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Pópkw’em | Popkum First Nation

The Popkum First Nation is a First Nations band government located in southwestern British Columbia, situated in the traditional territory of Coast Salish peoples.

POPULATION

13

Rank #634 nationally

GEOGRAPHY

1.8 KM²

Rank #547 nationally

BAND COUNCIL TERM

Indefinite

Term Expiration

Conflict Score

Community Profile

Overview

Last Updated 2025-10-27 18:58:21 UTC

Name

Popkum First Nation (ISC Code: 585)

Former Names

Popkum Band

Band Style

First Nations

Cultural Area

Coast Salish Territory

Indigenous Language

Halkomelem

Number of Registered Members

13

Band Website

Not Available

Phone Number

(604) 846-1988

Fax Number

(604) 824-5326

Address

54941 JULSETH ROAD, POPKUM, BC

General Email

Not Available

Band Council

Governance Type

Not Applicable

Chief

JAMES MURPHY

Term Expires

Not Applicable

Number of Council Members

1

JAMES MURPHY

Chief

📧 Email not available

📞 Phone not available

Administrative Contacts

Financial Overview

No expert reports available yet.

Band Financial Statements

2024 - Report Not Available

2023 - Report Not Available

2022 - Report Not Available

2021 - Report Not Available

2020 - Report Not Available

2019 - Report Not Available

2018 - Report Not Available

2017 - Report Not Available

2016 - Audited consolidated financial statements

2015 - Audited consolidated financial statements

2014 - Audited consolidated financial statements

2013 - Audited consolidated financial statements

2011 - Popkum First Nation20112012.pdf

2007 - Popkum First Nation20072008.pdf

2006 - Popkum First Nation20062007.pdf

2005 - Popkum First Nation20052006.pdf

2004 - Popkum First Nation20042005.pdf

Band Council Remuneration

2024 - Report Not Available

2023 - Report Not Available

2022 - Report Not Available

2021 - Report Not Available

2020 - Report Not Available

2019 - Report Not Available

2018 - Report Not Available

2017 - Report Not Available

2016 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses

2015 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses

2014 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses

2013 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses

Band Owned Corporations

No Content Available

Laws, Bylaws, and Codes

No content available

Intergovernmental Agreements

No content available

Active Court Cases

No active court cases at this time.

Downloadable Court Records

Popkum First Nation v. Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada

Popkum First Nation v. Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada

Popkum First Nation v. Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada

Location Map

Reserves

ISC Code: 9657
PEKW'XE:YLES (PECKQUAYLIS)
10.3 Hectares

[49.1434849, -122.2745945]
ISC Code: 8366
POPKUM 2
8.6 Hectares

[49.1837177, -121.7451795]
ISC Code: 8083
POPKUM 1
141.1 Hectares
YALE DISTRICT, IN TP.3,R.28,W.6M, ON LEFT BANK OF THE FRASER RIVER, 2 MILES NORTHEAST OF BRIDAL FALLS
[49.191622, -121.738538]
ISC Code: 10235
COQUALEETZA
23.4 Hectares
CHILLIWACK NEW WESTMINSTER DISCTRICT
[nil, nil]

Media Reports

'Remain on alert': More wildfire activity expected across Canada, experts say

Additional subdivisions eyed for Popkum and Rosedale

Chilliwack gondola project has support from Indigenous groups and local politicians

Sources for our Tracking Trans Mountain database

Three new primary care networks to boost health in Chilliwack, Fraser Canyon

We’ve got new Trans Mountain data and we’re sharing it

Electric Love music festival working to decrease noise for Agassiz, Popkum

Indigenous art unveiled at Chilliwack City Hall

Foul play suspected after body found in burning vehicle in Popkum, B.C.

52 First Nations risk losing funding for not complying with transparency law

Government settles land claim for Seabird reserve gaffe

Charge laid after weekend crash near Chilliwack

Highway 1 east of Chilliwack to Hope now open

Firehall fundraiser by Timothy Christian students Saturday at Popkum roundabout

IHIT takes over on Popkum explosion

Firefighter attends citizenship ceremony while on front lines of B.C. wildfire

Federal Funding For FVRD Infrastructure Projects

Pedestrian struck, killed on Highway 1 near Popkum

Popkum Fire Department Food Drive on tap

2024 BC Election: Chilliwack, Hope, and the Eastern Fraser Valley ridings, candidates, and polling info

Rice and noodle restaurant coming to Popkum

FVRD to ask B.C. govt. to review and select gondola or ski area proposal, east of Chilliwack

