Pekw'Xe:yles

Pekw'Xe:yles or Peckquaylis /pɛkˈweɪlɪs/ is an Indian reserve on the north bank of the Fraser River in Mission, British Columbia, Canada, located between Lower Hatzic Slough and D'Herbomez Creek.

Pekw'Xe:yles is 10.3 hectares large.[1] The Fraser Valley Child Development Centre has satellite offices on the reserve.[2]

History

The reserve was reinstated in June 2005 by Order in Council.[3] It sits on the former site of St. Mary's Indian Residential School.[4] The 2023 three-day Walk in the Spirit of Reconciliation concluded at the St. Mary’s Indian Residential School site in Mission on the Pekw'Xe:yles Reserve.[4]

First Nations bands

The reserve is used by 23 First Nation band governments. They are as follows.

  1. Aitchelitz
  2. Chawathil
  3. Aitchelitz
  4. Chawathil
  5. Cheam First Nation
  6. Kwantlen First Nation
  7. Kwaw-kwaw-Apilt
  8. Leq'á:mel First Nation
  9. Matsqui First Nation
  10. Popkum First Nation
  11. Seabird Island
  12. Shxw'ow'hamel First Nation
  13. Shxwhá:y Village
  14. Skawahlook First Nation
  15. Skowkale
  16. Skwah First Nation
  17. Soowahlie
  18. Sq'éwlets
  19. Squiala First Nation
  20. Sts'ailes
  21. Sumas First Nation
  22. Tzeachten
  23. Yakweakwioose[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "PEKW'XE:YLES (PECKQUAYLIS)". Reserve/Settlement/Village Detail. Government of Canada. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Contact". Fraser Valley Child Development Centre. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Pekw'Xe:yles (Indian reserve)". BC Geographical Names.
  4. ^ a b "Share with Others". Walk in the Spirit of Reconciliation. Retrieved 19 September 2024.

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