Lower Nicola Indian Band ( thp, Nʔeʔiyk) is a

Nlaka'pamux The Nlaka'pamux or Nlakapamuk ( ; ), also previously known as the ''Thompson'', ''Thompson River Salish'', ''Thompson Salish'', ''Thompson River Indians'' or ''Thompson River people'', and historically as the ''Klackarpun'', ''Haukamaugh'', ''Kni ...

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s government, located in the Central Interior region of the

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. The Lower Nicola Indian Band reserve community and offices are located at Shulus, also known as

Lower Nicola Lower Nicola is a rural community in the Nicola Country region of the Southern Interior of British Columbia. It is located at the confluence of Guichon Creek and the Nicola River The Nicola River , originally French Rivière de Nicholas or Rivi� ...

, six kilometres west of

Merritt, British Columbia Merritt is a city in the Nicola Valley of the south-central Interior of British Columbia, Canada. It is northeast of Vancouver. Situated at the confluence of the Nicola and Coldwater rivers, it is the first major community encountered after ...

, the main urban centre in the region between the

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and

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Chief and Councillors

Chief

*Aaron Sam

Councillors

*Harold Joe *Art Dick *Robert Sterling *Molly Toodlican *Nicholas Peterson *Clyde Sam *Clarence Basil *Clarence Bigfoot

Reserves

Lower Nicola Indian Band has jurisdiction over the following reserves: * Nicola Mameet 1 - 11,350 Acres - 581 Residents * Joeyaska 2 - 320 Acres - 42 Residents * Pipseul 3 - 220 Acres * Zoht 4 - 500 Acres - 35 Residents * Zoht 5 - 160 Acres * Logan's 6 - 45 Acres * Hamilton Creek 7 - 4,400 Acres - 42 Residents * Speous 8 - 280 Acres * Zoht 14 - 160 Acres * Hihium Lake 6 (Shared between Upper Nicola, Lower Nicola, Bonaparte, and Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc Bands) - 78 Acres

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