Leq' a: mel First Nation
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The Leq' a: mel First Nation, formerly known as the Lakahahmen First Nation, is a First Nations
band government whose community and offices are located on Nicomen Island
, near Deroche, British Columbia
, Canada
, about 12 kilometres east of the District of Mission
. They are a member government of the Sto:lo Nation
tribal council, which is one of two tribal councils of the Sto:lo
(though many bands are independent of either).
Three of these reserves are residential, two are cemeteries, and the others are variously under Certificates of Possession by band members, leased out for agriculture, or set aside for economic development.
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...
band government whose community and offices are located on Nicomen Island
Nicomen Island
Nicomen Island is an island in the Fraser River east of Mission and between Deroche and Dewdney . Located on the river's north side, and separated from the foot of the Douglas Ranges by Nicomen Slough, the island is near-totally given over to agriculture and constitutes a rural community in its...
, near Deroche, British Columbia
Deroche, British Columbia
Deroche is a farming and railway community on the Canadian Pacific Railway and BC Highway 7 located approximately 110 km east of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Deroche is adjacent to the eastern end of Nicomen Island, from which it is separated by the Nicomen Slough...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, about 12 kilometres east of the District of Mission
Mission, British Columbia
Mission, the core of which was formerly known as Mission City, is a district municipality in the province of British Columbia, Canada. It is situated on the north bank of the Fraser River overlooking the City of Abbotsford and with that city is part of the Central Fraser Valley. Mission is the...
. They are a member government of the Sto:lo Nation
Stó:lo Nation
The Sto:lo Nation is a First Nations Tribal Council in the Fraser Valley region of the Canadian province of British Columbia that is the tribal council for First Nations band governments in the area of Chilliwack, Abbotsford and at NIcomen Island. This tribal council should not be confused with...
tribal council, which is one of two tribal councils of the Sto:lo
Stó:lo
The Sto:lo , alternately written as Stó:lō, Stó:lô or Stó:lõ and historically as Staulo or Stahlo, and historically known and commonly referred to in ethnographic literature as the Fraser River Indians or Lower Fraser Salish, are a group of First Nations peoples inhabiting the Fraser Valley of...
(though many bands are independent of either).
Indian Reserves
Indian Reserves under the administration of the First Nation are:- Aylechootlook Indian Reserve No. 5, at the confluence of the Sumas River and Vedder Canal, 18.70 ha.49°07′00"N 122°06′00"W
- Holachten Indian Reserve No. 8, on the right (north) bank of Nicomen Slough of the Fraser River, 102.10 ha.49°13′00"N 122°02′00"W
- Lackaway Indian Reserve No. 2, on the left (south) bank of the Fraser River at the mouth of Wilson Slough, 15.80 ha.49°08′00"N 122°03′00"W
- Lakahahmen Indian Reserve No. 11, on the right (north) bank of Nicomen Slough at the confluence of Deroche Creek and the Fraser River, 35.40 ha.
- Lakway Cemetery Indian Reserve No. 3, on the left (south) bank of the Fraser River, 1/2 mile east of the mouth of Wilson Slough, 4 ha.49°09′00"N 122°03′00"W
- Papekwatchin Indian Reserve No. 4, on the south shore of Nicomen Island on the Fraser River, 95.10 ha.49°09′00"N 122°07′00"W
- Pekw'Xe:ylesPekw'Xe:ylesPekw'Xe:yles, also spelled Peckquaylis , is an Indian Reserve on the north bank of the Fraser River in Mission, British Columbia, Canada, located between Lower Hatzic Slough and D'Herbomez Creek. 10.3 ha. in area, it was reinstated in June, 2005 by Order in Council and is used by 21 Indian...
(Peckquaylis), on the site of the former St. Mary's Indian Residential School, between downtown Mission and Hatzic, 10.30 ha. Shared between 21 bands.49°08′29"N 122°16′20"W - Skweahm Indian Reserve No. 10, on the left (south) bank of Nicomen Slough, one mile south of Deroche CPR Station, 69.40 ha. 49°11′00"N 122°05′00"W
- Sumas Cemetery Indian Reserve No. 12, on the left bank of the Fraser River, near the mouth of the Sumas River, 2.50 ha.49°08′00"N 122°06′00"W
- Yaalstrick Indian Reserve No. 1, on Yaalstrick Island in the Fraser River, 2 miles southeast of the Deroche CPR station, 114.90 ha.49°10′00"N 122°03′00"W
- Zaitscullachan Indian Reserve No. 9, on the right bank of Zaits-Cullachan Slough of the Fraser River, 22.50 ha.49°11′00"N 122°02′00"W
Three of these reserves are residential, two are cemeteries, and the others are variously under Certificates of Possession by band members, leased out for agriculture, or set aside for economic development.