BAND AREAS

Babine Agency
Cowichan Agency
Fraser Agency
Kamloops-Okanagan Agency
Kootenay Agency
Kwakewlth Agency
Northwest Coast Agency
West Coast Agency
Williams Lake Agency 		COLUMN DESCRIPTIONS

Location / Agency Name - Province name followed by the agency name in brackets.
Band Number - All numbers are official band numbers in use in the 20th century. Lower case letters (a - n) indicate bands without an assigned number (i.e. they are unofficial, and used only for map identification).
Band Name - This field denotes the band name, sometimes followed by the name of a subgroup (also called a band).
Number of Reserves - Indicates the number of reserves in the band area.
Year(s) allotted - Year of the initial allotment of land.
Ethno Linguistic Group - Ethno-linguistic group.
Linguistic Family - Linguistic family.
Acres in 1902 - Area as it appears in original source documents
Hectares in 1902 - Area converted to hectares for consistency and comparison across the country
Other codes:
      n.d. - no date available
      n.s. - not surveyed
      n.a. - no acreage available

Download a complete listing of reserves in Excel format: Native_Reserves_1902.xls

Location / Agency Name
Band Number
Band Name
Number of Reserves
Year(s) allotted
Ethno-linguistic Group
Linguistic Family
Hectares in 1902
Acres in 1902
Notes
BABINE AGENCY 1 Blackwater
4
 1892 Carrier Athabaskan
217
537
2 Fort George
4
 1892 Carrier Athabaskan
1253
3095
3 Fraser Lake
5
 1892 Carrier Athabaskan
1629
4026
4 Hagwilget
12
 1891 Gitksan Tsimshian
2509
6201
5 Hazelton
4
 1891-8 Gitksan Tsimshian
1534
3791
6 Kisgegas
1
 1898 Gitksan Tsimshian
977
2415
7 Kispaiax
3
 1891-8 Gitksan Tsimshian
1989
4916
8 Kitseguecla
3
 1891 Gitksan Tsimshian
1510
3732
9 Kitwangar
8
 1891-3 Gitksan Tsimshian
1730
4275
10 Kuldoe
1
 1898 Gitksan Tsimshian
180
446
11 McLeod Lake
1
 1892 Sekans Athabaskan
116
286
12 Necoslie
7
 1892 Carrier Athabaskan
1163
2875
13 Stony Creek
6
 1892 Carrier Athabaskan
3030
7488
14 Tache
5
 1892 Carrier Athabaskan
1305
3224
15 Trembleur Lake
5
 1892 Carrier Athabaskan
759
1875
COWICHAN AGENCY 16 Beecher Bay
11
 1877 Songish Salishan
315
779
17 Chemainus, Halalt band
2
 1877 Cowichan Salishan
173
427
18 Chemainus, Lyacksum band
3
 1877 Cowichan Salishan
745
1840
  19 Chemainus, Penelakut band
4
 1877 Cowichan Salishan
944
2332
20 Chemainus and Sickameen
4
 1877 Cowichan Salishan
1248
3084
21 Comox
3
 1876 Comox Salishan
153
378
22 Cowichan, Quamichan, Comiaken, Clem-clem-a-lits, Hamutzen, Somenos, Koksailah, Kipahlas and Kanipsin bands
8
 1877 Comox Salishan
2437
6022
23 Cowichan Lake
1
 1887 Cowichan Salishan
53
130
24 Esquimalt
1
 1850 Songish Salishan
19
47
25 Nanaimo
6
 1850 and 1876 Cowichan Salishan
258
638
26 Nanoose
1
 1876 Cowichan Salishan
85
209
27 Qualicum
1
 1876 Puntlatch Salishan
80
197
28 Saanich
13
 1850 and 1877 Songish Salishan
1343
3318
29 Songhees
4
 1850-63 Songish Salishan
