| People | St'at'imc |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Lillooet |
| Province |  British Columbia |
| Land[1] | |
| Main reserve | Fountain 1 |
| Other reserve(s) | List
|
| Land area | 15.81 km2 |
| Population (2025)[1] | |
| On reserve | 258 |
| On other land | 144 |
| Off reserve | 736 |
| Total population | 1138 |
| Government[1] | |
| Chief | Darrell Bob Sr. |
| Tribal Council[1] | |
| Lillooet Tribal Council | |
| Website | |
| xaxlip | |
Xaxli'p,[1] (Lillooet:xáxl̓ǝpamx)[2] also known as theFountain or theFountain Indian Band, is aFirst Nations government located in theCentral Interior-Fraser Canyon region of theCanadian province ofBritish Columbia. It is a member of theLillooet Tribal Council, which is the largest grouping of band governments of theSt'at'imc people (aka the Lillooet people).
The offices of the Xaxli'p band government are located atFountain, about 10 miles up theFraser Canyon from the town ofLillooet. Fountain is known in theSt'at'imcets language asCácl'ep orXaxli'p.
The Chief is Colleen Jacob and Councillors are Chester Alec, Bernard John, Shonna Jacob, Rena Joseph, Curtis Joseph, and Pauline Michell.[3]
The Xaxli'p entered theBritish Columbia Treaty Process in December 1993. The parties signed a framework agreement (stage 3 of the six-stage process) in November 1997.
They focused on internal research, including substantial work on a traditional use study and an ecosystem-based plan for their territory. They resumed negotiations in July 2000, and the parties worked towards interim agreements, including a water quality study and a community forest pilot agreement. In March 2001, the Xaxli'p left the negotiating table, according to the provincial government.[4]
Xaxl'ip Chief Thomas Adolph signed theDeclaration of the Lillooet Tribe[5] and travelled to Ottawa to express grievances over land rights as a member of the 1916 delegation of the newly formedIndian Rights Association.[6]
The registered population of the Xaxli'pemc (people of Xaxli'p) in 2013 was 1,004, 609 of whom live off-reserve.[7] Of the on-reserve population in 2006, the median age for males was 28.7 versus 39.5 for females.[8]