Hul’qumi’num Treaty Group
Encyclopedia
The Hul'qumi'num Treaty Group was founded in 1993 to negotiate a treaty with the Province of British Columbia and Government of Canada.
Members
The group is made up of 6000 members from the following First Nations:- Chemainus First NationChemainus First NationThe Stz'uminus First Nation is a First Nations government located in southeastern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, near the town of Ladysmith, British Columbia. Stz'uminus First Nation is a member government of the Naut'sa mawt Tribal Council...
- Chemainus, BCChemainus, British ColumbiaChemainus is a community on the east coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.Founded as a logging town in 1858, the town is now famous for its 39 outdoor murals. This outdoor gallery has given birth to 300 businesses, including a theatre, antiques dealers, and eateries. The tourist... - Cowichan TribesCowichan TribesThe Cowichan Tribes First Nations government, located in and around the Cowichan Valley and Duncan, British Columbia, it is the single largest band government in British Columbia....
- Duncan, BCDuncan, British ColumbiaDuncan is a city on southern Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.-History:The community is named after William Chalmers Duncan . He arrived in Victoria in May 1862, then in August of that year he was one of the party of a hundred settlers which Governor Douglas took to Cowichan Bay... - Halalt First NationHalalt First NationThe Halalt First Nation is a First Nations government located at Chemainus in southeastern Vancouver Island of British Columbia, Canada. The historical territory of the Halalt people is the lower Chemainus River valley and Willy Island, which is offshore from today's town of Chemainus.The Halalt...
- Kuper Island, BCKuper IslandKuper Island belongs to the Penelakut First Nation and is located in the southern Gulf Islands between Vancouver Island and the mainland Pacific coast of British Columbia, Canada. Kuper has a population of about 300 members of the Penelakut Band. The island has an area of 8.66 km²... - Lake Cowichan First NationLake Cowichan First NationThe Lake Cowichan First Nation government and reserve is located in Lake Cowichan, British Columbia. The Lake Cowichan First Nation, while its own distinct group, is closely linked to the peoples of the Cowichan Tribes band government, and is part of the Hul'qumi'num linguistic groupThere are over...
- Cowichan Lake, British ColumbiaBritish ColumbiaBritish Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858... - Lyackson First NationLyackson First NationThe Lyackson First Nation is a First Nations band government located at Chemainus, British Columbia, Canada, on Vancouver Island. -Chief and Councillors:-Indian Reserves:The band has three Indian Reserves, all on Valdes Island:...
- Valdes Island, BCValdes IslandValdes Island is one of the Gulf Islands located in the Strait of Georgia, British Columbia, Canada. It is across Porlier Pass from Galiano Island, which lies to the southeast. It has an area of 23 km2, and is 1.6 km wide by 16 km in length... - Penelakut TribePenelakut First NationThe Penelakut First Nation is a First Nation government of the Penelakut people on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.-Demographics:INAC number, 650 the Penelakut has 859 members.-References:...
- Chemainus, BCChemainus, British ColumbiaChemainus is a community on the east coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.Founded as a logging town in 1858, the town is now famous for its 39 outdoor murals. This outdoor gallery has given birth to 300 businesses, including a theatre, antiques dealers, and eateries. The tourist...