It was created when the government of the then-Colony of British Columbia established an Indian reserve system in the 1860s.
In the 1960s/1970s, the band had a population of 350, but 100 of their children were removed by child welfare authorities as part of the Sixties Scoop.
The protest involved a march with hundreds of First Nations people, through downtown Vancouver.
The protest brought a positive result for the Spallumcheen community, the Provincial and Federal governments’ allowed the Band to have control over their own child welfare system.
The reason they were able to grant the Band this autonomy was due to a provision in The Indian Act by-laws.