Shuswap Indian Band

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The Shuswap Indian Band is a member of the Secwepemc (Shuswap) Nation, located in the East Kootenay region of the Canadian province of British Columbia. Its main Indian reserve is located at Invermere, British Columbia in the Rocky Mountain Trench region on the upper Columbia River, on the other side of the Selkirk Mountains from other Secwepemc bands. It was created when the government of the then-Colony of British Columbia established an Indian Reserve system in the 1860s. It is a member government of the Shuswap Nation Tribal Council.

[edit] See also

• Shuswap Nation Tribal Council
• Invermere, British Columbia

[edit] External link

• Shuswap Nation website

Secwepemc First Nations governments

Shuswap Nation Tribal Council Adams Lake Indian Band (Sexqeltqin) | Kamloops Indian Band (T'Kemlups} | Shuswap Indian Band (Kenpesq't)| Little Shuswap Indian Band (Quaaout) | Neskonlith Indian Band | Skeetchestn Indian Band | Spallumcheen Indian Band | Bonaparte Indian Band (St'uxwtews) | Whispering Pines/Clinton Indian Band (Pelltiq't) | North Thompson Indian Band (Simpcw) Northern Shuswap Tribal Council Canim Lake Band (Tsq'escen') | Soda Creek/Deep Creek Band (Xat'sull/Cm'etem) | Williams Lake Indian Band (T'exelc) | Canoe Creek Band/Dog Creek Indian Band (Stswecem'c/Xgat'tem) Unaffiliated Alkali Lake Indian Band (Esketemc) | High Bar First Nation (Llenlleney'ten) | Pavilion Indian Band (Tsk'weylecw)