Pekw'Xe:yles or Peckquaylis is an

Indian reserve In Canada, an Indian reserve () or First Nations reserve () is defined by the '' Indian Act'' as a "tract of land, the legal title to which is vested in Her Majesty, that has been set apart by Her Majesty for the use and benefit of a band." ...

on the north bank of the

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, located between Lower Hatzic Slough and

D'Herbomez Creek D'Herbomez Creek is a creek in eastern Mission, British Columbia, flowing southeast to join the Fraser River at the Pekw'Xe:yles Indian Reserve (formerly the grounds of St. Mary's Indian Residential School). History The name was adopted in 1952 t ...

. Pekw'Xe:yles is 10.3 hectares large. The Fraser Valley Child Development Centre has satellite offices on the reserve.

History

The reserve was reinstated in June 2005 by

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. It sits on the former site of

St. Mary's Indian Residential School St. Mary's Indian Residential School was the name of two Canadian Indian residential school system, Indian residential schools in Mission, British Columbia. The first was operated by the Roman Catholic Church of Canada, and the second was operated ...

. The 2023 three-day Walk in the Spirit of Reconciliation concluded at the St. Mary's Indian Residential School site in Mission on the Pekw'Xe:yles Reserve.

First Nations bands

The reserve is used by 21 First Nation

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s. They are as follows. # Aitchelitz # Chawathil # Cheam First Nation #

Kwantlen First Nation Kwantlen First Nation () is a First Nations band government in British Columbia, Canada, located primarily on McMillan Island near Fort Langley. The Kwantlen people traditionally speak hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓, the Downriver dialect of Halkomelem, ...

# Kwaw-kwaw-Apilt # Leq'á:mel First Nation # Matsqui First Nation #

Popkum First Nation The Popkum First Nation or Popkum Band () is a band government of the Sto:lo people located in the Upper Fraser Valley region, at Popkum, northeast of Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its Provi ...

# Seabird Island #

Shxw'ow'hamel First Nation The Shxw'ow'hamel First Nation or Shxw'ow'hamel Band () is a band government of the Sto:lo people located in the Upper Fraser Valley region near Hope, British Columbia, Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and terr ...

# Shxwhá:y Village # Skawahlook First Nation #

Skowkale The Skowkale First Nation or Skowkale Band () is a band government of the Sto:lo people located in the Upper Fraser Valley region, near Sardis, part of Chilliwack, British Columbia British Columbia is the westernmost Provinces and territories ...

Skwah First Nation The Skwah First Nation or Skwah Band () is a band government of the Sto:lo people in the area of the City of Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada. It should not be confused with the Skway First Nation in the same area, which is a member of the ...

# Soowahlie # Sq'éwlets #

Squiala First Nation The Squiala First Nation or Squiala Indian Band ( also spelt as Sxwoyehà:là) is a band government of the Sto:lo people located in the Upper Fraser Valley region, near Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada Canada is a country in North ...

Sts'ailes The Sts'ailes (), also known as Chehalis ( ) are an indigenous people from the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia, Canada. Their band government is the Sts'ailes Nation, formerly known as the Chehalis First Nation or Chehalis Indian Band. ...

# Sumas First Nation # Tzeachten # Yakweakwioose

References

Indian reserves in the Lower Mainland Mission, British Columbia Sto:lo {{BritishColumbiaSouthCoast-geo-stub

History

First Nations bands

See also

References