Neskonlith Indian Band

The Neskonlith Indian Band (sometimes Neskainlith) is a First Nations government in the Canadian province of British Columbia located in the Shuswap district east of Kamloops. It is a member of the Shuswap Nation Tribal Council, one of two main governmental bodies of the Secwepemc (Shuswap) people. It was created when the government of the Colony of British Columbia established an Indian reserve system without the consent and without consultation with the indigenous population of the colony, in the 1860s. The Neskonlith Indian Band is named after Chief Neskonlith, and co-established by Chief Careguire, Chief Neskonlith's father. The original reserve created is what is known as the Neskonlith Douglas Reserve.

PeopleSecwépemc

HeadquartersChase

Province British Columbia

Otherreserves

• Neskonlith 1
• Neskonlith 2
• Switsemalph 3

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Neskonlith

Band No. 690
People	Secwépemc
Headquarters	Chase
Province	British Columbia
Land
Other reserves	Neskonlith 1 Neskonlith 2 Switsemalph 3
Land area	28.112 km2 (10.854 sq mi)
Population (2025)
On reserve	265
On other land	54
Off reserve	379
Total population	698
Government
Chief	Irvine Wai
Council	Shirley Anderson Michael B. Arnouse Mindy Dick Joan Hooper Frances Narcisse
Tribal Council
Shuswap Nation Tribal Council
Website
neskonlith.net

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The Neskonlith Indian Band is divided into three reserves, two near Chase, British Columbia, and one near Salmon Arm, British Columbia. The band currently has around 600 members.