High Bar First Nation
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The High Bar First Nation is a First Nations
government of the Secwepemc
(Shuswap) Nation, located in the Fraser Canyon
-Cariboo
region of the Central Interior
of the Canadian province of British Columbia
. It was created when the government of the then-Colony of British Columbia
established an Indian Reserve
system in the 1860s. It is one of three Secwepemc bands that is not a member of either the Shuswap Nation Tribal Council
or the Northern Shuswap Tribal Council
. The High Bar people are also partly Tsilhqot'in
and have links with some Chilcotin First Nations.
In the Chilcotin language
, the High Bar people are the Llenlleney'ten. The Secwepemc in the Fraser Canyon
and on the Chilcotin Plateau
are also known as the Canyon Shuswap and have traditionally had close ties with the Tsilhqot'in people.
First Nations
First Nations is a term that collectively refers to various Aboriginal peoples in Canada who are neither Inuit nor Métis. There are currently over 630 recognised First Nations governments or bands spread across Canada, roughly half of which are in the provinces of Ontario and British Columbia. The...
government of the Secwepemc
Secwepemc
The Secwepemc , known in English as the Shuswap people, are a First Nations people residing in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Their traditional territory ranges from the eastern Chilcotin Plateau and the Cariboo Plateau southeast through the Thompson Country to Kamloops and the Shuswap...
(Shuswap) Nation, located in the Fraser Canyon
Fraser Canyon
The Fraser Canyon is an 84 km landform of the Fraser River where it descends rapidly through narrow rock gorges in the Coast Mountains en route from the Interior Plateau of British Columbia to the Fraser Valley...
-Cariboo
Cariboo
The Cariboo is an intermontane region of British Columbia along a plateau stretching from the Fraser Canyon to the Cariboo Mountains. The name is a reference to the woodland caribou that were once abundant in the region...
region of the Central Interior
British Columbia Interior
The British Columbia Interior or BC Interior or Interior of British Columbia, usually referred to only as the Interior, is one of the three main regions of the Canadian province of British Columbia, the other two being the Lower Mainland, which comprises the overlapping areas of Greater Vancouver...
of the Canadian province of British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
. It was created when the government of the then-Colony of British Columbia
Colony of British Columbia
The Colony of British Columbia was a crown colony in British North America from 1858 until 1866. At its creation, it physically constituted approximately half the present day Canadian province of British Columbia, since it did not include the Colony of Vancouver Island, the vast and still largely...
established an Indian Reserve
Indian reserve
In Canada, an Indian reserve is specified by the Indian Act as a "tract of land, the legal title to which is vested in Her Majesty, that has been set apart by Her Majesty for the use and benefit of a band." The Act also specifies that land reserved for the use and benefit of a band which is not...
system in the 1860s. It is one of three Secwepemc bands that is not a member of either the Shuswap Nation Tribal Council
Shuswap Nation Tribal Council
The Shuswap Nation Tribal Council is a First Nations Tribal Council in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Based in the Thompson and Shuswap Districts of the Central Interior, although including one band on the upper Columbia River in the East Kootenay region...
or the Northern Shuswap Tribal Council
Northern Shuswap Tribal Council
The Northern Shuswap Tribal Council, also called the Cariboo Tribal Council, is a First Nations government in the Canadian province of British Columbia...
. The High Bar people are also partly Tsilhqot'in
Tsilhqot'in
The Tsilhqot'in are a Northern Athabaskan First Nations people that live in British Columbia, Canada...
and have links with some Chilcotin First Nations.
In the Chilcotin language
Chilcotin language
Chilcotin is a Northern Athabaskan language spoken in British Columbia by the Tsilhqot’in people....
, the High Bar people are the Llenlleney'ten. The Secwepemc in the Fraser Canyon
Fraser Canyon
The Fraser Canyon is an 84 km landform of the Fraser River where it descends rapidly through narrow rock gorges in the Coast Mountains en route from the Interior Plateau of British Columbia to the Fraser Valley...
and on the Chilcotin Plateau
Chilcotin Plateau
The Chilcotin Plateau is part of the Fraser Plateau, a major subdivision of the Interior Plateau of British Columbia. The Chilcotin Plateau is physically near-identical with the region of the same name, i.e...
are also known as the Canyon Shuswap and have traditionally had close ties with the Tsilhqot'in people.
Indian Reserves
There are three Indian Reserves under the administration of the High Bar First Nation:- High Bar Indian Reserve No. 1, on the Fraser River, 11 miles NW of Kelly Lake, 1183.30 ha. 51°06′00"N 122°00′00"W
- High Bar Indian Reserve No. 1A, south of and adjoining IR No. 1, 87.80 ha. 51°06′00"N 122°00′00"W
- High Bar Indian Reserve No. 2, on right (W) bank of the Fraser River, 10 miles NW of Kelly Lake, 275.20 ha. 51°05′00"N 121°58′00"W