Tseycum First Nation

The Tseycum First Nation is a First Nations government located on Vancouver Island. In the 1850s, they were signatories to the Douglas Treaties. ^[1]

Chief and Councillors

Position	Name	Term Start	Term End	Reference
Chief	Vern Jacks Sr	07/19/2009	07/18/2011	[2]

Demographics

The Tseycum First Nation has 166 members. ^[3]

Indian reserves

Indian reserves under the administration of the band are: ^[4]

• Bare Island Indian Reserve No. 9, comprising the whole of Mandarte Island at the head of Haro Strait, 10.50 ha. 48°38′00″N123°17′00″W / 48.63333°N 123.28333°W / 48.63333; -123.28333 (Bare Island Indian Reserve 9) ^[5]
• Goldstream Indian Reserve No. 13, at the south end of Finlayson Arm and the mouth of the Goldstream River, 4.80 ha. 48°29′00″N123°33′00″W / 48.48333°N 123.55000°W / 48.48333; -123.55000 (Goldstream Indian Reserve 13) ^[6]
• Pender Island Indian Reserve No. 8, on Hay Point on the west side of South Pender Island, 3.20 ha. 48°45′00″N123°14′00″W / 48.75000°N 123.23333°W / 48.75000; -123.23333 (Pender Island Indian Reserve 8) ^[7]
• Saturna Island Indian Reserve No. 7, on the easterly point of Saturna Island at the south entrance of the Strait of Georgia, 145.70 ha. 48°47′00″N123°05′00″W / 48.78333°N 123.08333°W / 48.78333; -123.08333 (Saturna Island Indian Reserve 7) ^[8]
• Union Bay Indian Reserve No. 4, fronting on Patricia Bay, Saanich Inlet, 28.0 ha. 48°40′00″N123°27′00″W / 48.66667°N 123.45000°W / 48.66667; -123.45000 (Union Bay Indian Reserve 4) ^[9]

References

1. "Douglas Treaties: 1850-1854". Executive Council of British Columbia. 2009. Retrieved July 28, 2009.
2. "Tseycum Governance". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada . Government of Canada. 2009. Retrieved July 26, 2009.
3. "Tseycum". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada . Government of Canada. 2009. Retrieved July 26, 2009.
4. Indian and Northern Affairs Canada - Reserves/Villages/Settlements Detail
5. BCGNIS entry "Bare Island Indian Reserve 9 ^{[ dead link ]}
6. BCGNIS entry "Goldstream Indian Reserve 13 ^{[ dead link ]}
7. BCGNIS entry "Pender Island Indian Reserve 8 ^{[ dead link ]}
8. BCGNIS entry "Saturna Island Indian Reserve 7 ^{[ dead link ]}
9. BCGNIS entry "Union Bay Indian Reserve 4" ^{[ dead link ]}