Mount Currie, British Columbia

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Mount Currie is a small community in British Columbia, 164 kilometres north-west of Vancouver and 40 kilometres north-west of Whistler along Highway 99.

The population of Mount Currie is about 1,400 and it is the centre of the Mount Currie Indian reserve, which is among the most populous - and poorest - of all Indian Reserves in Canada.^{[citation needed]} The area is traditional territory of the Lil'wat, a subgroup of the St'at'imc people who with the communities of In-SHUCK-ch to the south comprise the Lower St'at'imc or Lower Lillooet. Their government is the Mount Currie Indian Band (Lil'Wat First Nation) of the Lillooet Tribal Council.

Although it is fairly close to Whistler, the community is not much reliant on the tourist industry. Most tourist industry in Mount Currie comes from outdoor activities in the nearby Joffre Lakes Provincial Park, the Birkenhead River or the Skookumchuck Hot Springs.