill First Nation * Berens River 13 — Berens River First Nation * Birch Landing — Brokenhead Ojibway Nation * Birdtail Creek 57 — Birdtail Sioux First Nation * Birdtail Hay Lands 57A — Birdtail Sioux First Nation * Black River 9 — Black River First Nation * Black Sturgeon — Marcel Colomb First Nation * Bloodvein 12 — Bloodvein First Nation * Bottle Lake 61B — Keeseekoowenin Ojibway First Nation * Broc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Reserves In The Lower Mainland
Indian or Indians may refer to: Peoples South Asia * Indian people, people of Indian nationality, or people who have an Indian ancestor ** Non-resident Indian, a citizen of India who has temporarily emigrated to another country * South Asian ethnic groups, referring to people of the Indian subcontinent, as well as the greater South Asia region prior to the 1947 partition of India * Anglo-Indians, people with mixed Indian and British ancestry, or people of British descent born or living in the Indian subcontinent * East Indians, a Christian community in India Europe * British Indians, British people of Indian origin The Americas * Indo-Canadians, Canadian people of Indian origin * Indian Americans, American people of Indian origin * Indigenous peoples of the Americas, the pre-Columbian inhabitants of the Americas and their descendants ** Plains Indians, the common name for the Native Americans who lived on the Great Plains of North America ** Native Americans in the Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chilliwack
Chilliwack ( )( hur, Ts'elxwéyeqw) is a city in the province of British Columbia, Canada. Chilliwack is surrounded by mountains and home to recreational areas such as Cultus Lake and Chilliwack Lake Provincial Parks. There are numerous outdoor activities in the area in which to participate, including hiking, rock climbing, mountain biking horseback riding, whitewater kayaking, camping, fishing, golf and paragliding. Chilliwack is known for its annual corn harvest, and is home to the Province's second largest independent bookstorebr>The Book Man The Fraser Valley Regional District is headquartered in Chilliwack, which is the Fraser Valley's second largest city after Abbotsford. The city had a population of 93,203 in the 2021 Canadian census, with a census metropolitan area population of 113,767 people. Etymology In Halq'eméylem, the language of the Stó:lō communities around Chilliwack and Sardis, ''Tcil'Qe'uk'' means "valley of many streams". It also lends its name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
