Popkum
The Popkum or Popkum First Nation are one of the smallest First Nations with 8 recognized members , as the Indians of Canada are called. They live on the lower Fraser River in British Columbia , around 18 km northeast of Chilliwack and 3 km northeast of Bridal Veil Falls. They belong culturally to the coastal Salish , linguistically to the Cowichan and are one of the 24 nationally recognized tribes that belong to the Stó: lō .
history
The Popkum were awarded two reservations by the Indian Land Commissioner Gilbert Malcolm Sproat on June 16, 1879 , which together comprised 149.7 hectares and lay on the left bank of the Fraser River. The original reservation was to be jointly established for Hope , Ohamil , Peters , Skawahlook , Union Bar , Yale Bands of Indians and Popkum. This also included Seabird Island , with the Committee of the Privy Council creating its own Seabird Island Indian Band in 1958 .
In 1977, 21 of the 24 tribes belonging to the Stó: lō signed the Sto: lo Declaration , which formed the basis for contract negotiations with Canada and British Columbia. In 1995 negotiations began with the province about land rights, the so-called BC Treaty Process , from which four tribes withdrew.
In 2005 two separate tribal councils emerged, with eleven tribes, including the Popkum, opting to remain with the Stó: lō nation , while eight tribes founded the Sto: lo Tribal Council . Of these eleven, however, only seven continued negotiations with the provincial government. The eight tribes of the Sto: lo Tribal Council also do not take part in the negotiations. Overall, only 7 of the 24 Stó: lō tribes are still negotiating with British Columbia, including the Popkum.
James Murphy has been chief since 1984.
literature
- Douglas C. Harris: Indian Reserves Allotted for Fishing Purposes in British Columbia, 1849-1925 , in: Ders .: Landing Native Fisheries: Indian Reserves and Fishing Rights in British Columbia, 1849-1925, Vancouver 2008
See also
- History of the Coastal Salish
- History of British Columbia
- First Nations history
- List of Indian tribes recognized in Canada
Remarks
- ↑ According to the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development , Popkum ( Memento of the original from December 21, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Harris, p. 7
- ^ British Columbia, Ministry of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation. Stó: lo nation
