Band Council

• GOVERNANCE TYPE: Not Applicable
• TERM EXPIRES: 06/30/2025
• CHIEF: ALICE MCKAY
• NUMBER OF COUNCIL MEMBERS:3
• ALICE MCKAY
• BRENDA MORGAN
• LOUIS MARTIN JULIAN

Contact Information

• BAND WEBSITE: /nations/449-matsqui-first-nation
• PHONE NUMBER: (604) 826-6145
• FAX NUMBER: (604) 826-7009
• ADDRESS: PO BOX 10, MATSQUI, BC
• EMAILS:
• Chief ALICE MCKAY:
• Councillor BRENDA MORGAN:
• Councillor LOUIS MARTIN JULIAN:
• General Band Office:
• Media Contact:
• Referrals Contact:
• Websites

Band Financial Statements

• 2023 - Audited consolidated financial statements
• 2022 - Audited consolidated financial statements
• 2021 - Audited consolidated financial statements
• 2020 - Audited consolidated financial statements
• 2019 - Audited consolidated financial statements
• 2018 - Audited consolidated financial statements
• 2017 - Audited consolidated financial statements
• 2016 - Audited consolidated financial statements
• 2015 - Audited consolidated financial statements
• 2014 - Audited consolidated financial statements
• 2013 - Audited consolidated financial statements
• 2012 - Matsqui First Nation20122013.pdf
• 2011 - Matsqui First Nation20112012.pdf
• 2010 - Matsqui First Nation20102011.pdf
• 2009 - Matsqui First Nation20092010.pdf
• 2008 - Matsqui First Nation20082009.pdf
• 2007 - Matsqui First Nation20072008.pdf
• 2006 - Matsqui First Nation20062007.pdf
• 2005 - Matsqui First Nation20052006.pdf
• 2004 - Matsqui First Nation20042005.pdf
• 2003 - Matsqui First Nation20032004.pdf
• 2002 - Matsqui First Nation20022003.pdf
• 2001 - Matsqui First Nation20012002.pdf

Band Council Remuneration

• 2023 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
• 2022 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
• 2021 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
• 2020 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
• 2019 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
• 2018 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
• 2017 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
• 2016 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
• 2015 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
• 2014 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
• 2013 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses

Laws, Bylaws, and Codes

Intergovernmental Agreements

Band Submissions

Consultation Reports

Band Owned Corporations

Downloadable Court Decisions

• Sidon v. Matsqui First Nation
• Norris v. Matsqui First Nation
• Matsqui First Nation v. Canada (Attorney General)
• Matsqui First Nation v. Canada (Attorney General)

