Xatśūll First Nation formerly known as Soda Creek Indian Band, is a First Nations government of the Secwepemc (Shuswap) Nation, located in the

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region of the Central Interior region of the

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of 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 a member government of the Northern Shuswap Tribal Council. In the Shuswap language, Soda Creek is called

Xats'ull Soda Creek is a rural subdivision 38 km north of Williams Lake in British Columbia, Canada. Located on the east bank of the Fraser River, Soda Creek was originally the home of the Xat'sull First Nation. Soda Creek Indian Reserve No. 1 is ...

, while Deep Creek is Cmetem'. Xat'sull, (pronounced hat-shall) means "on the cliff where the bubbling water comes out". The one of the many First Nation's Chief has been

Bev Sellars Bev Sellars is a Xat'sull writer of the award-winning book, ''They Called Me Number One: Secrets and Survival at an Indian Residential School'', describing her experiences within the Canadian Indian residential school system. She is also a long ...

,"Chief Bev Sellars wins Ryga Award"
''BC Booklook'', April 4, 2014. a lawyer and writer who was a finalist for the

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in 2014 for her Indian residential schools memoir ''They Called Me Number One''. The Xat'sull/Cmetem' 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. As part of the Northern Secwepemc te Qelmucw (Tribal Council), Xat'sull/Cmetem' First Nation has been in negotiation with the government of Canada and the government of British Columbia regarding a final treaty settling this matter. An "Agreement in Principle" was signed in 2018. Once a final agreement is signed between the Tribal Council, Canada, and British Columbia, it is expected that the Indian Reserves will be abolished, the territories under jurisdiction of Xat'sull/Cmetem' First Nation will expand significantly, and former reserves will be absorbed into settlement land under sovereignty of Xat'sull/Cmetem' First Nation.

Indian Reserves

The Soda Creek/Deep Creek Band has only two Indian Reserves: As explained before, these reserves were unilaterally defined by the Government of British Columbia, and thus the Band has never retracted its claim on its territory. These reserves are expected to be abolished and absorbed into settlement lands, after the signing of a final agreement. * Deep Creek Indian Reserve No. 2, 7 miles southeast of the mount of Deep (Hawks) Creek on the Fraser River, 1661.60 ha. * Soda Creek Indian Reserve No. 1, on the left (E) bank of the

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, 1 mile south of the

Soda Creek Soda Creek is a rural subdivision 38 km north of Williams Lake in British Columbia, Canada. Located on the east bank of the Fraser River, Soda Creek was originally the home of the Xat'sull First Nation. Soda Creek Indian Reserve No. 1 is ...

BCR (CN) station, 431.10 ha.

References

External links

Soda Creek Band websiteShuswap Nation website
Secwepemc governments Cariboo First Nations governments in the Fraser Canyon {{BritishColumbia-poli-stub

Indian Reserves

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