Penelakut First Nation
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The Penelakut First Nation is a First Nation government of the Penelakut
people on Vancouver Island
in British Columbia
, Canada
.
, 650 the Penelakut has 859 members.
Penelakut
The Penelakut are a small Hul'qumi'num-speaking First Nation. They live primarily at the south end of Vancouver Island and Kuper Island, Tent Island and Galiano Island....
people on Vancouver Island
Vancouver Island
Vancouver Island is a large island in British Columbia, Canada. It is one of several North American locations named after George Vancouver, the British Royal Navy officer who explored the Pacific Northwest coast of North America between 1791 and 1794...
in 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...
, 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...
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Demographics
INAC numberIndian and Northern Affairs Canada
The Department of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development is the department of the government of Canada with responsibility for policies relating to Aboriginal peoples...
, 650 the Penelakut has 859 members.