The Matsqui people (Halkomelem: Máthxwi)[1] are a Sto:lo Aboriginal group located in the Central Fraser Valley region of British Columbia, Canada. Their band government is the Matsqui First Nation, a member of the Sto:lo Nation tribal council. The core traditional territory of the Matsqui stretches along the Fraser River from Crescent Island to Sumas Mountain, and southward beyond the Canada-United States border.[2] Today the band administers four reserves and has a population of 225 (which has been steadily growing over recent decades).[3] Their original language is Halq'eméylem.[4]
- ^ Galloway, Brent. (2009) Dictionary of Upriver Halkomelem. https://escholarship.org/content/qt65r158r4/qt65r158r4.pdf
- ^ Carlson, Keith; Danyluk, Stephanie; Dunlop, Andrew; Todd, Matthew; Davidson, Melissa; Osmond, Colin. "'For We Are The Real Owners of the Land From Time Immemorial As God Create Us Indians in This Territory': Historical Land Use, Territory, and Aboriginal Title of the Matsqui People" (PDF). Regulatory Documents. National Energy Board. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
- ^ "Matsqui First Nation". Matsqui First Nation. Matsqui First Nation. Archived from the original on 4 February 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ^ "Matsqui". Prince George, British Columbia, Canada: British Columbia Assembly of First Nations. Retrieved August 22, 2022.