Sliammon Treaty Society
Governance
Political History
Elected Chief and Council
Tribal Council Affiliations
Population Estimates
Elected Chief and Councils
Chief Tom Timothy (1929 – 1951) 22 years/11 terms
Council: Johnny Bob, Billy Charlie, Dan Harry, Alec Louie, Jimmy Peters, Jim Timothy Sr. *no records of who served which years
Council: Bill Galligos, Johnny George, Jimmy Harry, George Louie
Chief Charles Peters (1951 – 1954) 2 years/1 term
Council: Johnny George, Gabriel Harry (George Blaney & Jim Peters were recollected during this term)
Chief Jimmy Peters (1954 – 1959) 5 years/2 terms
Council: Noel G. Harry, Joe D. Paul (1954)
Bill Galligos, Alex Louie (1956)
Chief Bill Galligos (1959 – 1963) 4 years/2 terms
Council: George Blaney, Noel G. Harry (1959)
George Blaney, Jimmy Harry, George Louie, Elsie Paul (1961)
Chief Leslie Adams (1963 – 1971) 8 years/4 terms
Council: Donald Galligos, Norman Gallagher, Johnny Hackett (1963)
Norman Gallagher, Corrine Mitchell, Joe Mitchell (1965)
Thomas August, Johnny George, Eugene Louie (1967)
Donald Galligos, Johnny George, Moses Wilson (1969)
Chief Joseph Mitchell (1971 – 1983) 12 years/6 terms
Council: Johnny George, John Louie, Charlie Timothy, Moses Wilson (1971)
Gilbert Francis, Eugene Louie, Larry Louie, Charlie Timothy (1973)
Leslie Adams, Gilbert Francis, Eugene Louie, Larry Louie (1975)
Leslie Adams, Gilbert Francis, Eugene Louie, Larry Louie (1977)
Leslie Adams, Gilbert Francis, Eugene Louie, Larry Louie (1979)
Leslie Adams, Rose Adams, Gilbert Francis, Richard Harry (1981)
Chief Moses Dominic (1983 – 1985) 2-years/1 term
Council: Leslie Adams, Calvin E. Harry, Robert Harry, Elsie Paul
Chief Dennis Francis (1985 – 1986) 1 year/1 term
Council: Johnny Hackett, Robert Harry, Eugene Louie, Elsie Paul
Chief Roy Francis (1986 – 1988) 2 years/1 term
Council: Glynis Galligos, Calvin E. Harry, Eugene Louie, Lindsay Louie,
Donald Wilson
Chief Robert Harry (1988 – 1990) 2 years/1 term
Council: Johnny Hackett, Calvin E. Harry, Larry Louie, Sandy Point,
Jack Timothy Jr.
Chief Eugene Louie (1990 – 1994) 4 years/2 terms
Council: Leslie Adams, Gilbert Francis, Lindsay Louie, Joe Mitchell, Walter Paul,
Denise Smith (1990)
John Louie, Lindsay Louie, Joe Mitchell, Walter Paul, Denise Smith,
Donald Wilson, Lorraine Wilson (1992)
Chief Denise Smith (1994 – 1996) 2 years/1 term
Council: Norman Gallagher, John Hackett, David Louie, John Louie, Lindsay
Louie, Walter Paul, Sandy Point
Chief Brian Hackett (1996 – 1998) 2 years/1 term
Council: John Hackett, John Louie, Walter Paul, Bruce Point, Sandy Point,
Denise Smith, Kerri Timothy, Lorraine Wilson
Chief Denise Smith (1998 – 2000) 2 years/1 term
Council: Grace Adams, Kevin Blaney, Norman Gallagher, Maynard Harry,
Lindsay Louie, Walter Paul, Bruce Point, Donna Tom
Chief Bruce Point (2000 – 2002) 2 years/1 term
Council: Gloria Francis, Norman Gallagher, Steven Galligos, Lawrence Harry,
Maynard Harry, Walter Paul, Donna Tom, Clint Williams
Chief Maynard Harry (2002-2004)
Council: Kevin Blaney, Gloria Francis, Steven Galligos, Brian Hackett, Walter
Paul, Bruce Point, Denise Smith, Donna Tom
Chief Walter Paul (2004-Present)
Council: Grace Adams, Gloria Francis, Steven Galligos, Eugene Louie, Vern Pielle, Bruce
Point, Tracy Timothy, Clint Wlliams, Allison Wilson
1960’ s – Formation of Tribal Councils throughout the Province
Sunshine Coast Tribal Council (1967 – 1972)
Member Bands: Homalco, Klahoose, Sechelt, Sliammon
Desolation Sound Tribal Council (1972 - 1988)
Member Bands: Homalco, Klahoose, Sliammon
Sliammon Band (1988 – 1994)
Member Bands: stand-alone entity
Alliance Tribal Council (1994 - 2001)
Member Bands: Chemainus, Halalt, Homalco, Klahoose, Snuneymuxw,
Tsawwassen, Tsleil Waututh, Sliammon
Naut’ sa mawt Tribal Council (2001 – Present)
Member Bands: Chemainus, Halalt, Homalco, Klahoose, Malahat, Sliammon
Snaw naw as, Snuneymuxw, Tsawwassen, Tsleil Waututh
There are too many missing factors missing without an enormous amount of research at this time to guess at populations before the late 1800&rsquo s. Sliammon populations had already begun to be decimated by disease, which destroyed entire villages and family lines while taking the very young and the very elderly first. There are also other factors missing for later data including non-status and transfers so this is not a true representation of people with Sliammon ancestry.
Late 1800&rsquo s – 1888 people (official census data says 317 Sliammon people but it was summer and most people were out on the land for harvesting purposes).
Early 1900’ s 300
Mid 1900’ s 400
Late 1900’ s 700
Present 2003 908
Estimated 2007 1071 (based on Stats Canada 18% growth over 4 years)
Estimated 2020 1758 (almost double the present population)