Shíshálh Nation Government District

This article is about an First Nation Government District in British Columbia. For the nearby district municipality, see Sechelt, British Columbia. For the Aboriginal people, see shíshálh.

shíshálh Nation Government District
First Nations government district
Coordinates: 49.6812°N 124.1833°W / 49.6812; -124.1833
Country	Canada
Province	British Columbia
Region	Sunshine Coast
Regional district	Sunshine Coast qathet
Incorporated	March 17, 1988[3]
Government
• lhe hiwus (Chief)	yalxwemult (Lenora Joe)[1]
• hihewus (Councillor)	Raquel Joe
• hihewus (Councillor)	Rochelle Jones
• hihewus (Councillor)	Keith Julius [2]
• hihewus (Councillor)	Philip Paul
Area  (2011)[4]
• Total	11.04 km^2 (4.26 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[4]
• Total	819
• Density	28.6/km^2 (74.2/sq mi)
• Sunshine Coast portions	797
• Sunshine Coast portions density	73.8/km^2 (191/sq mi)
• Powell River portion	22
• Powell River portion density	90.5/km^2 (234/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-8 (PST)
Website	Official website

Shíshálh Nation Government District, formerly known as Sechelt Indian Government District,[5] is a First Nations government district administered by the shíshálh Nation, and located in the Sunshine Coast region of southwest British Columbia, Canada. It was incorporated on March 17, 1988[3] and consists of 33 separate land parcels, of which 32 are located within the Sunshine Coast Regional District and one located within the qathet Regional District.[6]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the shíshálh Nation Government District had a population of 765 living in 333 of its 377 total private dwellings, a change of 9.8% from its 2016 population of 697. With a land area of 11.03 km^2 (4.26 sq mi), it had a population density of 69.4/km^2 (179.6/sq mi) in 2021.[7]

See also

• List of communities in British Columbia
• List of Indian reserves in British Columbia
• List of municipalities in British Columbia

External links

• Official website

References

1. "Yalxwemult Lenora Joe elected as chief of shíshálh Nation". 19 February 2023.
2. "Keith Julius elected as new councillor for shíshálh Nation". 5 February 2024.
3. "British Columbia Regional Districts, Municipalities, Corporate Name, Date of Incorporation and Postal Address" (XLS). British Columbia Ministry of Communities, Sport and Cultural Development. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
4. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (British Columbia)". Statistics Canada. May 28, 2012. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
5. Branch, Legislative Services (2022-06-23). "Consolidated federal laws of Canada, shíshálh Nation Self-Government Act". laws-lois.justice.gc.ca. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
6. "Statistics Relating to Regional and Municipal Governments in BC 2011" (PDF). Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
7. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), British Columbia". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022.