It was created when the government of the then-Colony of British Columbia established an Indian reserve system in the 1860s.
The Williams Lake First Nation has not signed any treaty with any settler-colonial political entity, nor has it ceded any land and let go its territorial claims.
Once a final agreement is signed between the Tribal Council, Canada, and British Columbia, it is expected that the Indian Reserves will be abolished, the territories under jurisdiction of Williams Lake First Nation will expand significantly, and former reserves will be absorbed into settlement land under sovereignty of Williams Lake First Nation.
[2] Download coordinates as: The Williams Lake Band has eight reserve landsites in British Columbia.
These reserves are expected to be abolished and absorbed into settlement lands, after the signing of a final agreement.