Nicomen First Nation ( thp, Nq’áwmn) is a

Nlaka'pamux The Nlaka'pamux 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'', ''Kni ...

First Nation Indigenous peoples are culturally distinct ethnic groups whose members are directly descended from the earliest known inhabitants of a particular geographic region and, to some extent, maintain the language and culture of those original people ...

s government located near

Lytton, British Columbia Lytton is a village of about 250 residents in southern British Columbia, Canada, on the east side of the Fraser River and primarily the south side of the Thompson River, where it flows southwesterly into the Fraser. The community includes th ...

. It is a member of the

Fraser Canyon Indian Administration The Fraser Canyon Indian Administration is a First Nations tribal council government composed of five bands in the Fraser Canyon and Thompson Canyon areas of the Canadian province of British Columbia. Other Nlaka'pamux governments belong to eit ...

as well as of the Scw’exmx Tribal Council, which are two of three tribal councils of the

people. The third is the

Nlaka'pamux Nation Tribal Council The Nlaka'pamux 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'', ''Kni ...

. The Nicomen First Nation reserve community and offices are located near Lytton in the lower

Thompson Canyon The Thompson River is the largest tributary of the Fraser River, flowing through the south-central portion of British Columbia, Canada. The Thompson River has two main branches, the South Thompson River and the North Thompson River. The river i ...

Chief and Councillors

Treaty Process

History

The Nicomen First Nation is located near the confluence of the Thompson and Nicoamen Rivers. It was in this area that the first major gold finds of what would become the

Fraser Canyon Gold Rush The Fraser Canyon Gold Rush, (also Fraser Gold Rush and Fraser River Gold Rush) began in 1858 after gold was discovered on the Thompson River in British Columbia at its confluence with the Nicoamen River a few miles upstream from the Thompson's c ...

were found, and the first quarrels between First Nations miners and American miners began, which would culminate in the

Fraser Canyon War The Fraser Canyon War, also known as the Canyon War or the Fraser River War, was an incident between the Nlaka'pamux people and white miners in the newly declared Colony of British Columbia, which later became part of Canada, in 1858. It occurred ...

of the fall of 1858.

Demographics

The total population of the citizens of the Band, as of 2001 was 89.

Economic Development

Social, Educational and Cultural Programs and Facilities

Indian Reserves

Nicomen Indian Band has jurisdiction over the following reserves:https://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/library/documents/bib88771-1.pdf * Nicomen 1 * Kykinalko 2 * Sackum 3 * Gualada 3A * Skhpowtz 4 * Klahkowit 5 * Sleetsis 6 * Shoskhost 7 * Unputpulquatum 8 * Skeikut 9 * Squianny 10 * Enhalt 11 * Skaynaneichst 12 * Naykikoulth 13 * Putkwa 14 * Shuouchten 15

References

Indian and Northern Affairs Canada - First Nation Detail
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