Chowéthel First Nation

{{Short description|Band government in the Upper Fraser Valley}} {{Use Canadian English |date=February 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} thumb|Hope, BC, near Chawathil First Nation

'''Chowéthel First Nation''' or '''Chowéthel Indian Band''', also spelled '''Chawathil''', is a band government of the Stó꞉lō people located in the Upper Fraser Valley region near Hope, British Columbia, Canada.<ref>[https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/FNMain.aspx?BAND_NUMBER=583&lang=eng Indian and Northern Affairs Canada First Nation Detail] </ref> They are a member government of the Stó:lō Tribal Council. They are the operators of the Telte-yet Campground, which is on the banks of the Fraser in downtown Hope.<ref>[http://telteyetcampsite.20fr.com/index.html Telte-yet Campground website] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828123519/http://telteyetcampsite.20fr.com/index.html |date=August 28, 2008 }}</ref>

==Reserves== Their main reserve Chawathil 4 is located by Katz, a station of the Canadian Pacific Railway.<ref>[http://telteyetcampsite.20fr.com/about.html Telte-et Campground "About the Sto:lo Nations" page] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130922054218/http://telteyetcampsite.20fr.com/about.html |date=September 22, 2013 }}</ref> It comprises almost 90% of their total landbase of 614.1 ha (1517 acres).

*Hope 1, 3.9 ha (9.6 acres) *Schkam 2, 54.3 ha (134.1 acres) *Greenwood Island 3, 4.0 ha. (9.9 acres) *Chawathil 4, 551.0 ha. (1361.0 acres) *Tunnel 6, 0.9 ha (2.2 acres)

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==External links== *[https://chawathil.org/ Chawathil First Nation]

Category:Sto:lo governments Category:First Nations governments in the Lower Mainland