Neskonlith Indian Band

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The Neskonlith Indian Band (sometimes Neskainlith) is First Nations government in the Canadian province of British Columbia located in the Shuswap district east of Kamloops. It is a member of the Shuswap Nation Tribal Council, one of two main governmental bodies of the Secwepemc (Shuswap) people. It was created when the government of the Colony of British Columbia established an Indian Reserve system in the 1860s. The Neskonlith Indian Band is named after Chief Neskonlith.

The Neskonlith Indian Band is divided into three reserves, two near Chase, British Columbia, and one near Salmon Arm, British Columbia. The Band, also called the Neskonlith First Nation, is a member of the Shuswap Nation Tribal Council, currently has around 500 members.

[edit] See also

• Shuswap Nation Tribal Council
• Northern Shuswap Tribal Council
• George Manuel

[edit] External links

• Neskonlith Indian Band website
• Shuswap Nation website

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