Soowahlie First Nation

{{Short description|First Nation band in British Colombia, Canada}} {{Use Canadian English|date=February 2026}} '''Soowahlie First Nation''', or '''Soowahlie Band''' ({{langx|hur|'''Thʼewá꞉lí'''}}),<ref>Galloway, Brent. (2009) Dictionary of Upriver Halkomelem. [https://escholarship.org/content/qt65r158r4/qt65r158r4.pdf https://escholarship.org/content/qt65r158r4/qt65r158r4.pdf]</ref> is a band government of the Stó꞉lō people located in the Upper Fraser Valley region at Cultus Lake, British Columbia, Canada.<ref>[https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/FNMain.aspx?BAND_NUMBER=572&lang=eng Indian and Northern Affairs Canada First Nation Detail] </ref> They are a member government of the Stó꞉lō Tribal Council. The Reserve land area currently comprises 533.4 hectares<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bcafn.ca/community/soowahlie/ |title=Soowahlie {{!}} BC Assembly of First Nations |website=bcafn.ca |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170618043952/http://bcafn.ca/community/soowahlie/ |archive-date=2017-06-18}} </ref> and has a population of 373.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/environment/natural-resource-stewardship/consulting-with-first-nations/first-nations-negotiations/first-nations-a-z-listing/soowahlie-indian-band|title=Soowahlie Indian Band - Province of British Columbia}}</ref>

==Reserves== The reserves under the administration of Soowahlie First Nation are:<ref>[https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/FNReserves.aspx?BAND_NUMBER=572&lang=eng Indian and Northern Affairs Canada - Reserves/Settlements/Villages] </ref>

*Grass Indian Reserve No. 15, 1/2 mile southeast of Chilliwack, 64.80 ha (shared with eight other bands *Pekw'Xe:yles (Peckquaylis) - 10.30 ha. (shared with 20 other bands) *Soowahlie Indian Reserve No. 14, on the left bank of the Chilliwack River, one mile south of Vedder Crossing, 458.30 ha.

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==External links== *[https://soowahlie.ca/ Official Site]

Category:Sto:lo governments Category:First Nations governments in the Lower Mainland Category:Politics of Chilliwack