The Aitchelitz First Nation, also known as the Aitchelitz Band or Aitchelitz Indian Band, is a First Nations band government of the Sto:lo

Stó:lo

The Sto:lo , alternately written as Stó:lō, Stó:lô or Stó:lõ and historically as Staulo or Stahlo, and historically known and commonly referred to in ethnographic literature as the Fraser River Indians or Lower Fraser Salish, are a group of First Nations peoples inhabiting the Fraser Valley of...

 people, located at Sardis, British Columbia

Sardis, British Columbia

Sardis is a small community located within Chilliwack five kilometres south of Downtown Chilliwack in the Fraser River Valley located to the south of British Columbia Highway 1. Sardis includes many of Chilliwack's shopping malls and big box stores.-Climate:...

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 (Chilliwack

Chilliwack, British Columbia

Chilliwack is a Canadian city in the Province of British Columbia. It is a predominantly agricultural community with an estimated population of 80,000 people. Chilliwack is the second largest city in the Fraser Valley Regional District after Abbotsford. The city is surrounded by mountains and...

). It is a member of the Sto:lo Nation

Stó:lo Nation

The Sto:lo Nation is a First Nations Tribal Council in the Fraser Valley region of the Canadian province of British Columbia that is the tribal council for First Nations band governments in the area of Chilliwack, Abbotsford and at NIcomen Island. This tribal council should not be confused with...

 tribal council.

Reserves

The band has three Indian Reserves:

• Aitchelitch 9, 21.4 ha., 2.25 miles southwest of downtown Chilliwack
• Grass 5, 64.8 ha, 3.5 miles southeast of downtown Chilliwack
• Skumalasph 16, 468.4 ha., 6 miles northwest of downtown Chilliwack

It also shares Pekw'Xe:yles

Pekw'Xe:yles

Pekw'Xe:yles, also spelled Peckquaylis , is an Indian Reserve on the north bank of the Fraser River in Mission, British Columbia, Canada, located between Lower Hatzic Slough and D'Herbomez Creek. 10.3 ha. in area, it was reinstated in June, 2005 by Order in Council and is used by 21 Indian...

 (Peckquaylis) Reserve, the former St. Mary's Indian Residential School and associated lands in Mission

Mission, British Columbia

Mission, the core of which was formerly known as Mission City, is a district municipality in the province of British Columbia, Canada. It is situated on the north bank of the Fraser River overlooking the City of Abbotsford and with that city is part of the Central Fraser Valley. Mission is the...

, with 20 other Sto:lo band governments.

Treaty process

Aitchelitz First Nation is part of seven of the 11 Sto:lo Nation First Nations have decided to continue in the BC Treaty Process. They have reached Stage 4.

Population

The band has a registered population of 40, 25 of whom live on one of the band's reserves.