105
259
30 Sooke
4
 1850 Songish Salishan
68
167
FRASER AGENCY 31 Cheam
2
 1879 Cowichan Salishan
515
1273
32 Chilliwack, Skwah band
4
 1879 Cowichan Salishan
345
853
33 Chilliwack, Skway band
1
 1879 Cowichan Salishan
218
538
34 Chilliwack, Kwawkwaw-a-pilt band
1
 1879 Cowichan Salishan
63
155
35 Chilliwack, Squiala band
2
 1879 Cowichan Salishan
131
324
36 Chilliwack, Ahtsalitz band
1
 1879 Cowichan Salishan
21
52
37 Chilliwack, Skul-kayn band
2
 1879 Cowichan Salishan
68
169
38 Chilliwack, Ya-kwe-a-kwi-oose and Skul-kayn band
1
 1879 Cowichan Salishan
301
745
39 Chilliwack, Soowali band
1
 1879 Cowichan Salishan
461
1140
40 Reserve in common for Chilliwack Indians
1879 Cowichan Salishan
65
160
41 Reserve in common for Skwah, Skwahla, Kwaw-kwaw-a-pilt, Squiala, Skway, and Aht-salitz bands
1
 1879 Cowichan Salishan
469
1158
42 Coquitlam
2
 n.d. Cowichan Salishan
85
209
43 Douglas
13
 1881, 1884, 1897 Lillooet Salishan
960
2372
44 Harrison River
7
 1881-4 Cowichan Salishan
1327
3280
45 Homalco
6
 1888 Comox Salishan
567
1402
46 Hope
4
 1879 Cowichan Salishan
647
1600
48 Katzie
5
 1879-98 Cowichan Salishan
341
842
49 Klahoose
10
 1888-1900 Comox Salishan
1358
3355
50 Langley
8
 1879-99 Cowichan Salishan
617
1524
51 Matsqui
4
 1879 Cowichan Salishan
435
1075
52 Musqueam
3
 1879 Cowichan Salishan
185
458
a New Westminster
2
 1879 Cowichan Salishan
20
49
53 Ohamil
2
 1879 Cowichan Salishan
255
629
54 Pemberton
5
 1881 Cowichan Salishan
495
1224
55 Popkum
1
 n.d. Cowichan Salishan
154
381
56 Semiahmoo
1
 1887 Semiahmoo Salishan
159
392
58 Seshelt
25
 1876-1900 Seshelt Salishan
855
2112
59 Skawahlook
2
 1879 Cowichan Salishan
79
196
60 Squamish
28
 1876-7 Squamish Salishan
2708
6691
61 Sliammon
6
 1888 Comox Salishan
1907
4713
62 Squawtits
2
 1879 Cowichan Salishan
175
433
63 Sumass
7
 1879 Cowichan Salishan
562
1388
64 Sumass, Lakahahmen band
4
 1879 Cowichan Salishan
257
636
65 Tsawwassen
1
 1878 Cowichan Salishan
244
604
66 Yale
9
 1879-81 Cowichan Salishan
380
940
67 Yale, Union Bar band
7
 1879-80 Cowichan Salishan
524
1294
b Seabird Island
1879 Cowichan Salishan
1826
4511
 Common reserve for Hope, Ohamil, Popkum, Squawtits, Skawahlook, Yale, and Union Bar bands
KAMLOOPS-OKANAGAN AGENCY 68 Adams Lake, Sahhaltkum band
8
 1877 Shuswap Salishan
2909
7188
69 Ashcroft
4
 1881 Shuswap Salishan
2246
5550
70 Bonaparte
6
 1878, 1881, 1890 Shuswap Salishan
2474
6114
71 Boothroyd, Chomok band
6
 1878 Ntlakyapamuk Salishan
560
1384
72 Boothroyd
4
 1878 Ntlakyapamuk Salishan
70
174
73 Boston Bar
7
 1878 Ntlakyapamuk Salishan
254
628
74 Cook's Ferry
19
 1889 Ntlakyapamuk Salishan
3831
9467
75 Deadman's Creek
1
 1877 Shuswap Salishan
8148
20134
76 Kamloops
5
 1877 Shuswap Salishan
13508
33379
77 Kanaka Bar
4
 1878 Ntlakyapamuk Salishan
206
509
78 Lytton
27
 1878, 1881, 1886 Ntlakyapamuk Salishan
4165
10292
79 Nicomen
16
 1878-95 Ntlakyapamuk Salishan
1208
2986
80 Lower Nicola
