Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs, Province of British Columbia

Anderson Lake


Located on 804 hectares at the head of Anderson Lake, about 40 km west of Lillooet. Named after Alexander Caulfield Anderson who was commissioned in 1858 to survey a route from the lower Fraser River, via Harrison Lake and Lillooet to the upper Fraser. The reserves for the band were established on September 5, 1881.

The Anderson Lake Band is part of the Salishan linguistic group.

General Information

Affiliation

Affiliated with In-SHUCK-ch/N'Quatqua.


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