Mcmillan Island 6, British Columbia Website Links For
Kwantlen
 

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Mcmillan Island 6, British Columbia




  regional Languages Halkomelem , English
  ethnic Groups Stóːlō
  government Type Band
  leader Title1 Chief
  leader Name1 Marilyn Gabriel
  population Estimate 190


The Kwantlen First Nation are a Stóːlō people living in the Fraser Valley of British Columbia , Canada . They traditionally speak the Upriver dialect of Halkomelem , one of the Salishan family of languages of the Coast Salish peoples.

The nation is made up of 6 reserves, including four Langley/Kwantlen reserves, Whonnock IR #1 and McMillan Island IR #6, though the main community is located on but moved east to control trade when Fort Langley was established in the 19th century.


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