The Cowichan Tribes First Nations government and reserve, located in and around the Cowichan Valley and Duncan, British Columbia, it is the the single largest First Nation in British Columbia. First Nations is a term of Ethnicity that refers to the Aboriginal peoples in Canada who are neither Inuit nor Métis people The fundamental legal unit of government for Canadian First Nations is the band. Cowichan Valley is a region around the Cowichan River and Cowichan Lake on Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada. Duncan (pop 4986 is a city on southern Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.
When the band was created pursuant to the Indian Act, seven nearby peoples were forced to amalgamate into one "band. The Indian Act ("An Act respecting Indians" RS 1985 c The fundamental legal unit of government for Canadian First Nations is the band. " The Quamichan/Kw’amutsun (from whom the nation takes its name) are the largest cultural group, but the nation also includes the Comiaken/Qwum’yiqun’, Koksilah/Hwulqwselu, Somena/S’amuna’, Clemclemaluts/L’uml’umuluts, Khenipsen/Hinupsum, Kilpahlas/Tl’ulpalus. Quamichan (or Kw’amutsun) is a traditional nation of the Coast Salish people commonly referred to by the English adaptation of Qu'wutsun as the Cowichan Somena Or S'amuna' The Somena are one of several Indigenous Peoples living in the Duncan region of British Columbia,
There are over 4,000 registered members; about half currently live on the Reserve. [1]
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Tribal area
Total Reserve area is currently 24 square kilometres (5,900 acres), made up of nine Reserves, with Core Traditional Territory is approximately 3,750 square kilometres (900,000 acres). The tribe is comprised of seven traditional villages (Kw’amutsun, Qwum’yiqun’, Hwulqwselu, S’amuna’, L’uml’umuluts, Hinupsum, Tl’ulpalus).
Governance
Governed by a Chief and 12 Councillors, within the framework of the Indian Act, Part of the Hul’qumi’num Treaty Group. In Stage 4 (Agreement in Principle) of the Treaty Process. Tribes is also responsible for providing social programmes for Children and Families, Education, Health, Housing, and Social Development.
Tribal Owned Business
Cowichan Tribes currently owns and operates Khowutzun Development Corporation (KDC) group of companies, which includes the following subisdarys:
- Khowutzun Mustimuhw Contractors Limited Partnership (KMCLP)
- Khowutzun Forest Services Limited Partnership (KFCLP)
- Khowutzun Millwork & Joinery Limited Partnership (KMJLP)
- Quw’utsun Cultural and Conference Centre (QCCC)
- Cherry Point Vineyards
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This British Columbia-related article is a stub. Somena Or S'amuna' The Somena are one of several Indigenous Peoples living in the Duncan region of British Columbia, Quamichan (or Kw’amutsun) is a traditional nation of the Coast Salish people commonly referred to by the English adaptation of Qu'wutsun as the Cowichan British Columbia (ˌbrɪtɨʃ kəˈlʌmbiə ( BC) ( (la Colombie-Britannique C You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
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