Alkali Lake Indian Band
The Alkali Lake Indian Band, also known as the Esketemc First Nation, is a First Nations government of the Secwepemc people, located at Alkali Lake in the Cariboo region of the Central Interior of the Canadian province of 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 one of three Secwepemc bands that is not a member of either the Shuswap Nation Tribal Council or the Northern Shuswap Tribal Council.
In the Shuswap language, the people of Alkali Lake are the Esketemc.under the administration of the Esketemc First Nation are:
- Alixton Indian Reserve No. 5, at west end of Alixton Lake, 5 miles E of Alkali Lake PO, 91.90 ha.
- Alkali Lake Indian Reserve No. 1, at Alkali Lake PO, 241.40 ha.
- Alkali Lake Indian Reserve No. 4A, 5 miles NE of Alkali Lake PO, 130.50 ha.
- Cludolicum Indian Reserve No. 9, 9 miles NE of Alkali Lake PO, 566.60 ha.
- Cludolicum Indian Reserve No. 9A, 10 miles NE of Alkali Lake PO, E of and adjoining IR No. 9, 101.10 ha.
- Isadore Harry Indian Reserve No. 12, on middle fork of Alkali Creek 8 miles E of Alkali Lake PO. 121.40 ha.
- Johnny Sticks Indian Reserve No. 2, on Kirkpatrick Creek 5 miels NE of Alkali Lake PO, 323.80 ha.
- Little Springs Indian Reserve No. 18, 8 miles NE of Alkali Lake PO, W of and adjoining IR No. 8, 284.50 ha.
- Little Springs Indian Reserve No. 8, on Kirkpatrick Creek 7 miles NE of Alkali Lake PO, 194.20 ha.
- Loon Lake Indian Reserve No. 10, 6 miles S of east end of Felker Lake, 121.40 ha.
- Old Clemenes Indian Reserve No. 16, on right bank of the Fraser River, opposite mouth of Alkali Creek, 16.0 ha.
- Pete Suckers Indian Reserve No. 13, 7 miles E of Alkali Lake PO, 566.0 ha.
- Roper's Meadow Indian Reserve No. 14, on a small creek 4 miles eastwards from Alkali Lake PO, 32.40 ha.
- Sampson's Meadow Indian Reserve No. 11, on middle fork of Alkali Creek, 9 miles E of Alkali Creek PO, 324.0 ha.
- Sampson's Meadow Indian Reserve No. 11A, east of and adjoining IR No. 11, 53.0 ha.
- Sandy Harry Indian Reserve No. 4, on middle fork of Alkali Creek 6 miles NE of Alkali Lake PO, 218.50 ha.
- Swan Lake Indian Reserve No. 3, on Kirkpatrick Creek, 8 miles NE of Alkali Lake PO, 72.80 ha.
- Windy Mouth Indian Reserve No. 7, on north shore of Lac La Hache, 2.80 ha.
- Wycott's Flat Indian Reserve No. 6, on left bank of the Fraser River, N of the mouth of Dog Creek, 497.80 ha.
