Musqueam First Nation
Musqueam Nation
xʷməθkʷəy̓əm | |
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| Musqueam Indian Band | |
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| Etymology: From the Hunʼqumiʼnum name xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, meaning "place where the muthkwey grows" | |
Traditional territory of the Musqueam Nation, as defined by the 1976 Musqueam Declaration | |
| 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) | |
• Total | 1,656 |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| Postal code span | V6N (Musqueam 2), V4K 3N2 (Musqueam 4) |
| Area codes | 604, 778, 236, 672 |
| Ethnic group | Coast Salish |
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| Website | www |
| Person | xʷməθkʷəy̓əm |
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| People | xʷməθkʷəy̓əm |
| Language | hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ |
| Country | šxʷməθkʷəy̓əmaɁɬ təməxʷ |
The Musqueam Nation 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 Hunʼqumiʼnum name xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, which means "place where the muthkwey grows".