The Simpcw First Nation, formerly known as the North Thompson Indian Band, is a First Nations band government based in the Thompson Country of British Columbia, Canada. It is a member of the Shuswap Nation Tribal Council. It is a First Nations government of the Secwepemc (Shuswap) Nation, located in the Central Interior region of the Canadian province of British Columbia. The band's main community is at Chu Chua, British Columbia. It was created when the government of the then-Colony of British Columbia established an Indian Reserve system in the 1860s. It is a member band of the Shuswap Nation Tribal Council.
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The Shuswap language name for North Thompson Band's community and reserve is Simpcw.
Chief and Councillors
The current chief and council were sworn in on June 1st 2015 at 1:00 pm, they will serve a 3 year term until the next election.
Treaty Process
Simpcw First Nation is currently not involved in the treaty process and has never ceded or surrendered any of their land
Demographics
The Simpcw First Nation has 647 members.
Economic Development
The Simpcw First Nation has a highly developed and active economic development organization currently known as the Simpcw Resources Group of Companies (SRG)