13
 1878 Ntlakyapamuk Salishan
12623
31191
81 Upper Nicola
8
 1878-89 Ntlakyapamuk Salishan
12500
30888
82 Neskainlith Halaut
3
 1877 Shuswap Salishan
2831
6996
83 North Thompson and Canoe Lake
4
 1877 Shuswap Salishan
1311
3239
84 Okanagan
10
 1877-8 Okanagan Salishan
12056
29790
85 Oregon Jack Creek
7
 1878, 1881, 1886 Ntlakyapamuk Salishan
964
2381
86 Osoyoos
2
 1877 Okanagan Salishan
13018
32169
87 Penticton
4
 1877, 1887, 1893, 1894 Okanagan Salishan
19706
48694
88 Little Shuswap Lake (Knaut)
5
 1877 Shuswap Salishan
3173
7840
89 Lower Similkameen
14, 13 after 1893
 1878, 1884, 1888, 1893 Okanagan Salishan
8042
19872
90 Upper Similkameen
9
 1878, 1888, 1893 Okanagan Salishan
2592
6404
91 Siska Flat
7
 1878 Ntlakyapamuk Salishan
226
559
92 Skuppah
4
 1878 Ntlakyapamuk Salishan
108
268
93 Spallumcheen
4
 1877-93 Ntlakyapamuk Salishan
3917
9680
94 Spuzzum
6
 1877, 1878, 1884 Ntlakyapamuk Salishan
185
456
95 Lower Nicola, Spuzzum, Boston Bar, Boothroyd, Siska, Upper Similkameen in common
3
 1878 Ntlakyapamuk Salishan
2540
6276
KOOTENAY AGENCY 96 Kootenay
6
 1884-7 Kootenayan Kootenayan
15164
37471
97 Lower Kootenay
1
 1884 Kootenay Kootenayan
741
1831
98 Shuswap, Kinbasket's band
1
 1884 Shuswap Salishan
1117
2759
KWAKEWLTH AGENCY 99 Fort Rupert, Kwakewlth band
7
 1886 Kwakiutl Wakashan
105
259
100 Gilford Island, Tsahwaw-ti-neuch band
1
 1886 Kwakiutl Wakashan
25
63
101 Gilford Island, Ah-kwaw-ah-mish band
1
 1886 Kwakiutl Wakashan
0.5
1
102 Gilford Island, Kwaw-waw-i-nuck band
8
 1886 Kwakiutl Wakashan
319
789
103 Klaskino
3
 1889 Kwakiutl Wakashan
47
115
104 Knights Inlet, Tanockteuch and Ahwaheettlala bands
4
 1886 Kwakiutl Wakashan
230
568
105 Laichkwiltach, Kahkahmatsis band
1
 1886 Kwakiutl Wakashan
133
329
106 Laichkwiltach, We-way-akum and Kweahkah bands
5
 1886 Kwakiutl Wakashan
132
325
107 Laichkwiltach, We-way-akay band
6
 1888 Kwakiutl Wakashan
816
2016
108 Mahteelthpe
4
 1886 Kwakiutl Wakashan
59
145
109 Nahkwockto
17
 1882-8 Kwakiutl Wakashan
290
717
110 Nahwitti
5
 1886 Kwakiutl Wakashan
3483
8606
111 Nimkeesh
5
 1884-6 Kwakiutl Wakashan
163
402
112 Quatsino
16
 1886-9 Kwakiutl Wakashan
374
924
113 Quawshelah
2
 1882 Kwakiutl Wakashan
290
716
114 Turnour Island
1
 1886 Kwakiutl Wakashan
11
27
115 Village Island
5
 1886 Kwakiutl Wakashan
23
57
NORTHWEST COAST AGENCY 116 Bella Bella
13
 1882 Heiltsuk Wakashan
1203
2972
117 Bella Coola
4
 1882 Bella Coola Salishan
1622
4007
118 Kemsquit
2
 1882 Bella Coola Salishan
376
930
119 Kitasoo
2
 n.d. Tsimshian Tsimshian
548
1354
120 Kitimat
4
 1889 Haisla Wakashan
367
907
121 Kitkahta
4
 1889 Tsimshian Tsimshian
285
705
122 Kitlathla
19
 1882, 1891, 1893 Tsimshian Tsimshian
1878
4640
123 Kitlope
3
 1889 Haisla Wakashan
142
352
c Kitselas
9
 1891-1893 Tsimshian Tsimshian
1325
3275
d Kitsumkelum
3
 1891 Tsimshian Tsimshian
504
1246
e Kitselas, Kitsumkelum, and others
1
 1901 Tsimshian Tsimshian
n.a.
n.a.
