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Snuneymuxw First Nation is a band of Coast Salish people who have lived along the eastern coast of south-central Vancouver Island for 5,000 years. They speak the Hulquminum lanquage.
The band's traditional territory covers 980 km², but they share 1040 km² of non-exclusive traditional territory with other First Nations.
The band now lives on four reserves near Nanaimo Harbour and Nanaimo River.
The reserves were and are the smallest per capita in British Columbia. The band's population is 1,300, but 65 percent of Sneneymuxw people live off reserve.
The Snuneymuxw were involved in the 1850s Douglas Treaties. Today, they continue to negotiate with the Province of British Columbia for treaty rights.
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