SEMYOME | Semiahmoo First Nation
Community Profile
- The Semiahmoo First Nation is a Coast Salish Indigenous community located in southwestern British Columbia, with historical ties to the Strait of Georgia region.
- Last Updated 2025-05-03 11:42:10 UTC
- Name: Semiahmoo (ISC Code: 569)
- Former Names: Semiahmoo Band, Beach Grove Band
- Band Style: First Nation
- Cultural Area: Coast Salish Territory
- Indigenous Language: Lkwungen (also known as SEMYOME or SENĆOŦEN)
- Number of Registered Members: 104
Governance
Band Council
- GOVERNANCE TYPE: Indian Act
- TERM EXPIRES: 12/27/2026
- CHIEF: HARLEY CHAPPELL
- NUMBER OF COUNCIL MEMBERS:3
- HARLEY CHAPPELL
- JENNINE COOK
- JOANNE CHARLES
Contact Information
- BAND WEBSITE: https://www.semiahmoofirstnation.ca/
- PHONE NUMBER: (604) 536-3101
- FAX NUMBER: (604) 536-6116
- ADDRESS: 16049 BEACH ROAD, SURREY, BC
- EMAILS: mail@semiahmoofirstnation.org
- Chief HARLEY CHAPPELL: semiahmooharley@gmail.com
- Councillor JENNINE COOK: semiahmooJennie@gmail.com
- Councillor JOANNE CHARLES: semiahmoojoanne@gmail.com
- General Band Office: mail@semiahmoofirstnation.org
- Media Contact: mail@semiahmoofirstnation.org
- Referrals Contact: mail@semiahmoofirstnation.org
- 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
- 2005 - Semiahmoo20052006.pdf
- 2004 - Semiahmoo20042005.pdf
- 2003 - Semiahmoo20032004.pdf
- 2002 - Semiahmoo20022003.pdf
- 2001 - Semiahmoo20012002.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
Lands and Traditional Territory
Reserves
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ISC Code: 8047
SEMIAHMOO
129.1 Hectares
NEW WESTMINSTER DIST. SECS 1&2, TP.1,W.C.M., ON SEMIAHMOO BAY, AT THE INTL. BOUNDRAY, 1 MILE S.E. OF WHITE ROCK
[49.0253085, -122.802962]
- Located in southwestern British Columbia
- Traditional lands include Surrey and surrounding coastal regions
- Encompasses areas around Boundary Bay and White Rock
- Historical fishing and gathering territories along Strait of Georgia
- Significant marine and coastal ecosystems
Consultations and Referrals
Band Submissions
Consultation Reports
Band Business Interests
Band Owned Corporations
Court Records
Downloadable Court Decisions
- Semiahmoo Indian Band v. Canada (C.A.)
- Semiahmoo Indian Band v. Canada
- Charles v. Semiahmoo Band Council
- WW v Semiahmoo House Society
- Semiahmoo House Society v. National Automobile, Aerospace, Transportation and General Workers' Union of Canada, Local 114
- WW v Semiahmoo House Society
- Collie v. Semiahmoo Golf Centre Ltd.
Active Court Cases
Media Reports
Media Reports
- 'Colonization 2024': Semiahmoo chief responds to criticism on land
- 3 First Nations seek return of Crown land in Surrey, B.C.
- Indigenous development group plans Langley highrises
- First Nations stake claim to 300 acres of Crown land in Surrey
- BUCHOLTZ: Reconciliation that involves land needs to include all voices
- COLUMN: O Canada, our home on stolen land
- First Nations seek return of land used for popular South Surrey farm
- First Nation taken aback as biofuel plant loses federal backing
- Neighbours rally against proposed biofuel plant on Semiahmoo First Nation’s land
- Non-band residents choose to leave rather than pay $50K to stay on Semiahmoo reserve
- Semiahmoo First Nation members take part in Pulling Together Canoe Journey
- ‘Surrey’ creating two Indigenous cultural hubs
- ‘Before the world was right’: Semiahmoo Chief shares history of P’Quals
- Semiahmoo Secondary students document school’s history with Semiahmoo First Nation in short film
- ‘Canada has to step up’ says federal Indigenous minister during B.C. stop
- I am Semiahmoo, I am Survivor of the Flood – Fort Langley Exhibit
- Public debate over proposed biofuel plant on Semiahmoo First Nation heats up
- Semiahmoo First Nation to open medicinal hemp and cannabis dispensary
- Semiahmoo Bay shellfish harvest could be restored - SFN chief says
- VIDEO: Semiahmoo First Nation dances, history shared on Indigenous Peoples Day
- $14 million announced for Semiahmoo First Nation renewable natural gas facility
- Local First Nations members not in favour of including South Surrey farmland into the ALR
- New B.C. Indigenous learning house looks to bring people together in reconciliation journey
- Indigenous exhibit opens on White Rock waterfront
- Learn the story of P’Quals in White Rock on National Indigenous Peoples Day
- Semiahmoo First Nation charges non-band residents $50K for water
- Land acknowledgement plaques to be installed in every Surrey school
- After 15 years on a boil advisory, the Semiahmoo First Nation is finally getting potable water
- Surrey Schools - Student documentary focuses on Semiahmoo Secondary's history with Semiahmoo First Nation
- Semiahmoo Secondary hosts reconciliation ceremony for Semiahmoo First Nation
