1,234 males, 1,217 females on reserve. Remainder live off reserve[1]
Time zone
UTC-8 (Pacific Time Zone (PTZ))
• Summer (DST)
DST
Postal code span
V9L 5J1
Area code
250
Website
www.cowichantribes.com
Main Office: 5760 ALLENBY ROAD, Duncan, British Columbia
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Cowichan girl, 1913 (Edward Curtis).
Cowichan Tribes (Halkomelem: Quw’utsun) is the band government of the Cowichan, a group of Coast Salish peoples who live in the Cowichan Valley region on Vancouver Island. With over 3,800 registered members, it is the single largest First Nations band in British Columbia.[2]
When the band was created pursuant to the Indian Act, seven nearby peoples were amalgamated into one "band." The Quamichan/Kw'amutsun are the largest cultural group, but the nation also includes Clemclemaluts (L'uml'umuluts), Comiaken (Qwum'yiqun'), Khenipsen (Hinupsum), Kilpahlas (Tl'ulpalus), Koksilah (Hwulqwselu), and Somena (S'amuna').
^"Registered Population - Lheidli T'enneh". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
^Cowichan Tribes Cowichan Tribes Overview Archived 2014-07-08 at the Wayback Machine.
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