Lyackson First Nation

The Lyackson First Nation is a First Nations band government located at Chemainus, British Columbia, Canada, on Vancouver Island.^[1]

Chief and Councillors

Position	Name	Term Start	Term End	Reference
Chief	Richard Thomas	04/19/2006		[2]

Demographics

The Lyackson First Nation has 196 members.^[3]

Indian Reserves

The band has three Indian Reserves, all on Valdes Island:^[4]

• Lyacksun Indian Reserve No. 3, near north end of Valdes Island, 710.60 ha.^[5] 49°06′00″N 123°40′00″W
• Porlier Pass Indian Reserve No. 5, at south tip of Valdes Island, 2.0 ha.^[6] 49°01′00″N 123°36′00″W
• Shingle Point Indian Reserve No.4, 32.0 ha.^[7] 49°03′00″N 123°38′00″W

Notable people

• “Qwul’sih’yah’maht” Dr. Robina Thomas - Vice-president Indigenous, University of Victoria^[8]

See also

• Douglas Treaties