Alkali Lake Indian Band
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The Alkali Lake Indian Band, also known as the Esketemc First Nation, is a First Nations
government of the Secwepemc
(Shuswap) people, located at Alkali Lake
in the Cariboo
region of the Central Interior
of the Canadian province of British Columbia
. It was created when the government of the then-Colony of British Columbia
established an Indian Reserve
system in the 1860s. It is one of three Secwepemc bands that is not a member of either the Shuswap Nation Tribal Council
or the Northern Shuswap Tribal Council
.
In the Shuswap language
, the people of Alkali Lake are the Esketemc
("people of Esket").
First Nations
First Nations is a term that collectively refers to various Aboriginal peoples in Canada who are neither Inuit nor Métis. There are currently over 630 recognised First Nations governments or bands spread across Canada, roughly half of which are in the provinces of Ontario and British Columbia. The...
government of the Secwepemc
Secwepemc
The Secwepemc , known in English as the Shuswap people, are a First Nations people residing in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Their traditional territory ranges from the eastern Chilcotin Plateau and the Cariboo Plateau southeast through the Thompson Country to Kamloops and the Shuswap...
(Shuswap) people, located at Alkali Lake
Alkali Lake, British Columbia
Alkali Lake is an unincorporated community in the Cariboo region of the Central Interior of British Columbia, Canada, located 40 kilometres south of the city of Williams Lake en route to Dog Creek and the Gang Ranch...
in the Cariboo
Cariboo
The Cariboo is an intermontane region of British Columbia along a plateau stretching from the Fraser Canyon to the Cariboo Mountains. The name is a reference to the woodland caribou that were once abundant in the region...
region of the Central Interior
British Columbia Interior
The British Columbia Interior or BC Interior or Interior of British Columbia, usually referred to only as the Interior, is one of the three main regions of the Canadian province of British Columbia, the other two being the Lower Mainland, which comprises the overlapping areas of Greater Vancouver...
of the Canadian province of British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
. It was created when the government of the then-Colony of British Columbia
Colony of British Columbia
The Colony of British Columbia was a crown colony in British North America from 1858 until 1866. At its creation, it physically constituted approximately half the present day Canadian province of British Columbia, since it did not include the Colony of Vancouver Island, the vast and still largely...
established an Indian Reserve
Indian reserve
In Canada, an Indian reserve is specified by the Indian Act as a "tract of land, the legal title to which is vested in Her Majesty, that has been set apart by Her Majesty for the use and benefit of a band." The Act also specifies that land reserved for the use and benefit of a band which is not...
system in the 1860s. It is one of three Secwepemc bands that is not a member of either the Shuswap Nation Tribal Council
Shuswap Nation Tribal Council
The Shuswap Nation Tribal Council is a First Nations Tribal Council in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Based in the Thompson and Shuswap Districts of the Central Interior, although including one band on the upper Columbia River in the East Kootenay region...
or the Northern Shuswap Tribal Council
Northern Shuswap Tribal Council
The Northern Shuswap Tribal Council, also called the Cariboo Tribal Council, is a First Nations government in the Canadian province of British Columbia...
.
In the Shuswap language
Shuswap language
The Shuswap language, known to its speakers as Secwepemctsín , is the traditional language of the Shuswap people of British Columbia. An endangered language, Shuswap is spoken mainly in the Central and Southern interior of British Columbia between the Fraser River and the Rocky Mountains...
, the people of Alkali Lake are the Esketemc
Esketemc
The Esketemc are a First Nations people in the Cariboo Regional District of the Canadian province of British Columbia. They are a subgroup of the Secwepemc people and reside around the community of Alkali Lake , an unincorporated settlement and Indian Reserve community on the Cariboo Plateau south...
("people of Esket").
Indian Reserves
Indian Reserves under the administration of the Esketemc First Nation are:- Alixton Indian Reserve No. 5, at west end of Alixton Lake, 5 miles E of Alkali Lake PO, 91.90 ha. 51°48′00"N 122°08′00"W
- Alkali Lake Indian Reserve No. 1, at Alkali Lake PO, 241.40 ha. 51°47′00"N 122°14′00"W
- Alkali Lake Indian Reserve No. 4A, 5 miles NE of Alkali Lake PO, 130.50 ha. 51°49′00"N 122°07′00"W
- Cludolicum Indian Reserve No. 9, 9 miles NE of Alkali Lake PO, 566.60 ha. 51°52′00"N 122°02′00"W
- Cludolicum Indian Reserve No. 9A, 10 miles NE of Alkali Lake PO, E of and adjoining IR No. 9, 101.10 ha. 51°52′00"N 122°01′00"W
- Isadore Harry Indian Reserve No. 12, on middle fork of Alkali Creek 8 miles E of Alkali Lake PO. 121.40 ha. 51°48′00"N 122°04′00"W
- Johnny Sticks Indian Reserve No. 2, on Kirkpatrick Creek 5 miels NE of Alkali Lake PO, 323.80 ha. 51°50′00"N 122°10′00"W
- Little Springs Indian Reserve No. 18, 8 miles NE of Alkali Lake PO, W of and adjoining IR No. 8, 284.50 ha. 51°52′00"N 122°05′00"W
- Little Springs Indian Reserve No. 8, on Kirkpatrick Creek 7 miles NE of Alkali Lake PO, 194.20 ha. 51°51′00"N 122°05′00"W
- Loon Lake Indian Reserve No. 10, 6 miles S of east end of Felker Lake, 121.40 ha. 51°52′00"N 121°58′00"W
- Old Clemenes Indian Reserve No. 16, on right (W) bank of the Fraser River, opposite mouth of Alkali Creek, 16.0 ha. 51°43′00"N 122°21′00"W
- Pete Suckers Indian Reserve No. 13, 7 miles E of Alkali Lake PO, 566.0 ha. 51°47′00"N 122°04′00"W
- Roper's Meadow Indian Reserve No. 14, on a small creek 4 miles eastwards from Alkali Lake PO, 32.40 ha. 51°47′00"N 122°09′00"W
- Sampson's Meadow Indian Reserve No. 11, on middle fork of Alkali Creek, 9 miles E of Alkali Creek PO, 324.0 ha. 51°48′00"N 122°01′00"W
- Sampson's Meadow Indian Reserve No. 11A, east of and adjoining IR No. 11, 53.0 ha. 51°48′00"N 122°00′00"W
- Sandy Harry Indian Reserve No. 4, on middle fork of Alkali Creek 6 miles NE of Alkali Lake PO, 218.50 ha. 51°49′00"N 122°06′00"W
- Swan Lake Indian Reserve No. 3, on Kirkpatrick Creek, 8 miles NE of Alkali Lake PO, 72.80 ha. 51°51′00"N 122°07′00"W
- Windy Mouth Indian Reserve No. 7, on north shore of Lac La Hache, 2.80 ha. 51°51′00"N 121°35′00"W
- Wycott's Flat Indian Reserve No. 6, on left (E) bank of the Fraser River, N of the mouth of Dog Creek, 497.80 ha. 51°37′00"N 122°19′00"W