The Cook's Ferry First Nation is a

Nlaka'pamux The Nlakaʼpamux or Nlakapamuk ( ; ), also previously known as the ''Thompson'', '' Thompson River Salish'', ''Thompson Salish'', ''Thompson River Indians'' or ''Thompson River people'', and historically as the ''Klackarpun'', ''Haukamaugh'', ''K ...

First Nations government, located in the Central Interior region of the

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. It is no longer a member of the Scw'exmx Tribal Council, because they were voted out (which is a

tribal council A tribal council is an association of First Nations bands in Canada, generally along regional, ethnic or linguistic lines. An Indian band, usually consisting of one main community, is the fundamental unit of government for First Nations in Can ...

of the

people). Other

governments belong either to the Fraser Canyon Indian Administration or the Nlaka'pamux Nation Tribal Council (except for the

Lytton First Nation The Lytton First Nation (), a First Nations in Canada, First Nations band government, has its headquarters at Lytton, British Columbia, Lytton in the Fraser Canyon region of the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is the largest of all Nlaka ...

, which is unaffiliated). The Cook's Ferry First Nation reserve community and offices are located near

Spences Bridge Spences Bridge is a community in the Canadian province of British Columbia, situated north east of Lytton and south of Ashcroft. At Spences Bridge the Trans-Canada Highway crosses the Thompson River. In 1892, Spences Bridge's population inc ...

, a small town on the

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( Hwy 1) in the

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between Lytton and Cache Creek, at the confluence of the

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and the Thompson.

Indian Reserves

Cook's Ferry Indian Band has jurisdiction over the following reserves: * Kumcheen 1 - 69.7 Ha - 18 Dwellings * Skoonkoon 2 - 17.4 Ha - 0 Dwellings * Shawniken 3 - 13.8 Ha - 0 Dwellings * Spences Bridge 4 - 11.7 Ha - 2 Dwellings * Lower Shawniken 4A * Shawniken 4B - 13.4 Ha - 8 Dwellings * Spences Bridge 4C - 10.4 Ha - 3 Dwellings * Chuchhriaschin 5 - 8.1 Ha - 0 Dwellings * Chuchhriaschin 5A - 8.1 Ha - 0 Dwellings * Nicoelton 6 - 812.8 Ha - 0 Dwellings * Kloklowuck 7 - 83.8 Ha - 3 Dwellings * Tsinkahtl 8 - 5.2 Ha - 0 Dwellings * Upper Tsinkahtl 8A - 4.1 Ha - 0 Dwellings * Pemynoos 9 - 1823.3 Ha - 5 Dwellings * Pokheitsk 10 - 8.7 Ha - 0 Dwellings * Spatsum 11 - 65.8 Ha - 0 Dwellings * Spatsum 11A - 70.3 Ha - 0 Dwellings * Chilthunux 12 - 386.00Acres * Quiltanton 13 - 545.00 Acres * Enquocto 14 - 560.00 Acres * Squetankilhats 15 - 520.00Acres * Schikaelton 16 - 0.2 Ha - 0 Dwellings * Twoyqhalsht 16 - 11.1 Ha - 1 Dwellings * Lish-Leesh-Tum 17 - 18.9 Ha - 0 Dwellings * Basque 18 - 428.4 Ha - 3 Dwellings * Entlqwekkinh 19 - 64.8 Ha - 3 Dwellings * Shpapzchinh 20 - 210.4 Ha - 0 Dwellings * Antko 21 ( Merritt) - 14.2 Ha - 0 Dwellings * Peq-Paq 22 - 186.1 Ha - 0 Dwellings ''Total'': 3960.7 Ha - 46 Dwellings

References

External links

Indian and Northern Affairs Canada - First Nation DetailCook's Ferry Indian Band
Nlaka'pamux governments Thompson Country {{BritishColumbia-poli-stub

Indian Reserves

See also

References

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