The Chawathil First Nation or Chawathil Indian Band ( hur, Chowéthel) is a

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of the Sto:lo people located in the Upper Fraser Valley region near

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, Canada. They are a member government of the Stó:lō Tribal Council. They are the operators of the Telte-yet Campground, which is on the banks of the Fraser in downtown

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Reserves

Their main reserve Chawathil 4 is located by

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, a station of the

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.Telte-et Campground "About the Sto:lo Nations" page
It comprises almost 90% of their total landbase of 614.1 ha (1517 acres). *Hope 1, 3.9 ha (9.6 acres) * Schkam 2, 54.3 ha (134.1 acres) * Greenwood Island 3, 4.0 ha. (9.9 acres) * Chawathil 4, 551.0 ha. (1361.0 acres) * Tunnel 6, 0.9 ha (2.2 acres)

References

Sto:lo governments First Nations governments in the Lower Mainland {{Canada-gov-stub