WELCOME TO SAY FIRST NATIONS

& THE LANDS OFFICE

Burning Permit Application Form
*** Outdoor burning is prohibited except for the following 2017 burning seasons:

March 1, 2018 - April 30, 2018

October 1, 2018 - November 30, 2018

***Burning outside of those designated seasons is prohibited.
***Burning restrictions do not apply to gas fueled appliances such as BBC's, or outdoor gas heaters. 

 

General Information:

• SAY consists of three First Nations located in the Chilliwack area, about 100km East of Vancouver in the Fraser Valley; Skowkale, Aitchelitz and Yakweakwioose
• The SAY First Nations are members of the Sto:lo Nation 
• The three communities are participating in the treaty process via the Sto:lo Xwexwilmexw Treaty Association (SXTA)

Aitchelitz First Nation

• Traditional Halq'emeylem Name: Athelets; "The point where two rivers meet"
• Total membership is 42  with about 1/2 living on their reserve.
• Aitchelitch #9 is 21.4 HA (60 acres)

 

 

Skowkale First Nation

• Traditional Halq'emeylem Name is "Sq'ewqeyl; which translates to "Going around a turn".
• Total membership is 249, the largest of the three SAY Nations, with over 1/2 living on one of the Skowkale reserves.
• Skowkale I.R. #10 is approximately 58 HA (140 acres; Skowkale I.R. #11 is just over 12 HA (30 acres)

Yakweakwioose First Nation 

• Traditional Name: Yeqwyeqwi:ws; "Repeatedly burned out, village"
• Total membership is 67 and about 1/2 living on their reserve.
• The size of Yakweakwioose I.R. #12 is 19.4 HA (nearly 48 acres)

 

 

The SAY First Nations Land Codes Background

• Skowkale, Aitchelitz and Yakweakwioose First Nations became operational under their own Land Codes and Individual Agreements on May 1, 2014.
• It is the first joint management agreement for a group of First Nations in Canada, where they came together to move forward under Land Code development, implementation, funding and joint operations.

 

The SAY Lands Office

• The lands Office consists of a Lands Manager and Lands Assistant.
• We are currently located with Sto:lo Nation in building 10 on the 3rd floor

Office Operations (on behalf of the three communities):

• Lands registrations;
• Provide land title information;
• Assist in the development of the laws, polocies, procedures;
• Environmental management;
• Individual Land Holdings and Estate Transfers;
• Leasing - new, monitoring & compliance, permitting, allotments and land transfers;
• Facilitate law enforcement.

 

 

 

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