Sto꞉lo Nation Chiefs Council
The Sto꞉lo Nation Chiefs Council is a
Stó:lō
people. Many Sto:lo communities and their governments are not in either tribal council.
Member governments
- Aitchelitz First Nation
- Leq'á:mel First Nation
- Matsqui First Nation
- Popkum First Nation
- Skway First Nation
- Skawahlook First Nation
- Skowkale First Nation
- Squiala First Nation
- Sumas First Nation
- Tzeachten First Nation
- Yakweakwioose First Nation[1]
History
In 1977 twenty-four Stó:lō First Nations banded together to sign the Stó:lō Declaration and creating the Stó:lō Nation Chiefs Council. By 1995 when the
BC Treaty Process started three First Nations had left the Sto:lo Nation.[2]
By 2005 two more nations had left leaving 19 First Nations.
In 2005, these 19 Sto:lo First Nations that remained in the Sto:lo Nation underwent an internal re-organization, eventually forming two tribal councils. Eleven of these First Nations stayed in the Sto:lo Nation Chiefs Council: Aitchelitz, Leq'a:mel, Matsqui, Popkum, Shxwhá:y Village, Skawahlook, Skowkale, Squiala, Sumas, Tzeachten, and Yakweakwioose.[2]
Eight others formed a new tribal council called the
Sto:lo Tribal Council:[2]
- Chawathil First Nation
- Cheam Indian Band
- Kwantlen First Nation
- Kwaw-kwaw-Apilt First Nation
- Scowlitz First Nation
- Seabird Island First Nation
- Shxw'ow'hamel First Nation
- Soowahlie First Nation
Language
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See also
References
- Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved 2012-10-27.
- ^ a b c "Stó:lo Nation". Executive Council of British Columbia. 2009. Retrieved July 26, 2009.