Ɂakisq̓nuk First Nation
Band No. 604
PeopleKtunaxa
HeadquartersWindermere
ProvinceBritish Columbia
Land[1]
Main reserveColumbia Lake 3
Other reserve(s)
St. Mary's 1A
Land area40.647 km2
Population (2019)[2]
On reserve100
Off reserve279
Total population379
Government[3]
ChiefDonald Sam
Tribal Council[4]
Ktunaxa Nation
Website
akisqnuk.org

The Ɂakisq̓nuk First Nation (/əˈkɪsk(ə)nʊk/), also spelled Akisqnuk First Nation, and formerly known as the Columbia Lake First Nation[5] are a Ktunaxa First Nation in the Kootenays district of the Canadian province of British Columbia. In the British Columbia Treaty Process they are part of the Ktunaxa Nation Council.[6]

Treaty process

As of 2022, Ɂakisq̓nuk First Nation was in Stage 5 of the BC Treaty Process.[7]

References

  1. "First Nation Detail". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  2. "First Nation Detail". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  3. "First Nation Detail". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  4. "First Nation Detail". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  5. "2nd Annual Ktunaxa Challenge 2012". Aboriginal Services - College of the Rockies, BC, Canada. Archived from the original on 2012-10-13. Retrieved 2012-09-10.
  6. "Ktunaxa Kinbasket Tribal Council". Executive Council of British Columbia. 2009. Retrieved July 26, 2009.
  7. Reconciliation, Ministry of Indigenous Relations and. "?Akisq'nuk First Nation (Columbia Lake Indian Band) - Province of British Columbia". www2.gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
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