The Matsqui people (Halkomelem: Máthxwi)[1] are a Sto:lo Aboriginal group located in the Central Fraser Valley region of British Columbia, Canada. Their band government is the Matsqui First Nation, a member of the Sto:lo Nation tribal council. The core traditional territory of the Matsqui stretches along the Fraser River from Crescent Island to Sumas Mountain, and southward beyond the Canada-United States border.[2] Today the band administers four reserves and has a population of 225 (which has been steadily growing over recent decades).[3] Their original language is Halq'eméylem.[4]