Pauquachin First Nation Explained

The Pauquachin First Nation is the band government of the Pauquachin group of North Straits Salish-speaking indigenous peoples. Their reserve communities and traditional territories are located in the Greater Victoria area of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.

Native rights

They are a member of the Sencot'en Alliance fighting for Native rights.^[1] In the 1850s they were signatories to the Douglas Treaties.^[2]

Treaty Process

Not participating in BC Treaty Process.^[1]

Demographics

The Pauquachin First Nation has 373 members.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: June 22, 2006. Alliance maps out at-risk treaty lands. CanWest MediaWorks Publications Inc. July 26, 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090327210458/http://www2.canada.com/victoriatimescolonist/news/story.html?id=9a392485-d9e6-446f-8145-2d249defdf20&k=98333. March 27, 2009.
2. Web site: 2009 . Douglas Treaties: 1850-1854. Executive Council of British Columbia. July 28, 2009 .
3. Web site: 2009. Pauquachin First Nation Governance. July 26, 2009. Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada.
4. Web site: 2009. Pauquachin First Nation. Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. July 26, 2009.