Lillooet Tribal Council
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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 St'at'imc peoples, not just those within this tribal council or the tribal council itself, as the term can be used for. The Lillooet Tribal Council aka the St'at'imc Nation is the largest tribal council of the St'at'imc
people (aka the Lillooet people), though a pan-St'at'imc organization, the St'át'timc Chiefs Council
includes all St'at'imc bands.
of 1911, which asserted the sovereignty of the St'at'imcets-speaking communities and disputed recent pre-emptions of land at Seton Portage
by white settlers.
The member bands of In-SHUCK-ch, plus the N'quatqua Band, comprise the Lower Stl'atl'imx Tribal Council
. These were all formerly part of the Lillooet Tribal Council but being all smaller rural reserves opted out to make their own way through the land claims process, despite maintaining close family and cultural ties to the larger communities at Mount Currie
and Lillooet
.
St'at'imc
The St'át'imc are an Interior Salish people located in the southern Coast Mountains and Fraser Canyon region of the Interior of the Canadian province of British Columbia.St'át'imc culture displayed many features typical of Northwest Coast peoples: the...
people (aka the Lillooet people), though a pan-St'at'imc organization, the St'át'timc Chiefs Council
St'át'timc Chiefs Council
The St'át'timc Chiefs Council is an organization comprising the chiefs of all bands of the St'at'imc people, aka the Lillooet people. Not a tribal council...
includes all St'at'imc bands.
Member Bands and First Nations
- Bridge River Indian BandBridge River Indian BandThe Bridge River Indian Band also known as the Nxwísten First Nation, the Xwisten First Nation, and the Bridge River Band, is a First Nations government located in the Central Interior-Fraser Canyon region of the Canadian province of British Columbia...
- Nxwísten or Xwisten - Seton Lake First NationSeton Lake First NationThe Seton Lake First Nation, aka the Seton Lake Indian Band, is a First Nations government located in the Central Interior-Fraser Canyon region of the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is a member of the Lillooet Tribal Council, which is the largest grouping of band governments of the...
- Tsal’álh, Ohin, Skeil, Slosh and Nkiat - Cayoose Creek First NationCayoose Creek First NationThe Cayoose Creek First Nation also known as the Cayoose Creek Indian Band, the Cayoose Creek Band, and the Sekw’el’wás First Nation, is a First Nations government located in the Central Interior-Fraser Canyon region of the Canadian province of British Columbia...
- Sekw’el’wás - Fountain First NationFountain First NationThe Xaxli'p First Nation, also known as the Fountain First Nation or the Fountain Indian Band, is a First Nations government located in the Central Interior-Fraser Canyon region of the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is a member of the Lillooet Tribal Council, which is the largest...
- Cácl'ep or Xa'xlip - Lil'wat First NationLil'wat First NationThe Lil'wat First Nation, aka the Lil'wat Nation or the Mount Currie Indian Band, is a First Nations government located in the southern Coast Mountains region of the Interior of the Canadian province of British Columbia...
- Mount Currie Band in Mount CurrieMount Currie, British ColumbiaMount Currie is a small community in British Columbia, 164 kilometres north-west of Vancouver and 40 kilometres north-west of Whistler along Highway 99....
) - T'it'q'et First NationT'it'q'et First NationThe T'it'q'et First Nation also known as the T'it'k't First Nation, the Tl'itl'ikt First Nation and as the Lillooet Indian Band, is a First Nations government located in the Central Interior-Fraser Canyon region of the Canadian province of British Columbia...
- Lillooet Band - Ts'kw'aylaxw First Nation - Pavilion Band also sp. Ts'kw'aylacw in proper St'at'imcets. Ts'kw'ey'lecw in Secwepemctsin (Shuswap)Shuswap languageThe Shuswap language, known to its speakers as Secwepemctsín , is the traditional language of the Shuswap people of British Columbia. An endangered language, Shuswap is spoken mainly in the Central and Southern interior of British Columbia between the Fraser River and the Rocky Mountains...
(the Pavilion Band is also culturally SecwepemcSecwepemcThe 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...
and has independent political links with the Secwepemc tribal councils, though is not officially a member).
