The Esk'etemc First Nation, also known as the Alkali Lake Indian Band, is a
First Nations government of the
Secwepemc (Shuswap) people, located at
Alkali Lake in the
Cariboo
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British Columbia. It was created when the government of the then-
Colony of British Columbia established an
Indian reserve system in the 1860s. It is one of three Secwepemc bands that is not a member of either the
Shuswap Nation Tribal Council or the
Northern Shuswap Tribal Council.
In the
Shuswap language, the people of Alkali Lake are the
Esketemc ("people of Esket").
The Esk'etemc First Nation has not signed any treaty with any settler-colonial political entity, nor has it ceded any land and let go its territorial claims.
Indian Reserves
Indian Reserves under the administration of the Esk'etemc First Nation are:
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Alixton Indian Reserve No. 5, at west end of Alixton Lake, 5 miles E of Alkali Lake PO, 91.90 ha.
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Alkali Lake Indian Reserve No. 1
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, at Alkali Lake PO, 241.40 ha.
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Alkali Lake Indian Reserve No. 4A
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, 5 miles NE of Alkali Lake PO, 130.50 ha.
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Cludolicum Indian Reserve No. 9, 9 miles NE of Alkali Lake PO, 566.60 ha.
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Cludolicum Indian Reserve No. 9A, 10 miles NE of Alkali Lake PO, E of and adjoining IR No. 9, 101.10 ha.
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Isadore Harry Indian Reserve No. 12
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, on middle fork of
Alkali Creek 8 miles E of Alkali Lake PO. 121.40 ha.
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Johnny Sticks Indian Reserve No. 2, on Kirkpatrick Creek 5 miels NE of Alkali Lake PO, 323.80 ha.
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Little Springs Indian Reserve No. 18, 8 miles NE of Alkali Lake PO, W of and adjoining IR No. 8, 284.50 ha.
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Little Springs Indian Reserve No. 8
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, on Kirkpatrick Creek 7 miles NE of Alkali Lake PO, 194.20 ha.
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Loon Lake Indian Reserve No. 10, 6 miles S of east end of Felker Lake, 121.40 ha.
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Old Clemenes Indian Reserve No. 16
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, on right (W) bank of the Fraser River, opposite mouth of Alkali Creek, 16.0 ha.
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Pete Suckers Indian Reserve No. 13, 7 miles E of Alkali Lake PO, 566.0 ha.
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Roper's Meadow Indian Reserve No. 14, on a small creek 4 miles eastwards from Alkali Lake PO, 32.40 ha.
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Sampson's Meadow Indian Reserve No. 11, on middle fork of Alkali Creek, 9 miles E of Alkali Creek PO, 324.0 ha.
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Sampson's Meadow Indian Reserve No. 11A, east of and adjoining IR No. 11, 53.0 ha.
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Sandy Harry Indian Reserve No. 4, on middle fork of Alkali Creek 6 miles NE of Alkali Lake PO, 218.50 ha.
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Swan Lake Indian Reserve No. 3
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, on Kirkpatrick Creek, 8 miles NE of Alkali Lake PO, 72.80 ha.
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Windy Mouth Indian Reserve No. 7
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, on north shore of
Lac La Hache, 2.80 ha.
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Wycott's Flat Indian Reserve No. 6, on left (E) bank of the Fraser River, N of the mouth of
Dog Creek, 497.80 ha.
See also
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Williams Lake, British Columbia
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Alkali lake
References
External links
Canoe Creek Band websiteShuswap Nation website
{{Tsilhqot'in First Nations
Cariboo
Secwepemc governments
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