The Tsawwassen First Nation is a First Nations government whose only Indian Reserve is located in the Greater Vancouver area of the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, Canada, adjacent to the South Arm of the Fraser River and the Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal and just north of the international boundary with the United States at Point Roberts, Washington. The name of the reserve is the Tsawwassen Indian Reserve and unlike most Indian Reserves it s un...
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The Tsawwassen First Nation is a First Nations government whose only Indian Reserve is located in the Greater Vancouver area of the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, Canada, adjacent to the South Arm of the Fraser River and the Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal and just north of the international boundary with the United States at Point Roberts, Washington. The name of the reserve is the Tsawwassen Indian Reserve and unlike most Indian Reserves it s unnumbered.
The Tsawwassen First Nation is a member government of the Naut'sa mawt Tribal Council.
The Tsawwassen, a Coast Salish people, are one of the few British Columbia First Nations to come to the end of the BC Treaty Process, the others being the Nisga'a, the Temexw Treaty Association and the Lheidl T'enneh First Nation. The treaty deal would have allowed for the expansion of the Roberts Bank Superport and the employment of band members in the expanded facility, but was criticized for being a sell-out, as the negotiated settlement...
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