Lower Nicola Indian Band

{{Infobox First Nation

| band_name = Lower Nicola Indian Band

| band_number = 695

| people = Nłeʔkepmx

| main_reserve = Nicola Mameet 1

| reserve = *Hamilton Creek 7

Hihium Lake 6
Joeyaska 2
Logan's 6
Pipsuel 3
Speous 8
Zoht 14
Zoht 4
Zoht 5

| on_reserve = 479

| on_other_land = 57

| off_reserve = 1023

| total_pop = 1,561

| chief = kʷúkʷpiʔ Stuart Jackson

| council = *Arthur Dick

William Bose (Bill)
Robin Humphrey
Connie Joe
Lesley Manuel
William Sandy
Lucinda Seward

| website = www.lnib.net

}}

Lower Nicola Indian Band ({{langx|thp|Nʔeʔiyk}})https://www.lnib.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Newsletter-May2019.pdf is a Nlaka'pamux First Nations government, located in the Central Interior region of the Canadian province of British Columbia.

The Lower Nicola Indian Band reserve community and offices are located at Shulus, also known as Lower Nicola, six kilometres west of Merritt, British Columbia, the main urban centre in the region between the Lower Mainland and Kamloops.

Government

The band is led by an elected council, with the current term running from October 1, 2022, to October 4, 2025.{{Cite web |last=Branch |first=Government of Canada; Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada; Communications |date=2008-11-14 |title=First Nation Profiles |url=https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/FNGovernance.aspx?BAND_NUMBER=695&lang=eng |access-date=2025-04-02 |website=fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca}}

= Chief =

kʷúkʷpiʔ (Chief) Stuart Jackson

= Councilors =

Arthur Dick (Full Time Councilor)
William Bose (Bill)
Robin Humphrey
Connie Joe
Lesley Manuel
William Sandy
Lucinda Seward

Laws

Lower Nicola Indian Band is Operational under the First Nations Land Management Act which through the Lower Nicola Indian Band Land Code, enables Lower Nicola Indian Band to opt-out of 34 Sections of the Indian Act related to the management of reserve lands.{{Cite web |date=2012-04-14 |title=First Nations Land Management Regime |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120414085020/http://www.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/eng/1327090675492/1327090738973 |access-date=2025-04-02 |website=web.archive.org}} The Lower Nicola Indian Band operates the First Nations Fiscal Managment Act which through the Lower Nicola Indian Band Financial Administration Law, which provides a framework for the responsible management of its financial resources.{{Cite web |title=About the First Nations Fiscal Management Act (FMA) |url=https://fnfmb.com/en/about/first-nations-fiscal-management-act#:~:text=What%20is%20the%20FMA?,for%20infrastructure%20and%20economic%20development |access-date=2025-04-02 |website=First Nations Financial Management Board (FMB) |language=en}}

Demographics

The Band currently has 1,561 members living on and off its nine reserves. It has active language and cultural programs and its LNIB School is an independent school that follows BC Cirriculum. Their teachers not only have their BC Teaching Certificates, but have knowledge and deep appreciation of First Nations’ cultures.{{Cite web |title=Band School – Lower Nicola Indian Band |url=https://www.lnib.net/band-school/ |access-date=2025-04-02 |language=en-US}}

Reserves

Lower Nicola Indian Band has jurisdiction over the following reserves:{{cite web|url=https://lnib.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/LNIB-Community-Profile-December-2015.pdf|format=PDF|title=Lower Nicola Indian Band Community Profile|date=December 2015|website=Lnib.net|access-date=22 March 2022}}

