The High Bar First Nation is a

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government of the Secwepemc (Shuswap) Nation, located in the

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region of the Central Interior of the

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. It was created when the government of the then- Colony of British Columbia established an

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system in the 1860s. It is one of three Secwepemc bands that is not a member of either the

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or the

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. The High Bar people are also partly Tsilhqot'in and have links with some Chilcotin First Nations. In the

Chilcotin language ''Nenqayni Ch’ih'' (lit. "the Native way") (also Chilcotin, Tŝilhqotʹin, Tsilhqot’in, Tsilhqút’in) is a Northern Athabaskan language spoken in British Columbia by the Tsilhqot’in people. The name ''Chilcotin'' is derived from the Ch ...

, the High Bar people are the '' Llenlleney'ten''. The Secwepemc in the

and on the

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are also known as the Canyon Shuswap and have traditionally had close ties with the Tsilhqot'in people.

Indian reserves

There are three

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under the administration of the High Bar First Nation: * High Bar Indian Reserve No. 1, on the Fraser River, 11 miles NW of Kelly Lake, 1183.30 ha. * High Bar Indian Reserve No. 1A, south of and adjoining IR No. 1, 87.80 ha. * High Bar Indian Reserve No. 2, on right (W) bank of the Fraser River, 10 miles NW of Kelly Lake, 275.20 ha.

References

External links

Canoe Creek Band websiteHigh Bar First Nation websiteShuswap Nation website
Secwepemc governments First Nations governments in the Fraser Canyon Tsilhqot'in governments {{BritishColumbia-poli-stub

Indian reserves

See also

References

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