Williams Lake Indian Band
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The Williams Lake Indian Band is a First Nations
government of the Secwepemc
(Shuswap) Nation, located in the Cariboo
region of the Central Interior
region of the Canadian province of British Columbia
, at the city of Williams Lake
. It was created when the government of the then-Colony of British Columbia
established an Indian Reserve
system in the 1860s. It is a member government of the Northern Shuswap Tribal Council
. Its main Indian Reserve is Williams Lake Indian Reserve No. 1, aka "Sugarcane" or "The Cane" or "SCB".
In the Shuswap language, Williams Lake is T'exelc.
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 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...
region 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...
, at the city of Williams Lake
Williams Lake, British Columbia
Williams Lake, is a city in the Central Interior of British Columbia, Canada. Located in the central part of a region known as the Cariboo, it is the largest urban centre between Kamloops and Prince George, with a population of 11,150 in city limits....
. 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 a member government of 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...
. Its main Indian Reserve is Williams Lake Indian Reserve No. 1, aka "Sugarcane" or "The Cane" or "SCB".
In the Shuswap language, Williams Lake is T'exelc.
Indian Reserves
The Williams Lake Band has eight reserve landsites in British Columbia. The total area of Williams Lake Indian Band reserve land is 1,927 ha. Indian Reserve lands of the Williams Lake Band are:- Asahal Lake Indian Reserve No. 2, at the head of Asahal Creek, 3 miles north of the east end of Williams Lake, 48.60 ha. 52°09′00"N 122°01′00"W
- Carpenter Mountain Indian Reserve No. 15, on the Old Cariboo RoadCariboo RoadThe Cariboo Road was a project initiated in 1860 by the colonial Governor of British Columbia, James Douglas...
, near the 156 Mile Post west of Cariboo Hill Lake, 68.30 ha. 52°11′00"N 121°58′00"W - Chimney Creek Indian Reserve No. 5, on the left bank of the Fraser RiverFraser RiverThe Fraser River is the longest river within British Columbia, Canada, rising at Fraser Pass near Mount Robson in the Rocky Mountains and flowing for , into the Strait of Georgia at the city of Vancouver. It is the tenth longest river in Canada...
at the mouth of Chimney Creek, 22.70 ha. 52°04′00"N 122°17′00"W - Five Mile Indian Reserve No. 3, on Five Mile Creek 3.5 miles north of the mouth of the San Jose River, four miles north of 150 Mile House. 73.00 ha. 52°10′00"N 121°58′00"W
- James Louie Indian Reserve No. 3A, on Five Mile Creek, 4 miles north of 150 Mile House east of an adjoining Five Mile IR No. 3, 64.00 ha. 52°10′00"N 121°57′00"W
- San Jose Indian Reserve No. 6, on the west end of Williams Lake (the lake), north of its outlet, 2.60 ha. 52°08′00"N 122°07′00"W
- Tillion Indian Reserve No. 4, on the left bank of the Fraser River, at the mouth of the Williams Lake RiverWilliams Lake RiverWilliams Lake River is a tributary of the Fraser River in the Canadian province of British Columbia.-Course:Williams Lake River originates in Williams Lake, whose main tributary is the San Jose River. From Williams Lake the Williams Lake River flows a short distance west to join the Fraser River....
, 2.40 ha. 52°10′00"N 122°17′00"W - Williams Lake Indian Reserve No. 1, on the right bank of the San Jose RiverSan Jose RiverThe San Jose River is a river in the Cariboo region of the Central Interior of British Columbia, Canada. It rises in the area just northwest of 100 Mile House and includes in its watershed Lac La Hache, flowing northwestwards from there to its mouth at the head of Williams Lake, at the city of the...
at the east end of Williams Lake (the lake), 12 km (~7 miles) southeast of the city of Williams Lake, 1645.30 ha. This reserve is commonly referred to as the Sugarcane Reserve, or simply "Sugarcane". 52°07′00"N 122°00′00"W