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220:a.k.a. the Oweekeno people reside in the area of
300:Katit Indian Reserve No. 1, on the banks of the
470:BC Names/GeoBC entry "Katit 1 (Indian reserve)"
499:First Nations governments in British Columbia
188:whose traditional territory is the shores of
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432:"First Nation Detail"
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132:Government
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