Tsartlip First Nation

The Tsartlip First Nation is a First Nation located on the Saanich Peninsula, in Saanich territory on Vancouver Island. They are a member of the Sencot'en Alliance fighting for Native rights.[1] In the 1850s they were signatories to one of the Douglas Treaties.[2]

The band's reserve and offices are located near and to the north of the town of Brentwood Bay.[3]

Past Chiefs
Position Name Term Start Term End Reference
Chief Ivan Morris 12/08/2011 12/07/2013
Chief Wayne Morris 12/07/2007 12/06/2009 [4]

Treaty Process

Not participating in BC Treaty Process.[1]

Demographics

INAC number 653, the Tsawout First Nation has 766 members.[5]

Notable Tsartlip
gollark: It doesn't really matter.
gollark: Oh, neat.
gollark: Some proportion of naturally occurring water has deuterium in it, and they presumably separated it out somehow.
gollark: No, that's just the emission spectra of the elements in the flames.
gollark: They don't interfere or block it, the eye just interprets "green plus things" as some other color.

References
  1. "Alliance maps out at-risk treaty lands". CanWest MediaWorks Publications Inc. June 22, 2006. Archived from the original on March 27, 2009. Retrieved July 26, 2009.
  2. "Douglas Treaties: 1850-1854". Executive Council of British Columbia. 2009. Retrieved July 28, 2009.
  3. Band website
  4. "Tsartlip". Government of Canada. Indian and Northern Affairs Canada. 2009. Retrieved July 26, 2009.
  5. "Tsartlip". Government of Canada. Indian and Northern Affairs Canada. 2009. Archived from the original on March 2, 2012. Retrieved July 26, 2009.


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