The In-SHUCK-ch Nation, also known as Lower Lillooet people, are a small

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on the lower

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south of Pemberton- Mount Currie in the

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. The communities of the In-SHUCK-ch are of the

St'at'imcets Lillooet (; Lillooet: / , ) is a Salishan language of the Interior Salish languages, Interior branch spoken by the Stʼatʼimc in southern British Columbia, Canada, around the middle Fraser River, Fraser and Lillooet River, Lillooet Rivers. Th ...

-speaking St'at'imc people, but in recent years seceded from the

Lillooet Tribal Council The Lillooet Tribal Council is the official English name of the largest tribal council of what is also known as the St'at'imc Nation, though not including all governments of Sťáťimc, St'at'imc peoples - the term St'at'imc Nation has another cont ...

to form their own organization. The name ''In-SHUCK-ch'' is taken from In-SHUCK-ch Mountain (Ucwalmicwts: ''In-SHUCK-ch'', meaning 'it is split'), a distinctive mountain near the south end of

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. The three bands of the In-SHUCK-ch are: * Semahquam First Nation * Skatin First Nations *

Douglas First Nation The Douglas First Nation, aka the Douglas Indian Band, Douglas Band, or Xa'xtsa First Nation, are a band government of the In-SHUCK-ch Nation, a subgroup of the larger St'at'imc people, also referred to as Lower Stl'atl'imx. The Douglas, Skatin a ...

Joined with the In-SHUCK-ch in the Lower Stl'atl'imx Tribal Council is the: * N'Quatqua First Nation of D'Arcy

British Columbia Treaty Process

By August 2007, the In-SHUCK-ch Nation Agreement in Principle had been officially signed by In-SHUCK-ch Nation Chiefs, the provincial Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation Michael de Jong and the federal Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs

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on behalf of their governments. Land provided to In-SHUCK-ch Nation will be approximately 13,208 ha of provincial Crown land and 1,310 ha of In-SHUCK-ch Nation’s current Indian Reserves. Canada and British Columbia are also negotiating to acquire 59 ha of private land. The capital transfer will be $21.0 million ($2005).

References

External links

In-SHUCK-ch Nation websitearchive

First Nations tribal councils in British Columbia St'at'imc Lillooet Country {{FirstNations-stub

British Columbia Treaty Process

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