Tsu-bah ah-sats | Ts'uubaa-asatx First Nations

A First Nations band located in the Lake Cowichan area of Vancouver Island, with a rich Indigenous cultural heritage.

POPULATION

Rank #631 nationally

GEOGRAPHY

0.4 KM²

Rank #580 nationally

BAND COUNCIL TERM

Indefinite

Term Expiration

Conflict Score

Community Profile

Overview

Last Updated 2025-08-05 10:31:49 UTC

Name

Ts'uubaa-asatx (ISC Code: 643)

Former Names

Lake Cowichan First Nation

Band Style

First Nations

Cultural Area

Vancouver Island Coast

Indigenous Language

Hul'qumi'num

Number of Registered Members

Band Website

https://www.tsuubaaasatx.ca/

Phone Number

(250) 749-3301

Fax Number

(250) 749-4286

Address

313B DEER ROAD, PO BOX 159, LAKE COWICHAN, BC

General Email

Not Available

Band Council

Governance Type

Not Applicable

Chief

MELANIE LIVINGSTONE

Term Expires

Not Applicable

Number of Council Members

MELANIE LIVINGSTONE

Chief Councillor

📧 Email not available

📞 Phone not available

CAROLE LIVINGSTONE

Councillor

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📞 Phone not available

SHERRY LIVINGSTONE

Councillor

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Administrative Contacts

Financial Overview

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Band Financial Statements

2024 - Report Not Available

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

2012 - Ts'uubaa-asatx20122013.pdf

2011 - Ts'uubaa-asatx20112012.pdf

2010 - Ts'uubaa-asatx20102011.pdf

2009 - Ts'uubaa-asatx20092010.pdf

2008 - Ts'uubaa-asatx20082009.pdf

2007 - Ts'uubaa-asatx20072008.pdf

2006 - Ts'uubaa-asatx20062007.pdf

2005 - Ts'uubaa-asatx20052006.pdf

2004 - Ts'uubaa-asatx20042005.pdf

2003 - Ts'uubaa-asatx20032004.pdf

2001 - Ts'uubaa-asatx20012002.pdf

Band Council Remuneration

2024 - Report Not Available

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

Band Owned Corporations

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Laws, Bylaws, and Codes

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Intergovernmental Agreements

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Active Court Cases

No active court cases at this time.

Downloadable Court Records

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Location Map

Reserves

ISC Code: 8350
COWICHAN LAKE
41.7 Hectares
COWICHAN LAKE DISTRICT, ON NORTH SHORE OF COWICHAN LAKE, NEAR ITS OUTLET, PARTLY ON SECTION 5
[48.8258118, -124.054167]

News Coverage Summary

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Media Reports

Province transfers 31 hectares of Crown land at Lake Cowichan to Ts’uubaa-asatx Nation

Ts’uubaa-asatx receive $6.2 million to build new reservoir

Ts'uubaa-asatx plans new waterfront gathering place on Cowichan Lake

Ts’uubaa-asatx receive $6.2 million to build new reservoir at Cowichan Lake

Ts'uubaa-asatx plans new waterfront gathering place on Cowichan Lake

UVic signs collaboration agreement with Ts’uubaa-asatx Nation

Ts'uubaa-asatx plans new waterfront gathering place on Cowichan Lake

Snuneymuxw First Nation, B.C. advance reconciliation through new agreements

Ts’uubaa-asatx, B.C. reach reconciliation goal

Vote on future of Island rail corridor prompts First Nation board members to resign

Province transfers 31 hectares of Crown land at Lake Cowichan to Ts’uubaa-asatx Nation

Lake Cowichan First Nation recognized for excellence

Province transfers 31 hectares of Crown land at Lake Cowichan to Ts’uubaa-asatx Nation

After 26 years, Hul’qumi’num treaty negotiations move to Stage 5

Annual cut in TFL 46 drops, as volumes show a decline in old growth logging

Province transfers 31 hectares of Crown land at Lake Cowichan to Ts’uubaa-asatx Nation

Kw’umut Lelum opens Duncan service hub

New Mini-Pitches, Whitecaps Indigenous Peoples Celebration Match

Feds fork over $300,000 for Cowichan Lake marina project

Ts’uubaa-asatx’s development plans move forward at Cowichan Lake

Delegated Aboriginal Agency Kw’umut Lelum opens service hub in Duncan

First Nations board members resign from Island Corridor Foundation board

VIDEO: Inside Lake Cowichan’s Nuu-chah-nulth culture with carver Joshua Watts

After 26 years, Vancouver Island First Nations group moves to final treaty negotiations

First Nation's quarry plan near Lake Cowichan raises alarms

Cheyenne Arnold-Cunningham

Lake Cowichan celebrates recognition of Ts’uubaa-asatx people

Ts’uubaa-asatx First Nation’s projects springing up in Cowichan Lake area

UVic enters 5-year agreement with Ts’uubaa-asatx First Nation

Ts’uubaa-asatx Nation settles land claim

UVic signs agreement with Ts'uubaa-asatx Nation - University of Victoria

Academic Research

Legal Entanglements in Place: Hul'q'umi'num'law, provincial jurisdiction and the protection of Hw'teshutsun, a Hul'q'umi'num'cultural landscape

Braiding A/r/tography & Métissage: Thinking together on the work of Sonny Assu

Indigenous Curriculum Resource Centre Classification

Fashion (s) from the Northwest Coast: Nuu-chah-nulth design iterations

Into the Continent

Coast Salish foods gathered on clam gardens and rocky intertidal beaches

Working People Built This Archive: The IWA Archive and Woodworker History

HELEN'S PATH I grew up as a second-generation Canadian and settler after my mother and father, born in South and North Korea, immigrated to Canada in the …

Re-creation through recreation: Exploring contemporary perspectives of Indigenous leisure

LISA BAILE NATURE RESERVE MANAGEMENT PLAN NORTH

HELEN'S PATH I grew up as a second-generation Canadian and settler after my mother and father, born in South and North Korea, immigrated to Canada in the …

Into the Continent

HELEN'S PATH I grew up as a second-generation Canadian and settler after my mother and father, born in South and North Korea, immigrated to Canada in the …

Legal Entanglements in Place: Hul'q'umi'num'law, provincial jurisdiction and the protection of Hw'teshutsun, a Hul'q'umi'num'cultural landscape

Working People Built This Archive: The IWA Archive and Woodworker History

HELEN'S PATH I grew up as a second-generation Canadian and settler after my mother and father, born in South and North Korea, immigrated to Canada in the …

Indigenous Curriculum Resource Centre Classification

HELEN'S PATH I grew up as a second-generation Canadian and settler after my mother and father, born in South and North Korea, immigrated to Canada in the …

Into the Continent

From Decolonizing to Indigenizing

Band Publications

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Third Party Reports

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