Aitchelitz First Nation
| Band No. 558 | |
| People | Stó꞉lō |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Chilliwack |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Land | |
| Other reserves |
|
| Land area | 5.6 km2 (2.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2024) | |
| On reserve | 16 |
| On other land | 7 |
| Off reserve | 18 |
| Total population | 41 |
| Government | |
| Chief | Angie Bailey |
| Council size | 2 |
| Council | Leona Sam
|
| Tribal Council | |
| Stó꞉lō Tribal Council | |
| [1] | |
Aitchelitz First Nation (Halkomelem: Áthelets),[2] also known as the Aitchelitz Band, is a First Nations band government of the Sto:lo people, located at Sardis, British Columbia, Canada (Chilliwack). It is a member of the Sto:lo Nation tribal council.[3]
Reserves
[edit]The band has three Indian Reserves:[4]
- Aitchelitch 9, 21.4 ha., 2.25 miles southwest of downtown Chilliwack
- Grass 15, 64.8 ha, 3.5 miles southeast of downtown Chilliwack
- Skumalasph 16, 468.4 ha., 6 miles northwest of downtown Chilliwack
It also shares Pekw'Xe:yles (Peckquaylis) Reserve, the former St. Mary's Indian Residential School and associated lands in Mission, with 20 other Sto:lo band governments.
Treaty process
[edit]Aitchelitz First Nation is part of seven of the 11 Sto:lo Nation First Nations have decided to continue in the BC Treaty Process. They have reached Stage 4.[5]
Population
[edit]The band has a registered population of 40, 25 of whom live on one of the band's reserves.[6]
References
[edit]- ↑ "First Nation Detail - Aitchelitz First Nation". Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affiars Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved January 15, 2025.
- ↑ Galloway, Brent Douglas (September 1, 2009). Dictionary of Upriver Halkomelem, Volume 1. University of California Publications in Linguistics. Vol. 141. Berkeley: University of California Press. p. 14. ISBN 978-0-520-09872-5. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
- ↑ "Aitchelitz". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. 2009. Retrieved July 26, 2009.
- ↑ "Aitchelitz Reserves". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. 2009. Retrieved July 26, 2009.
- ↑ "Stó:lo Nation". Executive Council of British Columbia. 2009. Archived from the original on June 27, 2009. Retrieved July 26, 2009.
- ↑ "Aitchelitz Population". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. 2009. Retrieved July 26, 2009.
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