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The Yakweakwioose First Nation or Yakweakwioose Band (Halkomelem: Yeqwyeqwí:ws) is a band government of the Sto:lo people located in the Upper Fraser Valley region at Sardis, near Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada. They are a member government of the Sto:lo Nation tribal council.

The traditional languages of the people are Halq'eméylem, hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓, and Hul’q’umi’num.’ Yeqwyeqwí:ws is the proper Halq’eméylem spelling of Yakweakwioose. As of December 2024, the Nation had a total of 88 registered members, including 39 residing on their own reserve.

References

1. ^ "First Nation Detail". Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
2. Galloway, Brent Douglas (2009). Dictionary of Upriver Halkomelem (PDF). Vol. 1. Berkley: University of California Press. pp. 1033–1034. ISBN 978-0-520-09872-5. Retrieved 2025-01-18.
3. Indian and Northern Affairs Canada First Nation Detail
4. "Yakweakwioose | British Columbia Assembly of First Nations". www.bcafn.ca. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
5. "Yeqwyeqwí:ws". Stó:lō Xwexwilmexw Treaty Association. Retrieved 2022-11-02.

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