The Chawathil First Nation or Chawathil Indian Band () is 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 Sto:lo people located in the Upper Fraser Valley region near

Hope, British Columbia Hope is a district municipality at the confluence of the Fraser River, Fraser and Coquihalla River, Coquihalla rivers in the province of British Columbia, Canada. Hope is at the eastern end of both the Fraser Valley and the Lower Mainland regio ...

, Canada. They are a member government of the Stó:lō Tribal Council. They are the operators of the Telte-yet Campground, which is on the banks of the Fraser in downtown

Hope Hope is an optimistic state of mind that is based on an expectation of positive outcomes with respect to events and circumstances in one's own life, or the world at large. As a verb, Merriam-Webster defines ''hope'' as "to expect with confid ...

Reserves

Their main reserve Chawathil 4 is located by Katz, a station of the

Canadian Pacific Railway The Canadian Pacific Railway () , also known simply as CPR or Canadian Pacific and formerly as CP Rail (1968–1996), is a Canadian Class I railway incorporated in 1881. The railway is owned by Canadian Pacific Kansas City, Canadian Pacific Ka ...

.Telte-et Campground "About the Sto:lo Nations" page
It comprises almost 90% of their total landbase of 614.1 ha (1517 acres). *Hope 1, 3.9 ha (9.6 acres) * Schkam 2, 54.3 ha (134.1 acres) * Greenwood Island 3, 4.0 ha. (9.9 acres) * Chawathil 4, 551.0 ha. (1361.0 acres) * Tunnel 6, 0.9 ha (2.2 acres)

References

External links

Chawathil First Nation
Sto:lo governments First Nations governments in the Lower Mainland {{Canada-gov-stub