Active Court Cases

Media Reports

• Matsqui First Nation calls for Sumas Prairie flood study
• Bill creating new oversight body to track reconciliation efforts poised to become law
• Fort Langley celebrates National Indigenous Peoples Day
• Canucks to Recognize National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
• Matsqui First Nation receives $59M for loss of land 116 years ago
• Ottawa reaches $59M settlement with Matsqui First Nation for 1909 land seizure
• Matsqui First Nation receives $59M for lands taken by power company in 1908
• First Nation in B.C. received $59M compensation package over land taken away in 1908
• $59M for Matsqui First Nation in land claim settlement
• Historic agreement brings together municipal, provincial, First Nations governments
• Historic agreement signed in Mission transfers 60 hectares of Crown land back to First Nations
• Matsqui First Nation makes claim for loss of reserve land dating back 155 years
• Former Matsqui-Sumas-Abbotsford Hospital Lands Returned to Matsqui First Nation
• B.C. First Nation makes claim for sale of reserve lands 150 years ago
• Feds pay First Nation in B.C. $147M over loss of water rights
• 148 acres of Lower Mainland public lands transferred to First Nations
• The Bridge
• City Partners with Local First Nations to Deliver Indigenous Guardians Training Program
• Matsqui First Nation plan rental housing at former MSA hospital site in central Abbotsford
• Federal government reaches $7M settlement with ?aqam First Nation in B.C.
• NHL, Canadian teams recognize National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
• Fort Langley celebrates National Indigenous Peoples Day
• Indigenous Relations | City of Mission
• New non-profit formed in anticipation of negotiations with Canada over TMX purchase
• Mission, B.C. and the province sign land deal with local First Nations
• $19 million investment to fortify Fraser River bank and Matsqui Dike against erosion
• Beer column: A pair of Indigenous-owned BC breweries you can visit on the same day
• Langley City to open meetings with statement about ‘unceded’ First Nations territory
• Langley Township council to acknowledge indigenous territory during meetings
• ‘Valley Rainbow’ featured at Abbotsford Sunflower Festival
• Potential demolition of St. Mary's Residential School in Mission years away
• Bill creating new oversight body to track reconciliation efforts poised to become law
• Federal government reaches $59M settlement with B.C. First Nation over land seizure
• Matsqui First Nation receives $59M for loss of land 116 years ago
• Matsqui First Nation files claim against federal government for sale of reserve lands in Abbotsford 150 years ago
• Abbotsford, Chilliwack, First Nations and province sign flood-mitigation framework
• ‘Brushing ceremony’ held at Foundry Abbotsford for new Aboriginal carving
• Pair of Abbotsford elementary schools being renamed
• Potential demolition of St. Mary's Residential School in Mission years away
• Locating pipeline on reserve may increase oversight, Matsqui say
• Matsqui First Nation files claim against federal government for sale of reserve lands in Abbotsford 150 years ago
• We’ve got new Trans Mountain data and we’re sharing it
• Abbotsford, Chilliwack, First Nations and province sign flood-mitigation framework
• BC City, Local First Nations Partner To Deliver Forestry Field Training Program
• Brand new Indigenous-led forestry training program commenced with ceremony at Mission’s Heritage Park
• Bill creating new oversight body to track reconciliation efforts poised to become law
• Potential demolition of St. Mary's Residential School in Mission years away
• Federal government reaches $59M settlement with B.C. First Nation over land seizure
• Bill creating new oversight body to track reconciliation efforts poised to become law
• Another FN group wants in on Trans Mountain pipeline
• Historic agreement signed in Mission transfers 60 hectares of Crown land back to First Nations
• Aboriginal success stories: Businesses, communities and individuals across Canada are celebrated in RBC's 7th annual "A Chosen Journey"
• Historic agreement signed in Mission transfers 60 hectares of Crown land back to First Nations
• Monday, June 26, 2023 - The issue with land acknowledgements
• Bill creating new oversight body to track reconciliation efforts poised to become law
• Update on the Í:xel Sq'eq'ó (Together We Paddle) Agreement
• Liberals name Jeff Howe candidate for Mission-Matsqui-Abbotsford

Academic Research

• In Defence of the First Nations Fiscal Management Act
• Letsemot,“Togetherness”: Exploring how connection to land, water, and territory influences health and wellness with First Nations Knowledge Keepers and youth in …
• A review on solid waste management in Canadian First Nations communities: Policy, practices, and challenges
• Recognizing the diversity of BC's First Nations languages
• The first nations of British Columbia: an anthropological survey
• Cleaner Waste Systems
• The rise of the first nations land management regime in Canada: A critical analysis
• Leading by action: Female chiefs and the political landscape
• Factors Affecting Indigenous Student Motivation in K-12 Public Schools in British Columbia
• Approaches to Indigenous Community History: Mapping the Cemetery at Soowahlie First Nation
• The first nations of British Columbia: an anthropological survey
• The first nations of British Columbia: an anthropological survey
• The first nations of British Columbia: an anthropological survey
• The first nations of British Columbia: an anthropological survey
• The first nations of British Columbia: an anthropological survey
• The first nations of British Columbia: an anthropological survey
• The first nations of British Columbia: an anthropological survey
• On whose territory does our school district reside? Beginning steps toward relationship development with urban First Nations
• On whose territory does our school district reside? Beginning steps toward relationship development with urban First Nations
• The first nations of British Columbia: an anthropological survey
• The first nations of British Columbia: an anthropological survey
• The first nations of British Columbia: an anthropological survey
• The first nations of British Columbia: an anthropological survey
• The first nations of British Columbia: an anthropological survey
• The first nations of British Columbia: an anthropological survey
• The first nations of British Columbia: an anthropological survey
• The first nations of British Columbia: an anthropological survey
• The first nations of British Columbia: an anthropological survey