People | Kwikwetlem Sto꞉lo |
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Treaty | None[Note 1] |
Headquarters | Coquitlam Indian Reserve No. 1, Coquitlam |
Province | British Columbia |
Land | |
Main reserve | Coquitlam Indian Reserve No. 1 |
Other reserve(s) |
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Land area | 0.84 km2 |
Population (2021) | |
On reserve | 55[1] |
Total population | 123[2] |
Government | |
Chief | Ron Giesbrecht |
Council size | 3 |
Council |
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Website | |
Kwikwetlem First Nation |
The Kwikwetlem First Nation, also known as the Coquitlam Indian Band, is the band government of the Kwikwetlem, a Sto:lo people living in the Coquitlam area of British Columbia, Canada. They traditionally speak the Downriver dialect of hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓, one of the Salishan family of languages. The name Kwikwetlem (Halkomelem: kʷikʷəƛ̓əm) refers to "red fish up the river".[3]
The Nation is made up of two reserves, a small 2.6-hectare site near the mouth of the Coquitlam River where it drains into the Fraser River, and a much larger 82-hectare site approximately 2.5 km north.[4] About 36% of all Kwikwetlem members live on Coquitlam No. 1, 43% live elsewhere in Canada, and roughly 21% reside throughout the United States.[5]
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