The Adams Lake Indian Band (

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: Sexqeltqin) is a member of the Secwepemc (Shuswap) Nation. It was created when the government of the

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established an

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system in the 1860s. The Adams Lake Indian Band is a member band of the

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, which represents Secwepemc people in the

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and Shuswap districts of southern Central Interior region. Four Secwepemc governments farther north in the

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belong to the

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. Chief Atahm School houses an immersion program important to keeping the Secwepemc language alive, and is located on an Adams Lake Indian Band Reserve.

Reserves

Adam's Lake Band (Sexqeltqin) has jurisdiction over the following reserves: * Hustalen 1 * Squaam 2 * Toops 3 * Sahhaltkum 4 * Stequmwhulpa 5 * Switsemalph 6 * Switsemalph 7

References

External links

Shuswap Nation websiteChief Atahm School
Shuswap Country Secwepemc governments {{BritishColumbia-poli-stub