Tsawout First Nation

Tsawout First Nation
Band No. 654
SȾÁUTW̱
PeopleSaanich people
TreatyDouglas Treaties
ProvinceBritish Columbia
Land[1]
Main reserveEast Saanich 2
Other reserve(s)
  • Bare Island 9
  • Fulford Harbour 5
  • Goldstream 13
  • Pender Island 8
  • Saturna Island 7
Land area4.23 km2
Population (2024)[1]
On reserve560
On other land122
Off reserve334
Total population1016
Government[1]
ChiefAbraham Pelkey
Tribal Council[1]
Sencot'en Alliance
Website
tsawout.ca

The Tsawout First Nation is a First Nations government located on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. They are a member of the Sencot'en Alliance.[2] In the 1850s they were signatories to the Douglas Treaties.[3] They speak the SENĆOŦEN language.[4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Stone.First.Nation was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Alliance maps out at-risk treaty lands". CanWest MediaWorks Publications Inc. June 22, 2006. Archived from the original on March 27, 2009. Retrieved July 26, 2009.
  3. ^ "Douglas Treaties: 1850-1854". Executive Council of British Columbia. 2009. Retrieved July 28, 2009.
  4. ^ "ABOUT SȾÁUTW̱ FIRST NATION". Retrieved 6 April 2022.

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