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{{Short description|Band government of the Stó:lō people}}
The '''Skway First Nation''', (officially '''Shxwhá:y Village'''), is a [[band government]] of the  [[Stó:lō]] people living in the [[Fraser Valley]] of [[British Columbia]], Canada near the city of [[Chilliwack]]. They traditionally speak the Upriver dialect of [[Halkomelem]], one of the [[Salishan languages|Salishan]] family of languages. The band is a member government of the [[Sto:lo Nation]] tribal council, and should not be confused with the [[Skwah First Nation]], which is in the same area but is a different band.

==Indian Reserves==
The band administers three [[Indian Reserves]]:<ref>[https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/FNReserves.aspx?BAND_NUMBER=570&lang=eng Indian and Northern Affairs Canada Reserves/Settlements/Villages Detail] </ref>
*[[Grass 15|Grass Indian Reserve No. 15]], 1/2 mile southeast of Chilliwack, 64.8 ha.
*[[Skumalasph 16|Skumalasph Indian Reserve No. 16]], 6 miles northwest of Chilliwack, 468.4 ha.
*[[Skway 5|Skway Indian Reserve No. 5]], 2 miles west of Chilliwack, 255 ha. (location of Skway Village)
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The band also shares with 20 other bands the [[Peckquaylis]] Indian Reserve, formerly [[St. Mary's Indian Residential School]] at [[Mission, British Columbia|Mission]], which is now a cultural, government and aboriginal business centre.

==Treaty process==

The Skway are at Stage 4 in [[British Columbia Treaty Process]] with the rest of the [[Sto:lo Nation]] tribal council.<ref>[http://www.gov.bc.ca/arr/firstnation/stolo/default.html BC Govt Aboriginal Reconciliation website]</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.skway.com/ Shxwhá:y Village website]

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[[Category:Sto:lo governments]]
[[Category:Politics of Chilliwack]]
[[Category:First Nations governments in the Lower Mainland]]

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