Kwikwetlem First Nation
The Kwikwetlem First Nation, also known as the Coquitlam Indian Band, is the band government of the Kwikwetlem, a Sto:lo people living in the Coquitlam area of British Columbia, Canada. They traditionally speak the Downriver dialect of hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓, one of the Salishan family of languages. The name Kwikwetlem (Halkomelem: kʷikʷəƛ̓əm) refers to "red fish up the river".
Approximate ancestral territory | |
| People | Kwikwetlem Sto꞉lo |
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| Treaty | None |
| Headquarters | Coquitlam Indian Reserve No. 1, Coquitlam |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Land | |
| Main reserve | Coquitlam Indian Reserve No. 1 |
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| Land area | 0.84 km2 |
| Population (2021) | |
| On reserve | 55 |
| Total population | 123 |
| Government | |
| Chief | Ron Giesbrecht |
| Council size | 3 |
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| Website | |
| Kwikwetlem First Nation | |
The Nation is made up of two reserves, a small 2.6-hectare site near the mouth of the Coquitlam River where it drains into the Fraser River, and a much larger 82-hectare site approximately 2.5 km north. About 36% of all Kwikwetlem members live on Coquitlam No. 1, 43% live elsewhere in Canada, and roughly 21% reside throughout the United States.
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