Lil’wat Nation

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The Lil’wat Nation is a Stʼatʼimc (Interior Salish) First Nations community whose traditional territory lies in the mountainous region around present-day Pemberton in southwestern British Columbia, Canada.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf First Nations government
Indigenous people of North America
Stʼatʼimc community
associatedWith Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre
Squamish Nation
country Canada
ethnicGroup Stʼatʼimc
governingBodyType elected chief and council
governs Mount Currie Indian Reserve No. 1
other associated Indian reserves near Pemberton
hasCulturalHeritage oral storytelling traditions
regalia and carving arts
traditional songs and drumming
hasCulturalInstitution Lil’wat Cultural Centre (local community facilities distinct from Whistler centre)
Ts̓zil Learning Centre
Xet̓ólacw Community School
Úllus Community Complex
hasCulturalPractice mountain hunting and gathering
potlatch-style gatherings
traditional fishing on Lillooet River
hasEconomicActivity construction and services
cultural tourism
forestry
tourism
hasMainCommunity Mount Currie
hasSportTradition canoeing
snow sports in surrounding mountains
languageFamily Interior Salish languages
locatedIn British Columbia
Southwestern British Columbia
nearbySettlement Pemberton, British Columbia
partOf Stʼatʼimc Nation
peopleAlsoCalled Lillooet Lake Band
Lil’wat
linked to: Lil’wat Nation

Lil’wat7úl
primaryLanguage Stʼatʼimcets
linked to: Stʼatʼimc

Ucwalmícwts
province British Columbia
recognizedAs band government under the Indian Act
recognizedBy Government of Canada
region Lillooet Country
linked to: Lillooet region

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sharesTerritoryFeatures Lillooet Lake
Lillooet River
Mount Currie
traditionalTerritory Coast Mountains
Lillooet River valley
linked to: Lillooet River

Pemberton region
usesLanguage English

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Squamish Nation sharesTerritoryWith Lil’wat Nation
First Nations of British Columbia hasPart Lilʼwat Nation
linked to: Lil’wat Nation
Lil’wat Nation peopleAlsoCalled Lil’wat
linked to: Lil’wat Nation
Pavilion locatedInTraditionalTerritoryOf St’at’imc Nation
linked to: Lil’wat Nation
Mount Currie, British Columbia locatedInTraditionalTerritoryOf Lil'wat Nation
linked to: Lil’wat Nation
Mount Currie, British Columbia partOf Líl̓wat Nation reserve lands
linked to: Lil’wat Nation
Mount Currie, British Columbia indigenousPeople Lil'wat
linked to: Lil’wat Nation
Mount Currie, British Columbia governedBy Líl̓wat Nation band council
linked to: Lil’wat Nation
Mount Currie, British Columbia associatedWithFirstNationGovernment Líl̓wat Nation
linked to: Lil’wat Nation
Village of Pemberton hasNearbyFirstNationsCommunity Lil'wat Nation
linked to: Lil’wat Nation
Village of Pemberton locatedInIndigenousTerritory traditional territory of the Lil'wat Nation
linked to: Lil’wat Nation
Lillooet Lake nearbyCommunity Lil'wat Nation territory
linked to: Lil’wat Nation