Matsqui First Nation

Matsqui First Nation
Band No. 565
PeopleMatsqui people
ProvinceBritish Columbia
Population (2022)[1]
On reserve97
On other land16
Off reserve153
Total population266
Tribal Council[1]
Sto:lo Nation

The Matsqui First Nation (Halkomelem: Máthxwi)[2] is the band government of the Matsqui people, a Sto:lo Aboriginal group located in the Central Fraser Valley region, at Matsqui, in the northern part of Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada.[3] They are a member government of the Sto:lo Nation tribal council.[1]

Its governance structure is a custom electoral system.[4] The current chief is Alice McKay.[4]

  1. ^ a b "First Nation Profile". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  2. ^ Galloway, Brent. (2009) Dictionary of Upriver Halkomelem. https://escholarship.org/content/qt65r158r4/qt65r158r4.pdf
  3. ^ Indian and Northern Affairs Canada First Nation Detail
  4. ^ a b "Matsqui". Prince George, British Columbia, Canada: British Columbia Assembly of First Nations. Retrieved August 22, 2022.