Nicola Mameet 1 - 11,350 Acres - 581 Residents. Kamloops Dist On The Banks Of Guichon Creek And The Nicola River Near Their Junction 3 Miles Northwest Of Merritt{{Cite web |last=Branch |first=Government of Canada; Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada; Communications |date=2008-11-14 |title=First Nation Profiles |url=https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/RVDetail.aspx?RESERVE_NUMBER=07223&lang=eng |access-date=2025-04-02 |website=fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca}}
Joeyaska 2 - 320 Acres - 42 Residents. Kamloops District In Sec 11 Twp 91, On Godey Creek 3miles Southeast Of Merrit
Pipseul 3 - 220 Acres, Kamloops District, In Sections 27&28, Tp.17, R.21, W.6m, On Guichon And Meadow Creeks{{Cite web |last=Branch |first=Government of Canada; Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada; Communications |date=2008-11-14 |title=First Nation Profiles |url=https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/RVDetail.aspx?RESERVE_NUMBER=07225&lang=eng |access-date=2025-04-02 |website=fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca}}
Zoht 4 - 500 Acres - 35 Residents. Kamloops District, In Tp94, 2 Miles North Of Nicola, At West End Of Nicola Lake{{Cite web |last=Branch |first=Government of Canada; Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada; Communications |date=2008-11-14 |title=First Nation Profiles |url=https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/RVDetail.aspx?RESERVE_NUMBER=07226&lang=eng |access-date=2025-04-02 |website=fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca}}
Zoht 5 - 160 Acres, Kamloops District, In Sec. 36, Tp.94, Lot 716,G.1., On Clapperton Creek, 6 Miles North Of Nicola{{Cite web |last=Branch |first=Government of Canada; Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada; Communications |date=2008-11-14 |title=First Nation Profiles |url=https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/RVDetail.aspx?RESERVE_NUMBER=07227&lang=eng |access-date=2025-04-02 |website=fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca}}
Logan's 6 - 45 Acres. Kamloops District On Quilchena Creek Flowing Into Nicola Lake{{Cite web |last=Branch |first=Government of Canada; Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada; Communications |date=2008-11-14 |title=First Nation Profiles |url=https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/RVDetail.aspx?RESERVE_NUMBER=07228&lang=eng |access-date=2025-04-02 |website=fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca}}
Hamilton Creek 7 -4,400 Acres - 42 Residents. Kamloops Dist., On Quilchena Creek, 6 Miles From Mouth Of Nicola Lake{{Cite web |last=Branch |first=Government of Canada; Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada; Communications |date=2008-11-14 |title=First Nation Profiles |url=https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/RVDetail.aspx?RESERVE_NUMBER=07229&lang=eng |access-date=2025-04-02 |website=fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca}}
Speous 8 - 280 Acres. Kamloops Dist Pt In Sec 36, Tp13,R23,W.6m. (In Rr Belt) & Pt Outside Belt, 1 Mile South Of Canford C.P. Station{{Cite web |last=Branch |first=Government of Canada; Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada; Communications |date=2008-11-14 |title=First Nation Profiles |url=https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/RVDetail.aspx?RESERVE_NUMBER=07230&lang=eng |access-date=2025-04-02 |website=fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca}}
Zoht 14 - 160 Acres, Kamloops District, Lot 4210, In Tp.94, On Clapperton Creek 7 Miles North Of Nicola{{Cite web |last=Branch |first=Government of Canada; Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada; Communications |date=2008-11-14 |title=First Nation Profiles |url=https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/RVDetail.aspx?RESERVE_NUMBER=07231&lang=eng |access-date=2025-04-02 |website=fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca}}
Hihium Lake 6 (Shared between Upper Nicola, Lower Nicola, Bonaparte, and Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc Bands) - 78 Acres. Kamloops District In Sec 16 Twp 24 Rge 23 W6m At West End Of Hihium Lake{{Cite web |last=Branch |first=Government of Canada; Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada; Communications |date=2008-11-14 |title=First Nation Profiles |url=https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/RVDetail.aspx?RESERVE_NUMBER=07172&lang=eng |access-date=2025-04-02 |website=fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca}}

References

External links

[http://www.lnib.net/ Lower Nicola Indian Band website]
[https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/FNMain.aspx?BAND_NUMBER=695&lang=eng Indian and Northern Affairs Canada - First Nation Detail]

Category:Nlaka'pamux governments

Category:Nicola Country