The Chawathil First Nation or Chawathil Indian Band ( hur, Chowéthel) is a

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of the Sto:lo people located in the

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region near

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, 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

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Reserves

Their main reserve

Chawathil 4 Katz is a locality in the Eastern Fraser Valley region of British Columbia, Canada. It is to the east of the extremity of the District of Kent at Ruby Creek British Columbia. It consists of a flag stop on the Canadian Pacific Railway on Chawath ...

is located by

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, a station of the

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.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) *

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, 4.0 ha. (9.9 acres) *

, 551.0 ha. (1361.0 acres) *

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, 0.9 ha (2.2 acres)

References

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