The Cook's Ferry First Nation is a
Nlaka'pamux First Nations government, located in the
Central Interior region of the
Canadian province
Within the geographical areas of Canada, the ten provinces and three territories are sub-national administrative divisions under the jurisdiction of the Canadian Constitution. In the 1867 Canadian Confederation, three provinces of British North ...
of
British Columbia. It is no longer a member of the
Scw'exmx Tribal Council, because they were voted out (which is a
tribal council of the
Nlaka'pamux people). Other
Nlaka'pamux governments belong either to the
Fraser Canyon Indian Administration
The Fraser Canyon Indian Administration is a First Nations tribal council government composed of five bands in the Fraser Canyon and Thompson Canyon areas of the Canadian province of British Columbia.
Other Nlaka'pamux governments belong to ...
or the
Nlaka'pamux Nation Tribal Council (except for the
Lytton First Nation, which is unaffiliated).
The Cook's Ferry First Nation reserve community and offices are located near
Spences Bridge, a small town on the
Trans-Canada Highway (
Hwy 1) in the
Thompson Canyon between
Lytton and
Cache Creek, at the confluence of the
Nicola River and the Thompson.
Indian Reserves
Cook's Ferry Indian Band has jurisdiction over the following reserves:
* Kumcheen 1 - 69.7 Ha - 18 Dwellings
* Skoonkoon 2 - 17.4 Ha - 0 Dwellings
* Shawniken 3 - 13.8 Ha - 0 Dwellings
* Spences Bridge 4 - 11.7 Ha - 2 Dwellings
* Lower Shawniken 4A
* Shawniken 4B - 13.4 Ha - 8 Dwellings
* Spences Bridge 4C - 10.4 Ha - 3 Dwellings
* Chuchhriaschin 5 - 8.1 Ha - 0 Dwellings
* Chuchhriaschin 5A - 8.1 Ha - 0 Dwellings
* Nicoelton 6 - 812.8 Ha - 0 Dwellings
* Kloklowuck 7 - 83.8 Ha - 3 Dwellings
* Tsinkahtl 8 - 5.2 Ha - 0 Dwellings
* Upper Tsinkahtl 8A - 4.1 Ha - 0 Dwellings
* Pemynoos 9 - 1823.3 Ha - 5 Dwellings
* Pokheitsk 10 - 8.7 Ha - 0 Dwellings
* Spatsum 11 - 65.8 Ha - 0 Dwellings
* Spatsum 11A - 70.3 Ha - 0 Dwellings
* Schikaelton 16 - 0.2 Ha - 0 Dwellings
* Twoyqhalsht 16 - 11.1 Ha - 1 Dwellings
* Lish-Leesh-Tum 17 - 18.9 Ha - 0 Dwellings
* Basque 18 - 428.4 Ha - 3 Dwellings
* Entlqwekkinh 19 - 64.8 Ha - 3 Dwellings
* Shpapzchinh 20 - 210.4 Ha - 0 Dwellings
* Antko 21 (
Merritt) - 14.2 Ha - 0 Dwellings
* Peq-Paq 22 - 186.1 Ha - 0 Dwellings
''Total'': 3960.7 Ha - 46 Dwellings
See also
*
Nicola (chief)
*
Thompson language
References
External links
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada - First Nation Detail
Nlaka'pamux governments
Thompson Country
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