The Douglas First Nation, aka the Douglas Indian Band, Douglas Band, or Xa'xtsa First Nation, are a
band government
In Canada, an Indian band (), First Nation band () or simply band, is the basic unit of government for those peoples subject to the ''Indian Act'' (i.e. status Indians or First Nations). Bands are typically small groups of people: the largest in ...
of the
In-SHUCK-ch Nation The 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. The communities of the In-SHUCK-ch are ...
, 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 culturally and linguistically. The In-SHUCK-ch are the southernmost of the four divisions making up the Lillooet ethnographic group. The Douglas First Nation's main community is at Xa'xtsa, a village on their main reserve at the head of
Harrison Lake
Harrison Lake is the largest lake in the southern Coast Mountains of Canada, being about 250 square kilometres (95 mi2) in area. It is about 60 km (37 mi) in length and at its widest almost 9 km (5.6 mi) across. Its sou ...
, near the former gold rush port-town of
Port Douglas
Port Douglas is a coastal town and locality in the Shire of Douglas, Queensland, Australia, approximately north of Cairns.
In the , the locality of Port Douglas had a population of 3,650 people. The town's population can often double, however, ...
.
British Columbia Treaty Process
Please see
In-SHUCK-ch Nation#British Columbia Treaty Process.
Demographics
The number of registered band members as of September 2009 was 235. Of these 51 were living on one of the band's own reserves (30 male, 21 female), 39 were living on reserves under the administration of another band (26 male, 13 female), and 145 were living off-reserve (57 male, 88 female).
Indian Reserves
Indian Reserves under the administration of the Douglas First Nation are:
*Douglas Indian Reserve No. 8, at the head of Harrison Lake and at the mouth of the Lillooet River, 416.80 ha.
*Lelachen Indian Reserve No. 6, on both banks of the Lillooet River, 15.20 ha. ''(s)lápus'' is the name in
Ucwalmícwts for the fishing camp and
Transformer site
In electrical engineering, a transformer is a passive component that transfers electrical energy from one electrical circuit to another circuit, or multiple circuits. A varying current in any coil of the transformer produces a varying magnetic ...
located at/near the bridge crossing in this reserve.
*Tipella Indian Reserve No. 7, on the right bank of the Lillooet River, 0.30 ha.
References
External links
Xa'xtsa/Douglas First Nation homepage
Lillooet Country
St'at'imc governments
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