The Skawahlook First Nation ( hur, Sq'ewá:lxw), formerly the Tait Indian Band is a
band government
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of the
Sto:lo people whose reserves and communities are located in the
Upper Fraser Valley region of
British Columbia
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, Canada, near
the community of Ruby Creek, which is at the eastern end of the
District of Kent
The District of Kent is a district municipality located east of Vancouver, British Columbia. Part of the Fraser Valley Regional District, Kent consists of several communities, the largest and most well-known being Agassiz—the only town in the ...
. It is a member government of the
Sto:lo Nation tribal council, one of two tribal councils of the Sto:lo. Total registered population of the band is 75 people, 59 of them living off-reserve.
Indian Reserves
Indian Reserves under the jurisdiction of the Skawahlook First Nation are:
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada - Reserves/Settlements/Villages detail
* Pekw'Xe:yles (Peckquaylis) 10.30 ha. (in Mission, shared with 20 other bands)
* Ruby Creek Indian Reserve No. 2, 16.60 ha.
* Skawahlook Indian Reserve No. 1, 58.30 ha.
References
Sto:lo governments
First Nations governments in the Lower Mainland
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