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Nicola Tribal Association

Member Bands

Coldwater Indian Band
Location
: Near Merritt. (Three reserves on 2,499 hectares.) (Source: First Nations Profiles, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada and British Columbia First Nations websites)

Number of Band Members: 781 (Source: Registered Indian Population by Sex and Residence, December 2010 [last available data], Indian and Northern Affairs Canada)

Cook's Ferry Indian Band
Location
: Near Spences Bridge. Main community is on Kumcheon Indian Reserve #1. (Twenty-four reserves on 4,072.6 hectares.) (Source: First Nations Profiles, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada and British Columbia First Nations websites)

Number of Band Members: 306 (Source: Registered Indian Population by Sex and Residence, May 2011, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada)

Nooaitch Indian Band
Location
: Located near Merritt. (Two reserves on 1,693.4 hectares.) (Source: First Nations Profiles, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada and British Columbia First Nations websites)

Number of Band Members: 201 (Source: Registered Indian Population by Sex and Residence, May 2011, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada)

Nicomen Indian Band
Location
: First Nation is located near Lytton, (16 reserves on 1,175.7 hectares). (Source: First Nations Profiles, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada and British Columbia First Nations websites)

Number of Band Members: 132 (Source: Registered Indian Population by Sex and Residence, May 2011, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada)

Shackan Indian Band

Location
: Located near Merritt. (Three reserves on 3,873.7 hectares.) (Source: First Nations Profiles, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada and British Columbia First Nations websites)

Number of Band Members: 119 (Source: Registered Indian Population by Sex and Residence, May 2011, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada)

Siska Indian Band

Location
: On the Fraser River at Siska Creek, south of Lytton (11 reserves on 319.6 hectares). (Source: First Nations Profiles, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada and British Columbia First Nations websites)

Number of Band Members: 303 (Source: Registered Indian Population by Sex and Residence, May 2011, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada)

Upper Nicola Band

Location
: Approximately 35 km east of Merritt. Main communities are located on Nicola Lake Indian Reserve #1 and Douglas Lake Indian Reserve #3. (Eight reserves on 1,600 hectares.)

Number of Band Members: 876 (Source: Registered Indian Population by Sex and Residence, December 2010 [last available data], Indian and Northern Affairs Canada)

Background

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

Affiliation
: The Nicola Tribal Association office is in Merritt. Member bands are located in the area between Merritt, Lytton and Spences Bridge.
Total band members
: 2,599 (Source: Registered Indian Population by Sex and Residence, May 2011, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada)

Discussions

Provincial negotiators undertake discussions with First Nations outside the treaty process on a wide range of topics.

Forest Consultation and Revenue Sharing Agreements (FCRSAs)

FCRSAs provide First Nation communities with economic benefits returning directly to their community based on harvest activities in their traditional territory.