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'''Lower Nicola Indian Band''' is a [[Nlaka'pamux]] [[First Nations in Canada|First Nation]]s government, located in the [[British Columbia Interior|Central Interior]] region of the [[Canadian province]] of [[British Columbia]].
'''Lower Nicola Indian Band''' ({{lang-thp|'''Nʔeʔiyk Spíləx̣m'''}})<ref>[https://www.lnib.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Newsletter-May2019.pdf https://www.lnib.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Newsletter-May2019.pdf]</ref> is a [[Nlaka'pamux]] [[First Nations in Canada|First Nation]]s government, located in the [[British Columbia Interior|Central Interior]] region of the [[Canadian province]] of [[British Columbia]].


The Lower Nicola Indian Band reserve community and offices are located at Shulus, also known as [[Lower Nicola, British Columbia|Lower Nicola]], six kilometres west of [[Merritt, British Columbia]], the main urban centre in the region between the [[Lower Mainland]] and [[Kamloops]].
The Lower Nicola Indian Band reserve community and offices are located at Shulus, also known as [[Lower Nicola, British Columbia|Lower Nicola]], six kilometres west of [[Merritt, British Columbia]], the main urban centre in the region between the [[Lower Mainland]] and [[Kamloops]].

Revision as of 23:00, 13 December 2022

Lower Nicola Indian Band (Thompson: Nʔeʔiyk Spíləx̣m)[1] is a Nlaka'pamux First Nations government, located in the Central Interior region of the Canadian province of British Columbia.

The Lower Nicola Indian Band reserve community and offices are located at Shulus, also known as Lower Nicola, six kilometres west of Merritt, British Columbia, the main urban centre in the region between the Lower Mainland and Kamloops.

Chief and Councillors

Chief

  • Aaron Sam

Councillors

  • Harold Joe
  • Art Dick
  • Robert Sterling
  • Molly Toodlican
  • Nicholas Peterson
  • Clyde Sam
  • Clarence Basil
  • Clarence Bigfoot

Reserves

Lower Nicola Indian Band has jurisdiction over the following reserves:[2]

  • Nicola Mameet 1 - 11,350 Acres - 581 Residents
  • Joeyaska 2 - 320 Acres - 42 Residents
  • Pipseul 3 - 220 Acres
  • Zoht 4 - 500 Acres - 35 Residents
  • Zoht 5 - 160 Acres
  • Logan's 6 - 45 Acres
  • Hamilton Creek 7 - 4,400 Acres - 42 Residents
  • Speous 8 - 280 Acres
  • Zoht 14 - 160 Acres
  • Hihium Lake 6 (Shared between Upper Nicola, Lower Nicola, Bonaparte, and Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc Bands) - 78 Acres

See also

References

  1. ^ https://www.lnib.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Newsletter-May2019.pdf
  2. ^ "Lower Nicola Indian Band Community Profile" (PDF). Lnib.net. December 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2022.