T'it'q'et

Preferred Name:
T'it'q'et
Alternative Name:
Variation T'It'Kit, Tl'Itl'Kit; Amalgamation Of Lillooet (Includes Nkempts, Slahoos), Chuwack, Colchopa (1890) And Chinook (1890); Formerly Lillooet
Language:
St̓át̓imcets
BC Regional Office:
Thompson Okanagan (Kamloops)
Region:
Lower Mainland Southwest
Reserve Land Area:1,497.80 ha
Chief:
Community Chief Kevin Whitney
Council:
Councillor Marilyn Napoleon, Councillor Robert Leech, Councillor Sarah Moberg, Councillor Sidney Scotchman
Governance Structure:
Custom Electoral System
Address: P.O. Box 615
Lillooet
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Community Description

The T'it'q'et First Nation is a First Nations government located in the Central Interior-Fraser Canyon region of the Canadian province of British Columbia.

We are the P’egp’íg’lha of the St’át’imc Nation. The Creator placed us here and that connection to our land can never be broken. The traditional ways, values and laws of our ancestors are held in the St’át’imc language and are written on the land. Our Elders have passed them down in the stories to the children and grandchildren since the beginning. We are committed to working together to build our community in a good way that is based on the teachings of our ancestors