Declaration of the Lillooet Tribe, 1911
The formal beginnings of the modern Lillooet Tribal Council are to be found in the Declaration of the Lillooet TribeDeclaration of the Lillooet Tribe
The Declaration of the Lillooet Tribe is an important document in the history of relations between First Nations and the governments of the Dominion of Canada and the Province of British Columbia...
of 1911, which asserted the sovereignty of the St'at'imcets-speaking communities and disputed recent pre-emptions of land at Seton Portage
Seton Portage, British Columbia
Seton Portage is a historic rural community in British Columbia, Canada, that is about 25 km west of Lillooet, located between Seton Lake and Anderson Lake. "The Portage" was formed about 10,000 years ago when the flank of the Cayoosh Range, which is the south flank of the valley, let go and...
by white settlers.
Non-Lillooet Tribal Council St'at'imc groups
Other St'at'imcets-speaking groups within the traditional territory of the St'at'imc people are incorporated separately as- N'quatqua First NationN'quatquaN'Quatqua, variously spelled Nequatque, N'quat'qua, is the proper historic name in the St'at'imcets language for the First Nations village of the Stl'atl'imx people of the community of D'Arcy, which is at the upper end of Anderson Lake about 35 miles southeast of Lillooet and about the same...
, at the farther end of Anderson Lake from Seton PortageSeton Portage, British ColumbiaSeton Portage is a historic rural community in British Columbia, Canada, that is about 25 km west of Lillooet, located between Seton Lake and Anderson Lake. "The Portage" was formed about 10,000 years ago when the flank of the Cayoosh Range, which is the south flank of the valley, let go and...
, - In-SHUCK-ch NationIn-SHUCK-ch NationThe In-SHUCK-ch Nation, also known as Lower Lillooet people, are a small First Nations Tribal Council on the lower Lillooet River south of Pemberton-Mount Currie in the Canadian province of British Columbia...
, on the lower Lillooet RiverLillooet RiverThe 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 Whistler...
south from Pemberton-Mount Currie.- Samahquam First NationSamahquam First NationSamahquam First Nation, aka the Semahquam First Nation are a band of the In-SHUCK-ch Nation, a subgroup of the larger St'at'imc people . The Douglas, Skatin and Samahquam communities are related through familial ties as well as culturally and linguistically...
- Skatin First NationSkatin First NationThe Skatin First Nations, aka the Skatin Nations, are a band government of the In-SHUCK-ch Nation, a small group of the larger St'at'imc people who are also referred to as Lower Stl'atl'imx. Skatin, the St'at'imcets version of the Chinook Jargon Skookumchuck, is located 4 km south of historic St...
(Skookumchuck Hot Springs) - Douglas First NationDouglas First NationThe Douglas First Nation, aka the Douglas Indian Band or Douglas Band, 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 and Samahquam communities are related through familial ties as well as...
(Port DouglasPort Douglas, British ColumbiaPort Douglas, sometimes referred to simply as Douglas, is a remote community in British Columbia, Canada at the head of Harrison Lake, which is the head of river navigation from the Strait of Georgia...
/Xa'xtsa).
- Samahquam First Nation
The member bands of In-SHUCK-ch, plus the N'quatqua Band, comprise the Lower Stl'atl'imx Tribal Council
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 people:* N'quat'qua First Nation* Semahquam First Nation* Douglas First Nation...
. These were all formerly part of the Lillooet Tribal Council but being all smaller rural reserves opted out to make their own way through the land claims process, despite maintaining close family and cultural ties to the larger communities at Mount Currie
Mount Currie, British Columbia
Mount Currie is a small community in British Columbia, 164 kilometres north-west of Vancouver and 40 kilometres north-west of Whistler along Highway 99....
and Lillooet
Lillooet, British Columbia
Lillooet is a community on the Fraser River in western Canada, about up the British Columbia Railway line from Vancouver. Situated at an intersection of deep gorges in the lee of the Coast Mountains, it has a dry climate- of precipitation is recorded annually at the town's weather station,...
.