Seton Lake First Nation - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The Seton Lake First Nation, aka the Seton Lake Indian Band, is a First Nations government located in the Central Interior

British Columbia Interior

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-Fraser Canyon

Fraser Canyon

The Fraser Canyon is an 84 km landform of the Fraser River where it descends rapidly through narrow rock gorges in the Coast Mountains en route from the Interior Plateau of British Columbia to the Fraser Valley...

region of the Canadian province of British Columbia

British Columbia

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. It is a member of the Lillooet Tribal Council

Lillooet Tribal Council

The Lillooet Tribal Council is the official English name of the largest tribal council of what is also known as the St'at'imc Nation, though not including all governments of St'at'imc peoples - the term St'at'imc Nation has another context of all St'at'imc peoples, not just those within this tribal...

, which is the largest grouping of band governments of the St'at'imc

St'at'imc

The St'át'imc are an Interior Salish people located in the southern Coast Mountains and Fraser Canyon region of the Interior of the Canadian province of British Columbia.St'át'imc culture displayed many features typical of Northwest Coast peoples: the...

people (aka the Lillooet people). Other St'at'imc

St'at'imc

governments include the smaller In-SHUCK-ch Nation

In-SHUCK-ch Nation

The In-SHUCK-ch Nation, also known as Lower Lillooet people, are a small First Nations Tribal Council on the lower Lillooet River south of Pemberton-Mount Currie in the Canadian province of British Columbia...

on the lower Lillooet River

Lillooet River

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to the southwest, and the independent N'quatqua First Nation

N'quatqua First Nation

The N'Quatqua First Nation, also known as the N'quatqua Nation, the N'Quatqua Nation, the Nequatque First Nation, the Anderson Lake Indian Band, the Anderson Lake First Nation and the Anderson Lake Band , is a First Nations government of the St'at'imc people, located in the southern Coast...

at the farther end of Anderson Lake from Seton Portage

Seton Portage, British Columbia

Seton Portage is a historic rural community in British Columbia, Canada, that is about 25 km west of Lillooet, located between Seton Lake and Anderson Lake. "The Portage" was formed about 10,000 years ago when the flank of the Cayoosh Range, which is the south flank of the valley, let go and...

, which is the location of three of the band's reserve communities.

The Seton Lake First Nation's offices are located at Shalalth, British Columbia

Shalalth, British Columbia

Shalalth, pop. c. 400, is one of the main communities of the Seton Lake Band of the St'at'imc Nation and location of the two main powerhouses of the Bridge River Power Project....

, where a School District #74 public school is in operation, teaching St'at'imcets language and St'at'imc

St'at'imc

culture in addition to regular curriculum.

Chief and Councillors

Chief:
Garry John

Council Members:
Ida Mary Peter,
Rodney Louie,
Clifford Casper,
Phyllis Peters, and
Gilbert Shiel

Indian Reserves

Indian Reserves under the administration of the Seton Lake First Nation are:

Slosh Indian Reserve No. 1, 691.1 ha., north shore of Seton Lake, extending 5.5 miles east from the western end of the lake, Population in 2006: 227 50°44′00"N 122°13′00"W
Slosh Indian Reserve No. 1A, 649.1 ha., above west end of Seton Lake, north of Shalalth. Population in 2006: 0 50°44′00"N 122°12′00"W
Silicon Indian Reserve No. 2, 46.5 ha., on north shore of Seton Lake, 7 miles southeast of Shalalth. 50°42′00"N 122°06′00"W
Mission Indian Reserve No. 5, 32.4 ha., west end of Seton Lake, south of and adjoining Slosh IR No. 1. Population in 2006: 51 50°42′00"N 122°17′00"W
Seton Lake Indian Reserve No. 5A, 350.4 ha. north of Necait 6 and Mission 5. Population in 2006: 0 50°43′00"N 122°18′00"W
Necait Indian Reserve No. 6, 31.9 ha., east end of Anderson Lake, both sides of the Seton River. Population in 2006: 16 50°42′00"N 122°17′00"W
Whitecap Indian Reserve No. 1, 27.5 ha., northwest of Seton Portage, established 1998. 50°42′31"N 122°17′51"W

One Indian Reserve is no longer under band title:

Seton Lake Indian Reserve No. 7, 50 ha., east side of Seton Portage, between Anderson and Seton Lakes. Established 1943, sold to the BC Electric Company in 1959. 50°42′39"N 122°16′46"W

In addition to this parcel of land, which was transferred out of Indian Reserve as part of the Bridge River Power Project

Bridge River Power Project

The Bridge River Power Project is a hydroelectric power development in the Canadian province of British Columbia, located in the Lillooet Country between Whistler and Lillooet...

, the powerhouses and townsites associated with the project are on IR No. 1A, and there are various recreational and residential leases at Shalalth, which formerly also had lodgings, shipping companies and other services.

Chief and Councillors

Indian Reserves

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