The Canim Lake Band (

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: Tsq'escen') is a

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government of the Secwepemc (Shuswap) Nation, located in the Central Interior region of the Canadian province of

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. Its main

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." In ...

is located at Canim Lake, British Columbia, near

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. It was created when the government of the then- Colony of British Columbia established an

system in the 1860s. It is a member government of the

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. The Canim Lake people are known in the

as the Tsq'escenemc, "people of standing rock", while their community is known as Tsq'escen' ("standing rock") The Canim Lake Band has not signed any treaty with any settler-colonial political entity, nor has it ceded any land and let go its territorial claims. As part of the Northern Secwepemc te Qelmucw (Tribal Council), Canim Lake Band has been in negotiation with the government of

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and the government of

regarding a final treaty settling this matter. An "Agreement in Principle" was signed in 2018. Once a final agreement is signed between the Tribal Council, Canada, and British Columbia, it is expected that the Indian Reserves will be abolished, the territories under jurisdiction of Canim Band will expand significantly, and former reserves will be absorbed into settlement land under sovereignty of Canim Lake Band.

Reserves

Canim Lake band has the following 5 Indian Reserves under its jurisdiction.Canim Lake Lands
/ref> As explained before, these reserves were unilaterally defined by the Government of British Columbia, and thus the Band has never retracted its claim on its territory. These reserves are expected to be abolished and absorbed into settlement lands, after the signing of a final agreement. * Canim Lake 1 - 4400 Acres * Canim Lake 2 - 160 Acres * Canim Lake 3 - 40 Acres * Canim Lake 4 - 40 Acres * Canim Lake 5 - 148 Acres * Canim Lake 6 - 40 Acres

References

External links

Canim Lake Band websiteShuswap Nation website
Secwepemc governments Cariboo {{BritishColumbia-poli-stub

Reserves

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