Historically known as: Little Shuswap Indian Band, Squilax
Contact Information: Little Shuswap Indian Band PO Box 1100 Chase , BC V0E 1M0 ph. (250) 679-3203 fx. (250) 679-3220 or (250) 679-4422
The people of the Little Shuswap are known in their language as Skwlax. "The settlers could not say the Shuswap name so it is known today as Squilax. Skwlax in the Shuswap language is known as black bear."1
"The Little Shuswap Lake Indian Band is located along the eastern end of the Little Shuswap Lake and along the western and northern end of the Big Shuswap Lake and follows along the Adams River and Little River. The Band has five parcels of land encompassing 3,112.7 hectares."1
