Shíshálh Nation Government District

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^[1] 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]

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[1]
Government
• lhe hiwus (Chief)	yalxwemult (Lenora Joe)[2]
• hihewus (Councillor)	Raquel Joe
• hihewus (Councillor)	Rochelle Jones
• hihewus (Councillor)	Keith Julius [3]
• hihewus (Councillor)	Philip Paul
Area  (2011)[4]
• Total	11.04 km2 (4.26 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[4]
• Total	819
• Density	28.6/km2 (74.2/sq mi)
• Sunshine Coast portions	797
• Sunshine Coast portions density	73.8/km2 (191/sq mi)
• Powell River portion	22
• Powell River portion density	90.5/km2 (234/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-8 (PST)
Website	Official website

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 km² (4.26 sq mi), it had a population density of 69.4/km² (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