The Skawahlook First Nation (), formerly the Tait Indian Band is a
band government
In Canada, an Indian band (), First Nation band () or simply band, is the basic unit of government for those peoples subject to the ''Indian Act'' (i.e. status Indians or First Nations). Bands are typically small groups of people: the largest in ...
of the
Sto:lo people whose reserves and communities are located in the
Upper Fraser Valley region of
British Columbia
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, Canada, near
the community of Ruby Creek, which is at the eastern end of the
District of Kent. It is a member government of the
Sto:lo Nation tribal council, one of two tribal councils of the Sto:lo. Total registered population of the band is 75 people, 59 of them living off-reserve.
Indian Reserves
Indian Reserves under the jurisdiction of the Skawahlook First Nation are:
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada - Reserves/Settlements/Villages detail
* Pekw'Xe:yles (Peckquaylis) 10.30 ha. (in Mission, shared with 20 other bands)
* Ruby Creek Indian Reserve No. 2, 16.60 ha.
* Skawahlook Indian Reserve No. 1, 58.30 ha.
External links
Sq'ewá:lxw First Nation
References
Sto:lo governments
First Nations governments in the Lower Mainland
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