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Lillooet Tribal Council

Member Bands

Bridge River Indian Band
Location
: Located near Lillooet. Main community on Bridge River Indian Reserve #1. (Two reserves; 4,699.4 hectares) (Source: First Nations Profiles, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada and British Columbia First Nations websites)

Number of Band Members: 399 (Source: Registered Indian Population by Sex and Residence December 2006, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada)

Cayoose Creek Band
Location: Located near town of Lillooet. Main community is on Cayoose Creek Indian Reserve #1. (Three reserves; 720.1 hectares) (Source: First Nations Profiles, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada and British Columbia First Nations websites)

Number of Band Members: 180 (Source: Registered Indian Population by Sex and Residence December 2006, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada)

Lil'wat First Nation (formerly Mount Currie Band Council)

Location
: At Mount Currie, near the confluence of the Lillooet and Birkenhead rivers, approximately 79 km southwest of Lillooet. (10 reserves on 2,929.6 hectares.) (Source: First Nations Profiles, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada and British Columbia First Nations websites)

Number of Band Members: 1,911 (Source: Registered Indian Population by Sex and Residence December 2006, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada)

Seton Lake Band

Location
: On the north shore of Seton Lake, near Shalalth, approximately 20 km northwest of Lillooet. (Seven reserves on 1,828.9 hectares.)(Source: First Nations Profiles, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada and British Columbia First Nations websites)

Number of Band Members: 611 (Source: Registered Indian Population by Sex and Residence December 2006, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada)

T'it'q'et Administration (formerly Lillooet Indian Band)
Location
: Near Lillooet (seven reserves on 1,497.8 hectares). (Source: First Nations Profiles, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada and British Columbia First Nations websites)

Number of Band Members: 369 (Source: Registered Indian Population by Sex and Residence December 2006, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada)

Ts'Kw'aylaxw First Nation (formerly Pavilion Indian Band)

Location
: Near Lillooet. Main community is on Pavilion Indian Reserve #1, at Pavilion, on the bank of the Fraser River north of Pavilion Creek. (Eight reserves on 2,127.9 hectares.) (Source: First Nations Profiles, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada and British Columbia First Nations websites)

Number of Band Members: 502 (Source: Registered Indian Population by Sex and Residence December 2006, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada)

Background

Negotiating status
: Government representatives are working to build relationships with the Lillooet Tribal Council outside of the British Columbia Treaty Commission six-stage treaty process.

Negotiating affiliation
: The Tribal Council office is in Lillooet. Member bands are located near Lillooet.

Location

: 3,737 (Source: Registered Population as of August, 2002, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada)

Discussions

The Seton Lake Band is in discussions with Canada and British Columbia to resolve a cut-off specific claim. Treaty Negotiations Office staff undertake discussions with First Nations outside the treaty process on a wide range of topics related to the resolution of the land question. Discussions are informal so the level of interaction varies according to specific situations and needs. Initiatives can involve building relationships with First Nations, and addressing concerns associated with asserted traditional territory.