The Neskonlith Indian Band (sometimes Neskainlith) is a
First Nations government in the
Canadian province
Within the geographical areas of Canada, the ten provinces and three territories are sub-national administrative divisions under the jurisdiction of the Canadian Constitution. In the 1867 Canadian Confederation, three provinces of British North ...
of
British Columbia located in the
Shuswap district east of
Kamloops
Kamloops ( ) is a city in south-central British Columbia, Canada, at the confluence of the South flowing North Thompson River and the West flowing Thompson River, east of Kamloops Lake. It is located in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District, w ...
. It is a member of the
Shuswap Nation Tribal Council, one of two main governmental bodies of the
Secwepemc (Shuswap) people. It was created when the government of the
Colony of British Columbia established an
Indian reserve system without the consent and without consultation with the indigenous population of the colony, in the 1860s. The Neskonlith Indian Band is named after Chief
Neskonlith, and co-established by Chief Careguire, Chief
Neskonlith's father. The original reserve created is what is known as the Neskonlith Douglas Reserve.
The Neskonlith Indian Band is divided into three reserves, two near
Chase, British Columbia, and one near
Salmon Arm, British Columbia. The band currently has around 600 members.
Reserves
Neskonlith Indian Band has jurisdiction over the three following reserves:
* Neskonlith 1 (Neskainlith 1)
* Neskonlith 2 (Neskainlith 2)
* Switsemalph 3
See also
*
Shuswap Nation Tribal Council
*
Northern Shuswap Tribal Council
*
George Manuel
*
Squilax, British Columbia
External links
Neskonlith Indian Band websiteShuswap Nation website
Secwepemc governments
Shuswap Country
{{BritishColumbia-poli-stub