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Tsartlip First Nation

Tsartlip
Band No. 653
W̱JOȽEȽP
PeopleW̱SÁNEĆ
TreatyDouglas Treaties
HeadquartersBrentwood Bay
ProvinceBritish Columbia
Land[1]
Main reserveSouth Saanich 1
Other reserve(s)
  • Goldstream 13
  • Mayne Island 6
  • Seaus Island 10
Land area3.3 km2
Population (2024)[1]
On reserve540
On other land121
Off reserve407
Total population1068
Government[1]
ChiefDon Tom
Website
tsartlip.com

The Tsartlip First Nation is a First Nation located on the Saanich Peninsula, in Saanich territory on Vancouver Island. They are a member of the Sencot'en Alliance fighting for Native rights.[2] In the 1850s, they were signatories to one of the Douglas Treaties.[3]

The band's reserve and offices are located near and to the north of the town of Brentwood Bay.[4]

  1. ^ "First Nation Detail". Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
  2. ^ "Alliance maps out at-risk treaty lands". CanWest MediaWorks Publications Inc. June 22, 2006. Archived from the original on March 27, 2009. Retrieved July 26, 2009.
  3. ^ "Douglas Treaties: 1850-1854". Executive Council of British Columbia. 2009. Retrieved July 28, 2009.
  4. ^ Band website

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