Coldwater is an
Indian reserve
In Canada, an Indian reserve () or First Nations reserve () is defined 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." ...
community on the
Coldwater River in the
Nicola Country
The Nicola Country, also known as the Nicola Valley and often referred to simply as The Nicola, and originally Nicolas' Country or Nicholas' Country, adapted to Nicola's Country and simplified since, is a region in the British Columbia Interior, S ...
region of the
British Columbia Interior
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in the
Canadian province
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of
British Columbia
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, located six miles southwest of the City of
Merritt.
BC Names "Coldwater 1 (Indian reserve)"
/ref> It is the main reserve of the Coldwater First Nation, the government of the local group of Nlaka'pamux
The Nlakaʼpamux or Nlakapamuk ( ; ), also previously known as the ''Thompson'', '' Thompson River Salish'', ''Thompson Salish'', ''Thompson River Indians'' or ''Thompson River people'', and historically as the ''Klackarpun'', ''Haukamaugh'', ''K ...
people and was the site of the Coldwater Mission, one of the first Catholic mission
Missionary work of the Catholic Church has often been undertaken outside the geographically defined parishes and dioceses by religious orders who have people and material resources to spare, and some of which specialized in missions. Eventually, p ...
s in the Interior of the province. It was at Coldwater that the Duployan shorthand
The Duployan shorthand, or Duployan stenography (), was created by Father Émile Duployé in 1860 for writing French. Since then, it has been expanded and adapted for writing English, German, Spanish, Romanian, and Chinook Jargon. The Dupl ...
used in the '' Kamloops Wawa'' periodical published by the Kamloops diocese was first learned and taught.
See also
*List of Indian reserves in British Columbia
The Government of Canada has established at least 316 reserves for First Nation band governments in its westernmost province of British Columbia. The majority of these reserves continue to exist while a number are no longer in existence.
See ...
*List of communities in British Columbia
Communities in the province of British Columbia, Canada, can include incorporation (municipal government), incorporated municipality, municipalities, Indian reserves, unincorporated area, unincorporated communities or Locality (settlement), localit ...
References
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External links
Map and photos from the Coldwater First Nation homepage
Nicola Country
Nlaka'pamux
Unincorporated settlements in British Columbia