The
Sxe'xn'x are a First Nations people of the Lower Nicola Valley in the southern
Southern Interior of the
Canadian province of
British Columbia. They are part of the larger
Nlaka'pamux (Thompson) people and closely connected to the
Scw'exmx, a major subgroup of the
Nlakapamuxtsin-speaking peoples. Their primary community is
Shackan or
Lower Nicola, just west of
Merritt ("Shackan" is an anglicization of Sce'xn'x).
Government
The band government is the Shackan Indian Band, which is a member of the Nicola Tribal Association.
See also