- Earl Marriott Secondary Semiahmoo First Nation Pow Wow returns after three-year hiatus
- Semiahmoo First Nation tap water safe to drink again, as 16-year boil water advisory is lifted
- Semiahmoo First Nation opens cannabis dispensary
- White Rock’s city hall permanently raises Semiahmoo First Nation’s flag
- Surrey's Semiahmoo Secondary changes team name after dialogue with First Nation
- Indigenous-led housing project to bring 1,600 new affordable rental homes to BC
- First Nations propose nearly 1,500 homes in four towers next to TransLink's Carvolth bus exchange in Langley
- Story told in Semiahmoo First Nation exhibit one of survival and triumph
- Semiahmoo First Nation declares local state of emergency
- Two festivals combine for a massive FREE summer party in White Rock
- First Nation in Metro Vancouver will finally have clean drinking water in 2021
- COLUMN: O Canada, our home on stolen land
- Semiahmoo First Nation chief considers it an honour to serve on Surrey Police Board
- National Indigenous Peoples Day celebration to return to Cloverdale
- Semiahmoo Secondary, SFN partner for Orange Shirt Day
- Work of Indigenous artist chosen for Surrey’s 2022 public-art street banners
- Surrey police board member’s father is former Hells Angel
- Semiahmoo First Nation gifts the name Xw’epiteng to rename Hall’s Prairie Elementary
- ‘These are our lands’: B.C. First Nation chief on Truth & Reconciliation Day
- Sept. 2 deadline for comment on Semiahmoo First Nation biofuel project
- Art work endorsed for South Surrey Indigenous learning house
- Indigenous exhibit opens on White Rock waterfront
- Indigenous people and policing: New Surrey police force has 'once in a lifetime' chance to reimagine relationship
- Sketch plans unveiled for Snokomish Elementary and addition at Semiahmoo Trail Elementary
- Semiahmoo First Nation begins restoration of former landfill
- Surrey Schools celebrates Coast Salish culture and history on National Indigenous Peoples Day
- Semiahmoo Secondary wins historic provincial senior boys basketball championship in an all-Surrey final
- COLUMN: O Canada, our home on stolen land
- COLUMN: Be thankful for our long-ignored Semiahmoo First Nations stewards
- Totems to Thunderbirds: Semiahmoo Secondary changes team name in reconciliation
- Semiahmoo First Nation chief has no plans to resign from Surrey Police Board
- Canada’s Indigenous Services minister helps celebrate clean drinking water at SFN
- Feds announce $338,000 to help Semiahmoo First Nation improve water
- Semiahmoo First Nation chief considers it an honour to serve on Surrey Police Board
- Semiahmoo First Nation to repatriate 200 ancestors
- Learn the story of P’Quals in White Rock on National Indigenous Peoples Day
- South Surrey Indigenous Carving Centre goes ahead
- Eight works of Indigenous art commissioned for Surrey sites
- Semiahmoo First Nation chief considers it an honour to serve on Surrey Police Board
- Local First Nations members not in favour of including South Surrey farmland into the ALR
- ‘Canada has to step up’ says federal Indigenous minister during B.C. stop
- Semiahmoo First Nation man to pitch toothpaste tablets at Indigenous business competition
- Raising of historic Haida pole comes with apology from B.C. premier
- South Surrey Indigenous Carving Centre goes ahead
- COLUMN: Surrey has far to go in its relationship with First Nations
- EMS/Semiahmoo First Nation Pow Wow
- ‘Canada has to step up’ says federal Indigenous minister during B.C. stop
- Earl Marriott Secondary Semiahmoo First Nation Pow Wow returns after three-year hiatus
- Canadian Holiday Honors the Indigenous Community
- Blaine — Thumbnail History
- Eight works of Indigenous art commissioned for Surrey sites
- Semiahmoo First Nation explores energy efficiency
- Story told in Semiahmoo First Nation exhibit one of survival and triumph
Academic Research
Academic Research
- Semiahmoo Indian Band v. Canada
- Collaborative Restoration of Boundary Bay for Traditional Shellfish Harvest: Shared Waters Alliance
- Shared Waters: restoring shellfish harvest in the trans-boundary watershed of Boundary Bay
- An “Othered” Land Reclamation: Decolonization in Anticipation of Another Great Flood
- The Beauty Underneath: Revitalizing Indigenous Shellfish Harvest in Semiahmoo Bay
- The" really real" border and the divided Salish community
- The Stevens Seated Figure Bowl, Then the Fulford Harbour Bowl, Now the Semiahmoo Bowl
- Cultural expressions and landscape: Semiahmoo First Nation reserve
- Prologue: My Current Perspective
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- The beauty underneath: A critical coastal governance approach to revitalize indigenous shellfish harvest
- The Beauty Underneath: Revitalizing Indigenous Shellfish Harvest in Semiahmoo Bay
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