WELCOME TO SAY FIRST NATIONS
& THE LANDS OFFICE
Burning Permit Application Form
*** Outdoor burning is prohibited except for the following 2019 burning seasons:
March 1, 2019 - April 30, 2019
October 1, 2019 - November 30, 2019
***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
Aitchelitz First Nation
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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
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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
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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
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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.
