Musqueam First Nation
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The Musqueam Nation (Hunquminum: šxʷməθkʷəy̓əmaɁɬ təməxʷ) is a First Nation whose traditional territory encompasses the western half of what is now Greater Vancouver, in British Columbia, Canada. It is governed by a band council and is known officially as the Musqueam Indian Band under the Indian Act. "Musqueam" (/ˈmʌskwiəm/ ⓘ MUS-kwee-əm) is an anglicization of the Hunquminum name xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, which means "place of the river grass" or "place where the river grass grows" (məθkʷəy̓ being the Hunquminum name of the plant).
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Musqueam Nation
šxʷməθkʷəy̓əmaɁɬ təməxʷ | |
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Musqueam Indian Band | |
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Country | Canada |
Province | British Columbia |
Government | |
• Type | Band council |
• Chief | Wayne Sparrow |
• Councillors | Full list (10):
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Area | |
• Traditional territory | 1,448.88 km2 (559.42 sq mi) |
• Reserve land | 2.73 km2 (1.05 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 1,656 |
Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
Postal code span | V6N (Musqueam 2), V4K 3N2 (Musqueam 4) |
Area code(s) | 604, 778, 236, 672 |
Ethnic group | Coast Salish |
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Website | www |
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Person | xʷməθkʷəy̓əm |
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People | xʷməθkʷəy̓əm |
Language | hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ |
Country | šxʷməθkʷəy̓əmaɁɬ təməxʷ |
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