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Pauquachin First Nation

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Pauquachin First Nation
Band No. 652
PeoplePauquachin
TreatyDouglas Treaties
ProvinceBritish Columbia
Land[1]
Main reserveColes Bay #3
Other reserve(s)
  • Goldstream 13
  • Hatch Point 12
Land area3.304 km2
Population (2024)[1]
On reserve226
On other land37
Off reserve157
Total population420
Government[1]
ChiefRebecca David
Website
www.pauquachin.ca

The Pauquachin First Nation is the band government of the Pauquachin group of North Straits Salish-speaking indigenous peoples. Their reserve communities and traditional territories are located in the Greater Victoria area of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.

Native rights

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They are a member of the Sencot'en Alliance fighting for Native rights.[2] In the 1850s they were signatories to the Douglas Treaties.[3]

Chief and councillors

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Position Name Term Start Term End Reference
Chief Rebecca Harris 10/25/2014 10/24/2016 [4]

Treaty Process

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Not participating in BC Treaty Process.[2]

Demographics

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The Pauquachin First Nation has 420 members.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "First Nation Detail – Pauquachin". Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. 2024-05-03. Retrieved 2024-12-19.
  2. ^ a b "Alliance maps out at-risk treaty lands". CanWest MediaWorks Publications Inc. June 22, 2006. Archived from the original on March 27, 2009. Retrieved July 26, 2009.
  3. ^ "Douglas Treaties: 1850-1854". Executive Council of British Columbia. 2009. Retrieved July 28, 2009.
  4. ^ "Pauquachin First Nation Governance". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. 2009. Retrieved July 26, 2009.