Matsqui

Preferred Name:
Matsqui
Alternative Name:
Meaning "Easy Portage"
Language:
Halq'eméylem, hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓, Hul’q’umi’num’
BC Regional Office:
South Coast (Surrey)
Region:
Lower Mainland Southwest
Reserve Land Area:430.80 ha
Chief:
Chief Alice Mckay
Council:
Brenda Morgan, Louis Martin Julian
Governance Structure:
Custom Electoral System
Address: P.O. Box 10
Matsqui
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Community Description

The Matsqui people are a Sto:lo Aboriginal group located in the Central Fraser Valley region of British Columbia, Canada. Their band government is the Matsqui First Nation, a member of the Sto:lo Nation Tribal Council. The core traditional territory of the Matsqui stretches along the Fraser River from Crescent Island to Sumas Mountain, and southward beyond the Canada-United States border