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The Scw'exmx - People of the Creeks - is taken from the name of the Nicola River, Scw'ex, meaning creek. The Shackan Indian Band is one of five bands in the Nicola Valley who comprise the Scw'exmx. The five bands of the Nicola Tribes are: Coldwater Indian Band, Lower Nicola Indian Band, Upper Nicola Indian Band, Nooaitch Indian Band, and Shackan Indian Band. Together, the numbers of the 5 Nicola Tribes totals well over 3,000 individuals. All part of a proud, strong, thriving Indigenous Nation of the BC Interior.
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Chief of First Nation struck by B.C. wildfires, floods says moving may be safest bet | CBC News
Members of Shackan Indian Band to return home more than 90 days after flooding | CBC News
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Chief of B.C. First Nation struck by wildfires, floods says moving may be safest bet | CFJC Today Kamloops
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‘We are salmon people’: First Nation leaders in B.C. demand audience with fisheries minister | Canada's National Observer: News & Analysis