Sliammon First Nation

Sliammon First Nation

Tla A' minThe Sliammon First Nation (Tla A' min) is a First Nations government located on the upper Sunshine Coast in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. The Sliammon are part of, with their neighbours the Klahoose, Homalco, whose territory is on the adjoining areas of the Mainland, and the K'omoks who reside around the town of Campbell River on Vancouver Island, the larger grouping of the Comox people, which is a subgroup of the Coast Salish. Their ancestral tongue is the Comox language.The Sliammon First Nation is very close to their neighbors the Klahoose, and Homalco and it is said that they were all once one. The Sliammon first nation is a middle sized nation consisting of just over 1000 band members.

The Sliammon First Nation is a member government of the Naut'sa mawt Tribal Council. Their offices are located in the town of Powell River.

ee also

*Comox language

External links

* [http://www.sliammonfirstnation.com/ Sliammon First Nation website]
* [http://www.nautsamawt.org/ Naut'sa Mawt Tribal Council website]
* [http://www.sliammontreaty.com/ Sliammon Treaty Society website]


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