Kwikwetlem First Nation

Kwikwetlem First Nation
Band No. 560
kʷikʷəƛ̓əm
Approximate ancestral territory
PeopleKwikwetlem
Sto꞉lo
TreatyNone[Note 1]
HeadquartersCoquitlam Indian Reserve No. 1, Coquitlam
ProvinceBritish Columbia
Land
Main reserveCoquitlam Indian Reserve No. 1
Other reserve(s)
  • Coquitlam Indian Reserve No. 2
Land area0.84 km2
Population (2021)
On reserve55[1]
Total population123[2]
Government
ChiefRon Giesbrecht
Council size3
Council
  • George Chaffee
  • John Peters
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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  1. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (February 9, 2022). "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Coquitlam 1, Indian reserve (IRI) [Census subdivision], British Columbia;Coquitlam 2, Indian reserve (IRI) [Census subdivision], British Columbia". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
  2. ^ "Our People". Kwikwetlem First Nation. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
  3. ^ "History and Culture". Kwikwetlem.com. Archived from the original on September 5, 2008. Retrieved March 28, 2009.
  4. ^ "Our Territory". Kwikwetlem First Nation. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  5. ^ "Our People". Kwikwetlem First Nation. Retrieved February 14, 2024.