Leq' a: mel First Nation
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 in the area near Deroche, British Columbia,[1] 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).
Population
The band has an approximate population of 420.[2]
Indian Reserves
Indian Reserves under the administration of the First Nation are:[3]
- Aylechootlook Indian Reserve No. 5, at the confluence of the Sumas River and Vedder Canal, 18.70 ha.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.[4]
- Holachten Indian Reserve No. 8, on the right (north) bank of Nicomen Slough of the Fraser River, 102.10 ha.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.[5]
- Lackaway Indian Reserve No. 2, on the left (south) bank of the Fraser River at the mouth of Wilson Slough, 15.80 ha.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.[6]
- 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.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.[7]
- 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.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.[8]
- Papekwatchin Indian Reserve No. 4, on the south shore of Nicomen Island on the Fraser River, 95.10 ha.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.[9]
- Pekw'Xe:yles (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.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.[10][11]
- Skweahm Indian Reserve No. 10, on the left (south) bank of Nicomen Slough, one mile south of Deroche CPR Station, 69.40 ha. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.[12]
- Sumas Cemetery Indian Reserve No. 12, on the left bank of the Fraser River, near the mouth of the Sumas River, 2.50 ha.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.[13]
- Yaalstrick Indian Reserve No. 1, on Yaalstrick Island in the Fraser River, 2 miles southeast of the Deroche CPR station, 114.90 ha.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.[14]
- Zaitscullachan Indian Reserve No. 9, on the right bank of Zaits-Cullachan Slough of the Fraser River, 22.50 ha.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.[15]
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.[16]
References
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- ↑ Leq' a: mel First Nation website
- ↑ Indian and Brad and emily Northern Affairs Canada - Reserves/Villages/Settlements Detail
- ↑ BCGNIS entry "Aylechootlook Indian Reserve 5"
- ↑ BCGNIS entry "Holachten Indian Reserve 8"
- ↑ BCGNIS entry "Lackaway Indian Reserve 2"
- ↑ BCGNIS entry "Lakahahamen Indian Reserve 11"
- ↑ BCGNIS entry "Lakway Cemetery Indian Reserve 3"
- ↑ BCGNIS entry "Papekwatchin Indian Reserve 4"
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Indian and Northern Affairs Canada - Reserves/Settlements/Villages detail
- ↑ BCGNIS entry |Skweahm Indian Reserve 10"
- ↑ BCGNIS entry "Sumas Cemetery Indian Reserve 12"
- ↑ BCGNIS entry "Yaalstrick Indian Reserve 1"
- ↑ BCGNIS entry "Zaitscullachan Indian Reserve 9"
- ↑ Leq' a: mel First Nation website
