The Skawahlook First Nation, formerly the Tait Indian Band is a 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 whose reserves and communities are located in the Upper Fraser Valley

Fraser Valley

The Fraser Valley is the section of the Fraser River basin in southwestern British Columbia downstream of the Fraser Canyon. The term is sometimes used to refer to the Fraser Canyon and stretches upstream from there, but in general British Columbian usage of the term refers to the stretch of the...

 region 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...

, Canada

Canada

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, near the community of Ruby Creek

Ruby Creek, British Columbia

Ruby Creek is a locality on the Fraser River in the District of Kent, British Columbia, Canada, in the Upper Fraser Valley region, located on BC Highway 7 and the mainline of the Canadian Pacific Railway, near the confluence of Ruby Creek with the Fraser, northeast of Sea Bird Island. Ruby Creek...

, which is at the eastern end of the District of Kent

Kent, British Columbia

The District of Kent is a district municipality located east of Vancouver, British Columbia. Part of the Fraser Valley Regional District, Kent consists of several communities, the largest and most well-known being Agassiz, the only town in the municipality, Harrison Mills, Kilby, Mount Woodside,...

. It is a member government 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, one of two tribal councils of the Sto:lo. Total registered population of the band is 75 people, 59 of them living off-reserve.

Indian Reserves

Indian Reserves under the jurisdiction of the Skawahlook First Nation are:

• Pekw'Xe:yles (Peckquaylis)
  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...
  
   10.30 ha. (in Mission, shared with 20 other bands)
• Ruby Creek Indian Reserve No. 2
  Ruby Creek 2
  Ruby Creek 2, normally referred to as Ruby Creek Indian Reserve No. 2, is an Indian Reserve in the Upper Fraser Valley region of British Columbia, Canada, located at the mouth of Ruby Creek at the northeast end of the District of Kent, near the locality of the same name, which is a part of Kent...
  
  , 16.60 ha.
• Skawahlook Indian Reserve No. 1, 58.30 ha.