The In-SHUCK-ch Nation, also known as Lower Lillooet people, are a small

First Nations First Nations or first peoples may refer to: * Indigenous peoples, for ethnic groups who are the earliest known inhabitants of an area. Indigenous groups *First Nations is commonly used to describe some Indigenous groups including: **First Natio ...

Tribal Council on the lower

Lillooet River The Lillooet River is a major river of the southern Coast Mountains of British Columbia. It begins at Silt Lake, on the southern edge of the Lillooet Crown Icecap about 80 kilometres northwest of Pemberton and about 85 kilometres northwest of W ...

south of Pemberton- Mount Currie in the Canadian province of

British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, ...

. The communities of the In-SHUCK-ch are of the

St'at'imcets Lillooet , known in the language itself as / (), is the language of the St’át’imc, a Salishan language of the Interior branch spoken in southern British Columbia, Canada, around the middle Fraser and Lillooet Rivers. The language of ...

-speaking St'at'imc people, but in recent years seceded from the

Lillooet Tribal Council The Lillooet Tribal Council is the official English name of the largest tribal council of what is also known as the St'at'imc Nation, though not including all governments of St'at'imc peoples - the term St'at'imc Nation has another context of all ...

to form their own organization. The name ''In-SHUCK-ch'' is taken from Gunsight Peak (Ucwalmicwts: ''In-SHUCK-ch'', meaning 'it is split'), a distinctive mountain near the south end of

Lillooet Lake Lillooet Lake is a lake in British Columbia, Canada about 25 km in length and about 33.5 square kilometres (22 mi²) in area. It is about 95 km downstream from the source of the Lillooet River, which resumes its course after leavi ...

. The three bands of the In-SHUCK-ch are: *

Semahquam First Nation Samahquam First Nation, the Semahquam First Nation are a band of the In-SHUCK-ch Nation, a subgroup of the larger St'at'imc people (the In-SHUCK-ch are also referred to as Lower Stl'atl'imx). The Douglas, Skatin and Samahquam communities are rel ...

* Skatin First Nations *

Douglas First Nation The Douglas First Nation, aka the Douglas Indian Band, Douglas Band, or Xa'xtsa First Nation, are a band government of the In-SHUCK-ch Nation, a subgroup of the larger St'at'imc people, also referred to as Lower Stl'atl'imx. The Douglas, Skatin a ...

Joined with the In-SHUCK-ch in the

Lower Stl'atl'imx Tribal Council The Lower Stl'atl'imx Tribal Council is a First Nations tribal council in British Columbia, Canada, comprising four band governments of the St'at'imc (Stl'atl'imx or Lillooet) people: * N'quat'qua First Nation * Semahquam First Nation * Douglas ...

is the: * N'Quatqua First Nation of D'Arcy

British Columbia Treaty Process

By August 2007, the In-SHUCK-ch Nation Agreement in Principle had been officially signed by In-SHUCK-ch Nation Chiefs, the provincial Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation Michael de Jong and the federal Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs

Chuck Strahl Charles Richard "Chuck" Strahl (born February 25, 1957) is a Canadian businessman and politician. He was a Member of Parliament from 1993 to 2011. First elected for the Reform Party, he was the leader of the Democratic Representative Caucus tha ...

on behalf of their governments. Land provided to In-SHUCK-ch Nation will be approximately 13,208 ha of provincial Crown land and 1,310 ha of In-SHUCK-ch Nation’s current Indian Reserves. Canada and British Columbia are also negotiating to acquire 59 ha of private land. The capital transfer will be $21.0 million ($2005).

References

External links

In-SHUCK-ch Nation websitearchive

First Nations tribal councils in British Columbia St'at'imc Lillooet Country {{FirstNations-stub

British Columbia Treaty Process

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