Pekwʼxe꞉yles or Peckquaylis is an Indian reserve on the north bank of the Fraser River in Mission, British Columbia, Canada, located between Lower Hatzic Slough and D'Herbomez Creek.
Pekwʼxe꞉yles is 10.3 hectares large. The Fraser Valley Child Development Centre has satellite offices on the reserve.
History The reserve was reinstated in June 2005 by Order in Council. It sits on the former site of St. Mary's Indian Residential School. The 2023 three-day Walk in the Spirit of Reconciliation concluded at the St. Mary's Indian Residential School site in Mission on the Pekw'Xe:yles Reserve.
First Nations bands The reserve is used by 21 First Nation band governments. They are as follows. Aitchelitz Chawathil Cheam First Nation Kwantlen First Nation Kwaw-kwaw-Apilt Leq'á:mel First Nation Matsqui First Nation Popkum First Nation Seabird Island Shxw'ow'hamel First Nation Shxwhá:y Village Skawahlook First Nation Skowkale Skwah First Nation Soowahlie Sq'éwlets Squiala First Nation Sts'ailes Sumas First Nation Tzeachten Yakweakwioose
See also St. Mary's Indian Residential School Fraser Valley Heritage Park
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