The Sq'éwlets First Nation (Scowlitz) ( hur, Sq'éwlets) is the
band government
In Canada, an Indian band or band (french: bande indienne, link=no), sometimes referred to as a First Nation band (french: bande de la Première Nation, link=no) or simply a First Nation, is the basic unit of government for those peoples subjec ...
of
Skaulits subgroup of the
Stó:lō people located on
Harrison Bay in the
Upper Fraser Valley region between
Chehalis Chehalis may refer to:
People
* Chehalis people, a Native American people of Washington state
**Lower Chehalis language
**Upper Chehalis language
* Sts'Ailes people (Chehalis people), a First Nation in British Columbia
* Chehalis First Nation, Bri ...
(E) and
Lake Errock, British Columbia
Lake Errock is an unincorporated community in the Fraser Valley region of southwestern British Columbia. Housing exists primarily on the northwestern shore of the same named lake, which lies southwest of Harrison Bay. The locality, on BC Highwa ...
,
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(W). They are a member government of the
Stó:lō Tribal Council.
The first nation was formerly known as Scowlitz First Nation.
Indian Reserves
Indian Reserves under the administration of the Cowlitz First Nation are:
*
Williams Indian Reserve No. 2, at the outlet of Harrison Bay, adjacent to
Harrison Mills, 9.7 ha.
*
Scowlitz Indian Reserve No. 1, at the outlet of Harrison Bay, adjacent to
Harrison Mills, 69.0 ha.
*
Squawkum Creek Indian Reserve No. 3, at the southwest corner of Harrison Bay, 158.0 ha.
Qithyll/Harrison Knob archaeological site
The Scowlitz First Nation are partners in an archaeological dig covering
Harrison Hill Harrison Hill (622m) is a small mountain located at the confluence of the Harrison and Fraser Rivers in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia, Canada. Harrison Knob (~225m) is a prominent shoulder to the east of the main peak of Harrison H ...
and its subpeak Harrison Knob, known to them as ''Qithyll'', which is an ancient graveyard containing unusual burial mounds known as the Scowlitz Mounds or Fraser Valley Pyramids. The site contains 198 pyramids in 15 distinct clusters.
Final draft of SAA Mound Poster
Nicole Oakes, Simon Fraser University/J. Brown & Oakes Archaeology, Michael Blake, University of British Columbia, Dana Lepofsky
Dana Sue Lepofsky (born 1958) is a Canadian archaeologist and ethnobiologist. She is a professor at Simon Fraser University, a former president of the Society of Ethnobiology, and received the Smith-Wintemberg Award in 2018. Her research focuses ...
, Simon Fraser University
References
External links
Sq'éwlets First Nation
Sto:lo governments
First Nations governments in the Lower Mainland
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