Yakweakwioose First Nation
| Band No. 576 | |
| People | Stó꞉lō |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Chilliwack |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Land | |
| Main reserve | Yakweakwioose 12 |
| Reserves |
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| Land area | 0.958 km2 (0.370 sq mi) |
| Population (2024) | |
| On reserve | 39 |
| On other land | 2 |
| Off reserve | 47 |
| Total population | 88 |
| Government | |
| Chief | Terry Horne |
| Council |
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| Tribal Council | |
| Stó꞉lō Nation Chiefs Council | |
| [1] | |
Yakweakwioose First Nation or Yakweakwioose Band (Halkomelem: Yeqwyeqwí꞉ws)[2] is a band government of the Sto:lo people located in the Upper Fraser Valley region at Sardis, near Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada.[3] They are a member government of the Sto:lo Nation tribal council.[4]
The traditional languages of the people are Halq'eméylem, hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓, and Hul’q’umi’num.’ Yeqwyeqwí:ws is the proper Halq’eméylem spelling of Yakweakwioose.[5] As of December 2024, the Nation had a total of 88 registered members, including 39 residing on their own reserve.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "First Nation Detail". Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
- ↑ Galloway, Brent Douglas (2009). Dictionary of Upriver Halkomelem (PDF). Vol. 1. Berkley: University of California Press. pp. 1033–1034. ISBN 978-0-520-09872-5. Retrieved 2025-01-18.
- ↑ Indian and Northern Affairs Canada First Nation Detail
- ↑ "Yakweakwioose | British Columbia Assembly of First Nations". www.bcafn.ca. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
- ↑ "Yeqwyeqwí:ws". Stó:lō Xwexwilmexw Treaty Association. Archived from the original on 2022-11-02. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
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