Sulwaco

Sulwaco
Province of Canada
Flag Coat of arms
Motto:  Nihil Fidelius 'None More Loyal'
Country	Canada
Before confederation	Northwest Territories
Confederation	5 August, 1893
Capital	Collectings
Population	2.337 million
Demonym	Sulwaconian
Website	www.sulwaco.ca.gov

Sulwaco (sull-WAY-ko; IPA: /səlˈweɪkoʊ/) is the westernmost province of Canada. Nested between British Columbia and Yukon Territory, the province's coastline is mountainous and dotted with thousands of islands carved by melting ice from the Last Glacial Maximum. It borders Alberta to the east, Yukon to the north, Alaska to the northwest, and British Columbia to the south. Its provincial capital and largest metropolitan area is Collectings, home to 932,000 people.

A small portion of Treaty 8 is located within Northeastern sections of Sulwaco.

Etymology

The name Sulwaco comes from the Thuneent word sʔələwáquw̓, meaning 'places where beavers are'. It has been alternatively anglicized as Solowackoo or Sullwackow before Confederation in 1893, where its current spelling was officially designated.

History

Confederation

The Sulwaco Act of 1893 delineated and separated the Province of Sulwaco from the rest of the Northwest Territories.

At Confederation in 1893, Sulwaco occupied less than one-tenth of its current size controlling a rough irregular square around Collectings.

Klondike Gold Rush

The Klondike Gold Rush in 1896 significantly attracted hundreds of thousands of prospectors into the region from neighbouring regions. A service economy grew out of providing prospectors with necessary provisions and temporary housing as they stopped in Collectings and surrounding towns in preparation for their journey north. This influx of emigrants

Administration

Since 1932, Sulwaco is divided into 25 districts, which are themselves divided into wards. Prior to their creation, the only sub-provincial division were municipalities.

Electoral districts

As of 2025, Sulwaco is divided into 23 ridings, nine of which is located entirely within Greater Collectings Metropolitan Area.

First Nations governance

Sulwaco has X officially recognized tribes organized under the Sulwaco Unified Nations Council.

Booker Nation Tribal Council

• Booker Indian Band (tpóqə)
• Tuwitlam Indian Band (təwéƛəm̓)
• Kowley Indian Band (qə́w̓le)
• Coopalow Indian Band (qʷə́pələw)
• Kwissuagit Indian Band (skʷisəwákit)
• Geppete Indian Band (čpít)

Lulshamuc-Capital Tribal Council

• Lulshamuc First Nation (θləłáməqʷ)
• Hunatka Indian Band (xnátka)
• Ouayou Indian Band (wáy̓uʔ)
• Milan Indian Band (spʼmeláŋ)
• Fenton Indian Band (sxʷéŋ̓tʼən)
• Sennick Indian Band (sénəq)
• Yayapeen Indian Band (yəyápin)
• Siaya Indian Band (seyáy̓ə)
• Wauwick Nation (wáwekʷ)
• Klilshaw Nation (sƛéło)
• Francis First Nation (xʷlán̓sił)
• Plitnum First Nation (pƛen̓əm̓)