Evidence on the Adequacy of First Nations Consultation - BC Hydro ...
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DRAFT REPORT: Rights and Title Interests in <strong>the</strong> Columbia Valley Transmissi<strong>on</strong> Project Area<br />
The Shuswap Indian Band maintains its own website and resp<strong>on</strong>ds to c<strong>on</strong>sultati<strong>on</strong> requests<br />
independently <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> KNC or <strong>the</strong> Secwepemc Nati<strong>on</strong>. 240<br />
3.2 Political Representati<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Secwepemc-speaking Claimants<br />
The Columbia Valley Transmissi<strong>on</strong> Project lands are within <strong>the</strong> area claimed by <strong>the</strong> Shuswap<br />
Nati<strong>on</strong> Tribal Council (SNTC), said to represent <strong>the</strong> Adams Lake, Tk’emlups te Secwepemc<br />
(Kamloops), Shuswap, Little Shuswap, Neskainlith, Skeetchestn, Splatsen, St’uxwtews,<br />
Whispering Pines/ Clint<strong>on</strong>, and Simpcw. 241 There are three Shuswap-speaking Bands within <strong>the</strong><br />
overall Secwepemc territory that are not represented by <strong>the</strong> SNTC.<br />
As noted above, <strong>the</strong> Kinbasket Shuswap (“Shuswap” in <strong>the</strong> above list) are currently members <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> Shuswap Nati<strong>on</strong> Tribal Council, listed as <strong>the</strong> “Shuswap Indian Band” <strong>on</strong> <strong>the</strong> current SNTC<br />
website. 242 Additi<strong>on</strong>ally, SNTC member Bands comprising <strong>the</strong> Shuswap Lake Divisi<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
Shuswap, have recently asserted interests in <strong>the</strong> Project lands. 243<br />
It is <strong>the</strong> positi<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Shuswap Nati<strong>on</strong> Tribal Council, however, that <strong>the</strong> rights and title interests<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Bands are held collectively by <strong>the</strong> “Nati<strong>on</strong>.”<br />
It should be noted that according to <strong>the</strong> work <strong>of</strong> James Teit, <strong>the</strong> basic Shuswap political unit was<br />
<strong>the</strong> aut<strong>on</strong>omous "band." Teit described Shuswap “bands” as being "composed <strong>of</strong> a group <strong>of</strong><br />
families closely related am<strong>on</strong>g <strong>the</strong>mselves, who generally wintered within a definite locality, at<br />
or within a few miles <strong>of</strong> a larger village or centre." 244 Hence, by Teit’s definiti<strong>on</strong>, <strong>the</strong> Kinbasket<br />
Shuswap would have become an aut<strong>on</strong>omous, independent “band.”<br />
240 Available <strong>on</strong>line: http://www.shuswapband.net/.<br />
241 http://www.shuswapnati<strong>on</strong>.org/bands/member-bands/littleshuswap.html#; Accessed 17 September 2009.<br />
242 http://www.shuswapnati<strong>on</strong>.org/bands/member-bands/shuswap.html; Accessed 17 September 2009.<br />
243 Sunny LeBourdais (2009). Tult, Transformati<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> Energy into Matter. Report prepared for<br />
Sexqéltkemc: <strong>the</strong> Lakes Divisi<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Secwepemc Nati<strong>on</strong>.<br />
244 Teit 1909, page 457.<br />
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