The Cook's Ferry First Nation is a

Nlaka'pamux The Nlaka'pamux 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'', ''Kni ...

First Nation Indigenous peoples are culturally distinct ethnic groups whose members are directly descended from the earliest known inhabitants of a particular geographic region and, to some extent, maintain the language and culture of those original people ...

s government, located in the Central Interior region of the

Canadian province Within the geographical areas of Canada, the ten provinces and three territories are sub-national administrative divisions under the jurisdiction of the Canadian Constitution. In the 1867 Canadian Confederation, three provinces of British Nort ...

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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 of the

people). Other

governments belong either to the

Fraser Canyon Indian Administration The Fraser Canyon Indian Administration is a First Nations tribal council government composed of five bands in the Fraser Canyon and Thompson Canyon areas of the Canadian province of British Columbia. Other Nlaka'pamux governments belong to ...

or the

Nlaka'pamux Nation Tribal Council The Nlaka'pamux 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'', ''Kni ...

(except for the

Lytton First Nation The Lytton First Nation ( thp, ƛ̓q̓əmci̓n), a First Nations band government, has its headquarters at Lytton in the Fraser Canyon region of the Canadian province of British Columbia. While it is the largest of all Nlaka'pamux bands, unlike a ...

, 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 Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of British Columbia, situated north east of Lytton, British Columbia, Lytton and south of Ashcroft, British Columbia, Ashcroft. At Spences Bridge the T ...

, a small town on the

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( Hwy 1) in the

Thompson Canyon The Thompson River is the largest tributary of the Fraser River, flowing through the south-central portion of British Columbia, Canada. The Thompson River has two main branches, the South Thompson River and the North Thompson River. The river i ...

between Lytton and Cache Creek, at the confluence of the

Nicola River The Nicola River , originally French Rivière de Nicholas or Rivière de Nicolas, adapted to Nicolas River, Nicola's River in English, is one of the major tributaries of the Thompson River in the Canadian province of British Columbia, entering the ...

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 * 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 Merritt may refer to: * Merritt (given name) * Merritt (surname) *Merritt Parkway, a limited access highway in Connecticut, United States, known as "The Merritt" Places ;Canada *Merritt, British Columbia ;United States *Merritt, California **Merri ...

) - 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 Detail
Nlaka'pamux governments Thompson Country {{BritishColumbia-stub

Indian Reserves

See also

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