Squilax is a

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, located on the northeast shore of

Little Shuswap Lake Little Shuswap Lake is a small lake in the Thompson River basin of the southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada, which sits at the transition between the Thompson Country to the west and the Shuswap Country to the east. It is fed by the Litt ...

. Squilax, as distinguished from

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, which is adjacent, refers to the reserve communities of the

Little Shuswap Indian Band Skwlax te Secwepemculecw (Shuswap language: Skwlax) is a First Nations band government of a community of the Secwepemc Nation, located in the Central Interior region of British Columbia, Canada. Its main Indian reserve is in Chase, British Columb ...

, whose head offices are on Quaaout Indian Reserve No. 1, one of the five reserves governed by that band.Little Shuswap Lake Indian Band website
/ref> Squilax, also spelt "Skw'lax" is close to the Secwepmectsin word for Black Bear. Almost everyone in the area is family or grew up together. Two well known families in the area are the Arnouse's and August's who have lived in the land for a long time. The August family is originally from Enderby, but moved for unknown reasons. Squilax holds a Pow Wow every summer and competitions for dancers. It is a fairly small area to the point once you live there you know who lives in which house, what trails will take you where, and kids run around and their parents know where exactly they are. It is a close community with many stories. There are traditional winter houses and summer houses by the Quaaout Lodge and Talking Rock Resort.

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