The Tsartlip First Nation is a

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 ...

located on the

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, in Saanich territory on

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. They are a member of the

Sencot'en Alliance The Sencot'en Alliance is a First Nations grouping, composed of the Tsartlip, Tsawout First Nation, Tsawout, Pauquachin bands from the Saanich Peninsula and the Semiahmoo First Nation, Semiahmoo from White Rock, British Columbia, White Rock. Saani ...

fighting for Native rights. In the 1850s they were signatories to one of the

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. The band's reserve and offices are located near and to the north of the town of

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Past Chiefs

Treaty Process

Not participating in

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Demographics

INAC number 653, the Tsartlip First Nation has 766 members.

Notable Tsartlip

Adam Olsen Adam Olsen is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2017 provincial election. He represents the electoral district of Saanich North and the Islands as a member of the Green Party of Britis ...

, BC MLA for

Saanich North and the Islands Saanich North and the Islands is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It is located in the northern suburbs of the provincial capital, Victoria, and includes the southern Gulf Islands. Saanic ...

References

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