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{{Short description|First Nation band in British Columbia, Canada}}
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{{Infobox First Nation
| band_name             = Tsleil-Waututh Nation
| band_number           = 549
| endonym               = {{lang|hur|səlilwətaɬ}}
| image                 = 
| caption               = 
| map                   = Burrard.png
| map_caption           = 
| people                = [[Coast Salish]]
| treaty                = 
| headquarters          = [[North Vancouver (city)|North Vancouver]]
| province              = [[British Columbia]]
| main_reserve          = [[Burrard Inlet 3]]
| reserve               = 
*Inlailwatash 4
*Inlailwatash 4A
| area                  = 1.1
| pop_year              = 2024
| on_reserve            = 292
| on_other_land         = 51
| off_reserve           = 363
| total_pop             = 
| chief                 = Jennifer Thomas
| council               = {{Collapsible list
  | title               = List of Counselors
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  | list_style          = text-align:left;display:none;
  | 1 = Charlene Aleck
  | 2 = Deanne George
  | 3 = Liana Martin
  | 4 = Kevin O’Neill
  | 5 = Curtis Thomas
  | 6 = Dennis Thomas
}}
| tribal_council        = [[Naut'sa mawt Tribal Council]]
| website               = {{URL|https://twnation.ca/}}
| footnotes             = <ref>{{Cite web|title=First Nation Detail|website=[[Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada]]|publisher=Government of Canada|access-date=December 24, 2024|url=https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/FNMain.aspx?BAND_NUMBER=549&lang=eng}}</ref>
}}

The '''Tsleil-Waututh Nation''' ({{langx|hur|səlilwətaɬ}},<ref>{{cite web |last1=George |first1=Gabriel |title=We officially represent as səlilwətaɬ |url=https://twitter.com/edgegeo/status/1338873444423794688 |website=Twitter |publisher=@edgegeo |access-date=16 December 2020}}</ref> {{IPA|hur|səlilwətaɬ|}}), formerly known as the '''Burrard Indian Band''' or '''Burrard Inlet Indian Band''', is a [[First Nations in Canada|First Nations]] [[band government]] in the [[Canada|Canadian]] province of [[British Columbia]]. The Tsleil-Waututh Nation ("TWN") are [[Coast Salish]] peoples who speak hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓, the Downriver dialect<ref>[https://twnation.ca/ Tsleil-Waututh Nation].</ref> of the [[Halkomelem|Halkomelem language]], and are closely related to but politically and culturally separate from the nearby nations of the {{lang|hur|Sḵwx̱wú7mesh|italic=yes}} ([[Squamish people|Squamish]]) and {{lang|hur|xʷməθkʷəy̓əm|italic=yes}} ([[Musqueam]]), with whose traditional territories some claims overlap.<!--also with those of the Qayqayt, Kwikwetlem, and Kwantlen; regional claims map needed-->

The TWN is a member government of the [[Naut'sa mawt Tribal Council]], which includes other governments on the upper [[Sunshine Coast, British Columbia|Sunshine Coast]], southeastern [[Vancouver Island]] and the [[Tsawwassen First Nation|Tsawwassen band]] on the other side of the Vancouver metropolis from the Tsleil-Waututh. There are almost 600 members with 287 living on the reserve as of January 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/FNRegPopulation.aspx?BAND_NUMBER=549&lang=eng |website=[[Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada]] |publisher=Government of Canada |title=First Nation Profiles |access-date=2018-02-06 }}</ref>

According to the 2011 National Community Well-Being Index, Burrard Inlet 3 is considered the most prosperous First Nation community in Canada.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Canada |first1=Government of Canada; Indigenous and Northern Affairs |title=The Community Well-Being (CWB) Index, 1981-2011 |url=http://www.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/eng/1419864229405/1419864303946 |website=www.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca |date=25 May 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

==Notable members==
The most famous member of the TWN was [[Chief Dan George]], an actor and native rights advocate best known for his role as Old Lodge Skins in ''[[Little Big Man (film)|Little Big Man]]'', ''[[The Outlaw Josey Wales]]'' and for another role as Old Antoine in the [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]] television series ''[[Cariboo Country (TV series)|Cariboo Country]]'' (based on books by [[Paul St. Pierre]]). His descendants still figure prominently in TWN government and culture. The TWN is also known for its war canoe racing team, The Burrard Canoe Club.

Hereditary Chief John L. George was the longest serving elected Chief and founding member of the Union of BC Indian Chiefs, formed in 1969 against the Liberal 'White Paper' Policy that would end Indian status. He was a strong advocate and protector of TWN Aboriginal Rights and Title. Leonard H. George was elected Chief and created the TWN Takaya Developments and began the partnerships that have brought much real estate development to TWN. Leonard also brought TWN into the BC Treaty Process and was a strong voice for the TWN. As well, he is the son of [[Chief Dan George|Dan George]] and was a successful actor as well as a politician.

The TWN operates an ocean-going canoe tour/experience known as Takaya Tours.

==Reserves==
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[[Indian Reserves]] under the administration of the Squamish Nation are:<ref>[http://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/FNP/Main/Search/FNReserves.aspx?BAND_NUMBER=549&lang=eng Reserves/Settlements/Villages Detail, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada website information]</ref>

*[[Burrard Inlet 3]] ({{langx|hur|'''səlil̓ilw̓ətaʔɬ'''}}), on the north shore of Burrard Inlet, in [[North Vancouver (district municipality)|District of North Vancouver]], Main Reserve of the Nation, {{convert|108.2|ha|acre|abbr=off}}. <small>{{coord|49.3104485|N|122.98111911|W}}</small>
*[[Inlailwatash 4]], about 1&nbsp;km (1000 yards) upstream from the mouth of [[Indian River (British Columbia)|Indian River]], {{convert|19|km|mi|abbr=on}} North-Northeast of Burrand Inlet 3 Reserve, {{convert|0.5|ha|acre|frac=4|abbr=on}}. <small>{{coord|49.47396602|N|122.8828676498|W}}</small>
*[[Inlailwatash 4A]], about 1.3&nbsp;km (1500 yards) upstream from mouth of [[Indian River (British Columbia)|Indian River]], {{convert|19|km|mi|abbr=on}} North-Northeast of Burrand Inlet 3 Reserve, {{convert|2|ha|acre|abbr=off}}. <small>{{coord|49.4761317736|N|122.885185811|W}}</small>

==Documentary and Notable Events==
In 2006, a documentary followed and was filmed by four Tsleil-Waututh youth to highlight their struggles with the education system. The documentary — titled ''Reds, Whites & the Blues'' and/or, ''Reading, Writing & the Rez'' — is a [[CBC Newsworld]] in-house production co-produced with [[CBUT]].

In 2010 TWN helped welcome the Vancouver [[2010 Winter Olympics]] as part of the Four Host First Nations, which included Musqueam, Squamish, and Lil'wat Nations. It was the first time that Canada accommodated the Indigenous nations interest in the event. It was the first time Indigenous title holders were recognized by the Olympic body.

The TWN is also opposed to the [[Trans Mountain pipeline|Trans Mountain Expansion Project]] and their views and scientific reports can be found at the [https://twnsacredtrust.ca Sacred Trust Initiative]:

==See also==
* [[Squamish Nation]]
* [[Coast Salish peoples]]
* [[Dan George]]
* [[History of Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Longshoremen, 1863-1963]]

==References==
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{{Naut'sa mawt Tribal Council}}
{{Coast Salish}}
{{First Nations in British Columbia|state=collapsed}}

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[[Category:Coast Salish governments]]
[[Category:First Nations governments in the Lower Mainland]]