Kwikwetlem First Nation

Preferred Name:
Kwikwetlem First Nation
Alternative Name:
Formerly Coquitlam; Kwayhquitlam First Nation (Pre-2000) (Variation Kwayhquitlim, Kwayquitlam); Meaning "Red fish up the river"
Language:
Halq'eméylem, hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓, Hul’q’umi’num’
BC Regional Office:
South Coast (Surrey)
Region:
Lower Mainland Southwest
Reserve Land Area:84.50 ha
Chief:
Chief Ronald Giesbrecht
Council:
Councillor George Chaffee, Councillor Stephanie Patterson
Governance Structure:
Custom Electoral System
Address: 2-65 Colony Farm Rd.
Coquitlam
V3C 5X9
Community Description

Also known as the Coquitlam Indian Band, Kwikwetlem First Nation is the band government of the Kwikwetlem, a Sto:lo people living in the Coquitlam area of British Columbia, Canada.