124 Kokyet
6
 1882 Tsimshian Tsimshian
161
399
125 Massett
16
 1882 Haida Haidan
757
1871
126 Nass River
33
 1881, 1888 Gitksan Tsimshian
6290
15544
127 Owekano
3
 1882 Heiltsuk Wakashan
713
1761
128 Skidegate
9
 1882 Haida Haidan
653
1613
129 Tsimpsean, Metlakatla band
4
 1882-4 Tsimshian Tsimshian
167
413
130 Tsimpsean, Port Simpson band
10
 1881-2 Tsimshian Tsimshian
817
2019
131 Tsimpsean, Metlakatla and Port Simpson bands
10
 1881, 1884, 1888 Tsimshian Tsimshian
23428
57893
132 Lakelse
1
 1893 (partly) Tsimshian Tsimshian
63
156
WEST COAST AGENCY 133 Checkleset
7
 1889 Nootka Wakashan
105
260
134 Clayoquot
10
 1889 Nootka Wakashan
219
540
135 Clayoquot, Kelsemart band
4
 1889 Nootka Wakashan
93
229
136 Clayoquot, Ahousaht band1889
12
 1889 Nootka Wakashan
285
704
137 Clayoquot, Manhauset band
3
 1889 Nootka Wakashan
53
132
138 Esperanza Inlet, Nuchatl-itz band
9
 1889 Nootka Wakashan
84
208
139 Esperanza Inlet, E-hatisaht band
5
 1889 Nootka Wakashan
58
143
140 Hesquiat
5
 1886 Nootka Wakashan
245
606
141 Kyuquot
16
 1889 Nootka Wakashan
246
607
142 Nitinat
17
 1890 Nootka Wakashan
727
1797
143 Nootka
11
 1889 Nootka Wakashan
213
527
144 Nootka, Matchitlacht band
6
 1889 Nootka Wakashan
51
127
145 Ohiet
13
 1882 Nootka Wakashan
1081
2672
146 Opetchisaht
4
 1882 Nootka Wakashan
212
523
147 Pacheena
4
 1882 Nootka Wakashan
175
432
148 Seshart
9
 1882 Nootka Wakashan
578
1429
149 Toquart
5
 1882 Nootka Wakashan
170
421
150 Uchucklesit
2
 1882 Nootka Wakashan
233
575
151 Ucluelet
9
 1882, 1889 Nootka Wakashan
191
472
WILLIAMS LAKE AGENCY 152 Alexandria
3
 1881 Chilcotin Athabaskan
748
1848
153 Alkali Lake
14
 1881-95 Shuswap Salishan
3378
8347
154 Anaham
2
 1887 Chilcotin Athabaskan
4015
9922
155 Anderson Lake
4
 1881 Lillooet Salishan
204
504
156 Bridge River
2
 1881 Lillooet Salishan
3950
9761
157 Canim Lake
2
 1887 Shuswap Salishan
1845
4560
158 Canoe Creek
7
 1884-95 Shuswap Salishan
6649
16429
159 Cayoosh Creek
2
 1881 Lillooet Salishan
466
1152
  160 Clinton
2
 1881 Shuswap Salishan
434
1073
161 Dog Creek
4
 1881 Shuswap Salishan
555
1371
162 Fountain
6
 1881-6 Lillooet Salishan
754
1864
163 High Bar
1
 1881 Shuswap Salishan
1183
2924
f Kluskus
4
 1901 Carrier Athabaskan
752
1858
164 Lillooet
5
 1881 Lillooet Salishan
705
1743
165 Nemaiah Valley
4
 1899 Chilcotin Athabaskan
509
1257
166 Pavilion
3
 1881 Shuswap Salishan
1674
4136
167 Quesnel
4
 1881 Carrier Athabaskan
683
1687
168 Seton Lake
6
 1881 Lillooet Salishan
986
2437
169 Soda Creek
2
 1881 Shuswap Salishan
2108
5210
170 Stone
2
 1887 Chilcotin Athabaskan
1718
4245
171 Toosey
3
 1881 Chilcotin Athabaskan
2571
6352
g Ulkatcho
1
 1901 Carrier Athabaskan
1756
4340
172 Williams Lake
15
 1881-94 Shuswap Salishan
1866
4612