RCMP, firefighters respond to fire in Agassiz; blaze could be suspicious

Beyond the bands: The evolution of Stó:lō governance from the '90s to today

Trans Mountain work in Hope could cause noise and odours

Chilliwack man keeps history alive by digitizing book about Popkum, Rosedale

Canada and seven Fraser Valley First Nations settle historic claim

Transforming primary care in Chilliwack, surrounding areas

Lets’emot Regional Recreation and Aquatic Centre Construction Commencement

BC’s first mobile OPS in a First Nations community opens in Cheam

Kent council probes possibilites for HandyDART transport

Former principal organizes a trip through Lower Mainland history, in a Porsche

Firefighter attends citizenship ceremony while on front lines of B.C. wildfire

VIDEO: MP Vis advocates for Agassiz pool facility before Parliament

We’ve got new Trans Mountain data and we’re sharing it

Funding will support local volunteer fire departments, keep people safe

Taking a Stick to First Nations Secrecy

(PDF) The Healing Power of Storytelling: Finding Identity Through Narrative

‘Read the story’: Popkum, Rosedale history archive now available online

Chilliwack gondola project has support from Indigenous groups and local politicians

Why Fraser River oil spill took nearly 3 months to start cleaning

Tiyt Tribe First Nations and Canada strengthen nation-to-nation relationship with signing of Letter of Understanding

Proposed Bridal Veil Resort east of Chilliwack estimates it will open by end of this decade

Government settles land claim for Seabird reserve gaffe

2024 BC Election: Chilliwack, Hope, and the Eastern Fraser Valley ridings, candidates, and polling info

South Mission Integrated Planning Study

Academic Research

Recognizing the diversity of BC's First Nations languages

How First Nations Benefit from

BC First Nations children: Our families, our communities, our future

Stó: lō Connect: A Case Study in Collaborative First Nation Referral Management

The power of place, the problem of time: Aboriginal identity and historical consciousness in the cauldron of colonialism

The anathema of aggregation: Toward 21st-century self-government in the Coast Salish world

Institutional Change on Canadian First Nation Reserves: Adoption of the Framework Agreement on First Nation Land Management

“I Can Lift Her Up…”: Fred Ewen's Narrative Complexity.”

The Governance of the British Columbia Assembly of First Nations: A Strategy for getting out from under the Indian Act

First Nations community well-being in Canada: The community well-being index (CWB), 2001

The power of place, the problem of time: Aboriginal identity and historical consciousness in the cauldron of colonialism

Stó: lō Connect: A Case Study in Collaborative First Nation Referral Management

The power of place, the problem of time: Aboriginal identity and historical consciousness in the cauldron of colonialism

The power of place, the problem of time: Aboriginal identity and historical consciousness in the cauldron of colonialism

The power of place, the problem of time: Aboriginal identity and historical consciousness in the cauldron of colonialism

The power of place, the problem of time: Aboriginal identity and historical consciousness in the cauldron of colonialism

The power of place, the problem of time: Aboriginal identity and historical consciousness in the cauldron of colonialism

The poetics of land and identity among British Columbia Indigenous peoples

First Nations community well-being in Canada: The community well-being index (CWB), 2001

The power of place, the problem of time: Aboriginal identity and historical consciousness in the cauldron of colonialism

How First Nations Benefit from

Institutional Change on Canadian First Nation Reserves: Adoption of the Framework Agreement on First Nation Land Management

The poetics of land and identity among British Columbia Indigenous peoples

The power of place, the problem of time: Aboriginal identity and historical consciousness in the cauldron of colonialism

The poetics of land and identity among British Columbia Indigenous peoples

The power of place, the problem of time: Aboriginal identity and historical consciousness in the cauldron of colonialism

The poetics of land and identity among British Columbia Indigenous peoples

The power of place, the problem of time: Aboriginal identity and historical consciousness in the cauldron of colonialism

The poetics of land and identity among British Columbia Indigenous peoples

The power of place, the problem of time: Aboriginal identity and historical consciousness in the cauldron of colonialism

The poetics of land and identity among British Columbia Indigenous peoples

The power of place, the problem of time: Aboriginal identity and historical consciousness in the cauldron of colonialism

The poetics of land and identity among British Columbia Indigenous peoples

The power of place, the problem of time: Aboriginal identity and historical consciousness in the cauldron of colonialism

The poetics of land and identity among British Columbia Indigenous peoples

The power of place, the problem of time: Aboriginal identity and historical consciousness in the cauldron of colonialism

The poetics of land and identity among British Columbia Indigenous peoples

The power of place, the problem of time: Aboriginal identity and historical consciousness in the cauldron of colonialism

The power of place, the problem of time: Aboriginal identity and historical consciousness in the cauldron of colonialism

