shíshálh Nation Government District
First Nations government district in British Columbia, Canada
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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]
shíshálh Nation Government District | |
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 Interactive map of shíshálh Nation Government District | |
| Coordinates: 49.6812°N 124.1833°W | |
| 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−07:00 (PT) |
| 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]