Katzie First Nation
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Katzie First Nation
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| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
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| • Type | Band council |
| • Chief | Grace George |
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| Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
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| Ethnic group | Stó꞉lō |
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| Website | katzie |
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Katzie First Nation (Hunʼqumiʼnum: Script error: No such module "Lang".) is a First Nation whose traditional territory lies in the Lower Fraser Valley of British Columbia, Canada. According to their oral tradition, the Katzie people are the descendants of the Oeʼlecten and Swaneset communities, two of five established by the Creator in present-day Greater Vancouver.
History
Oral history and etymology
According to their oral tradition, the Katzie people are descendants of the five communities established by the Creator in what is now known as Greater Vancouver.[2] The Creator assigned a chief to lead each community: Oeʼlecten (Script error: No such module "Lang".) at Pitt Lake, Swaneset at Sheridan Hill (in Pitt Meadows), Xwoeʼpecten at Port Hammond (in Maple Ridge), Cʼsimlenexw at Point Grey (in Vancouver), and Smakwec at Point Roberts (in Washington, US).[3][4] The Katzie people are primarily the descendants of Swaneset and Oeʼlecten, while the descendants of Xwoeʼpecten, Cʼsimlenexw, and Smakwec became the Kwantlen, Musqueam, and Snokomish peoples, respectively.[2][5][6] The Snokomish people were wiped out by a smallpox epidemic in the 18th century.[2][7]
It is said that Swaneset, at the behest of the Creator, shaped the land of his area so that it would be abundant in berry and root crops and thus suitable for human life.[8] He then travelled to the sky and returned to Earth with a sky wife[9] who instructed the people of the area to pile up moss to form the foundation for a village site. She later released eulachon into the Fraser River (Script error: No such module "Lang".) and taught the people how to catch and prepare the fish for consumption.[10] Within Swaneset's lifetime, the Katzie community had grown to 12 separate villages. Swaneset is said to have secured an abundance of sockeye salmon for the Katzie people through his second marriage to the daughter of the chief of the "sockeye people".[2][11]
"Katzie" is an anglicization of the Hunʼqumiʼnum name Script error: No such module "Lang"., which means "land of the moss"[5] or "multi-coloured moss".[12] The Katzie people's oral tradition credits the name to Swaneset.[5]
Treaty process
Katzie Nation is negotiating their land treaty independently, and are not part of either Sto:lo tribal councils (the Sto:lo Nation and the Stó:lō Tribal Council).
Golden Ears Bridge agreement
As the new Golden Ears Bridge was in Katzie territory, the nation signed a Benefit Agreement with TransLink in September 2004 to establish the responsibilities of both parties.
Territory and governance
Traditional Katzie territory includes the entire Pitt watershed, including the Alouette watershed, the Fraser River, lands adjacent to Point Roberts, and lands between the Fraser and Boundary Bay. There are approximately 592 members of Katzie First Nation (their Indian Act-mandated government), and 302 are currently living on their five reserves.
Reserves
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Katzie Nation manages the affairs of residents of five reserves assigned to the Katzie, focused on the area of Pitt Meadows, where the band headquarters are located. Other reserves are on Barnston Island and at Yorkson Creek in Langley, British Columbia. These reserves are:[13][14]
- Katzie 1, one mile west of Port Hammond on right (north) bank of the Fraser River, 44.10 ha.Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found.[15]
- Katzie 2, opposite Port Hammond on the left (south) bank of the Fraser River, 23.10 ha.Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found.[16]
- Barnston Island 3, south shore of Barnston Island, 54.6 ha.Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found.[17]
- Pitt Lake 4, at south end of Pitt Lake, at outlet into Pitt River, 218.50 ha.Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found.[18]
- Graveyard 5, one mile north of Port Hammond, 0.40 ha. Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found.[19]
Population
As of February 2024, the band's population was 563, of whom 310 live on-reserve.[20]
Language
həṅq̓əmín̓əḿ, the downriver dialect of Halkomelem, is still spoken by Katzie peoples despite colonization attempts (including the Canadian Residential School System). Halkomelem is one of the Coast Salish, or Salishan languages.
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Chief & Council". Katzie First Nation.
- ^ a b c d Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."History of the Katzie People". History of Maple Ridge. City of Maple Ridge. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Township of Langley – Our Shared History: Historic Context Statement and Thematic Framework (PDF). Donald Luxton & Associates Inc (Report). August 2017. p. 10.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Jenness, Diamond; Pierre, Peter (1995). "The Faith of a Coast Salish Indian" (PDF). Anthropology in British Columbia: 10.
- ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Who We Are". Katzie First Nation. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Jenness, Diamond; Pierre, Peter (1995). "The Faith of a Coast Salish Indian" (PDF). Anthropology in British Columbia: 10.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Suttles, Wayne; Pierre, Simon (1995). "Katzie Ethnographic Notes" (PDF). Anthropology in British Columbia: 12.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Jenness, Diamond; Pierre, Peter (1995). "The Faith of a Coast Salish Indian" (PDF). Anthropology in British Columbia: 12.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Jenness, Diamond; Pierre, Peter (1995). "The Faith of a Coast Salish Indian" (PDF). Anthropology in British Columbia: 13–16.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Jenness, Diamond; Pierre, Peter (1995). "The Faith of a Coast Salish Indian" (PDF). Anthropology in British Columbia: 17.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Jenness, Diamond; Pierre, Peter (1995). "The Faith of a Coast Salish Indian" (PDF). Anthropology in British Columbia: 19–20.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Galloway, Brent Douglas (2009). Dictionary of Upriver Halkomelem, Volume I. p. 487. ISBN 978-0-520-09872-5.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."First Nation Detail". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
- ^ Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Reserves/Settlements/Villages Detail
- ^ BC Geographical Names entry "Katzie 1"
- ^ BC Geographical Names entry "Kaztie 2
- ^ BC Geographical Names entry "Barnston Island 3" Script error: No such module "webarchive".
- ^ BC Geographical Names entry "Pitt Lake 4"
- ^ BC Geographical Names entry "Graveyard 5"
- ^ Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Registered Population