The poetics of land and identity among British Columbia Indigenous peoples

The poetics of land and identity among British Columbia Indigenous peoples

The power of place, the problem of time: Aboriginal identity and historical consciousness in the cauldron of colonialism

The poetics of land and identity among British Columbia Indigenous peoples

The power of place, the problem of time: Aboriginal identity and historical consciousness in the cauldron of colonialism

The poetics of land and identity among British Columbia Indigenous peoples

The power of place, the problem of time: Aboriginal identity and historical consciousness in the cauldron of colonialism

The poetics of land and identity among British Columbia Indigenous peoples

The poetics of land and identity among British Columbia Indigenous peoples

The power of place, the problem of time: Aboriginal identity and historical consciousness in the cauldron of colonialism

The poetics of land and identity among British Columbia Indigenous peoples

First Nations community well-being in Canada: The community well-being index (CWB), 2001

The power of place, the problem of time: Aboriginal identity and historical consciousness in the cauldron of colonialism

The poetics of land and identity among British Columbia Indigenous peoples

The power of place, the problem of time: Aboriginal identity and historical consciousness in the cauldron of colonialism

The poetics of land and identity among British Columbia Indigenous peoples

The power of place, the problem of time: Aboriginal identity and historical consciousness in the cauldron of colonialism

The poetics of land and identity among British Columbia Indigenous peoples

The power of place, the problem of time: Aboriginal identity and historical consciousness in the cauldron of colonialism

The poetics of land and identity among British Columbia Indigenous peoples

“I Can Lift Her Up…”: Fred Ewan's Narrative Complexity.”

The power of place, the problem of time: Aboriginal identity and historical consciousness in the cauldron of colonialism

The poetics of land and identity among British Columbia Indigenous peoples

“I Can Lift Her Up…”: Fred Ewan's Narrative Complexity.”

The power of place, the problem of time: Aboriginal identity and historical consciousness in the cauldron of colonialism

The poetics of land and identity among British Columbia Indigenous peoples

“I Can Lift Her Up…”: Fred Ewan's Narrative Complexity.”

The power of place, the problem of time: Aboriginal identity and historical consciousness in the cauldron of colonialism

The poetics of land and identity among British Columbia Indigenous peoples

“I Can Lift Her Up…”: Fred Ewan's Narrative Complexity.”

The power of place, the problem of time: Aboriginal identity and historical consciousness in the cauldron of colonialism

The poetics of land and identity among British Columbia Indigenous peoples

“I Can Lift Her Up…”: Fred Ewan's Narrative Complexity.”

The power of place, the problem of time: Aboriginal identity and historical consciousness in the cauldron of colonialism

The poetics of land and identity among British Columbia Indigenous peoples

“I Can Lift Her Up…”: Fred Ewan's Narrative Complexity.”

The power of place, the problem of time: Aboriginal identity and historical consciousness in the cauldron of colonialism

The poetics of land and identity among British Columbia Indigenous peoples

“I Can Lift Her Up…”: Fred Ewan's Narrative Complexity.”

The power of place, the problem of time: Aboriginal identity and historical consciousness in the cauldron of colonialism

The poetics of land and identity among British Columbia Indigenous peoples

The poetics of land and identity among British Columbia Indigenous peoples

“I Can Lift Her Up…”: Fred Ewan's Narrative Complexity.”

The power of place, the problem of time: Aboriginal identity and historical consciousness in the cauldron of colonialism

The poetics of land and identity among British Columbia Indigenous peoples

“I Can Lift Her Up…”: Fred Ewan's Narrative Complexity.”

The power of place, the problem of time: Aboriginal identity and historical consciousness in the cauldron of colonialism

The poetics of land and identity among British Columbia Indigenous peoples

“I Can Lift Her Up…”: Fred Ewan's Narrative Complexity.”

The power of place, the problem of time: Aboriginal identity and historical consciousness in the cauldron of colonialism

The poetics of land and identity among British Columbia Indigenous peoples

“I Can Lift Her Up…”: Fred Ewan's Narrative Complexity.”

The power of place, the problem of time: Aboriginal identity and historical consciousness in the cauldron of colonialism

The poetics of land and identity among British Columbia Indigenous peoples

“I Can Lift Her Up…”: Fred Ewan's Narrative Complexity.”

The power of place, the problem of time: Aboriginal identity and historical consciousness in the cauldron of colonialism

The poetics of land and identity among British Columbia Indigenous peoples

“I Can Lift Her Up…”: Fred Ewan's Narrative Complexity.”

The power of place, the problem of time: Aboriginal identity and historical consciousness in the cauldron of colonialism

The poetics of land and identity among British Columbia Indigenous peoples

Band Publications

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Third Party Reports

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