Dease River First Nation
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The Dease River First Nation, also known as the Dease River Nation, is a band government of the Kaska Dena
Kaska
The Kaska or Kaska Dena are a First Nations people living mainly in northern British Columbia and the southeastern Yukon in Canada. The Kaska language originally spoken by the Kaska is an Athabaskan language....

 people in the Cassiar Country
Cassiar Country
The Cassiar Country, also referred to simply as the Cassiar, is one of the historical geographic regions of the Canadian province of British Columbia...

 of the Northern Interior of British Columbia
British Columbia Interior
The British Columbia Interior or BC Interior or Interior of British Columbia, usually referred to only as the Interior, is one of the three main regions of the Canadian province of British Columbia, the other two being the Lower Mainland, which comprises the overlapping areas of Greater Vancouver...

. Their offices are located in Good Hope Lake, British Columbia
Good Hope Lake, British Columbia
Good Hope Lake is a First Nations community in northwestern British Columbia, Canada, located on Highway 37 not far south of the border with the Yukon and located east of the semi-abandoned mining town of Cassiar, British Columbia. As of the 2006 Census, there are 41 people living in Good Hope...

, which is on the Stewart-Cassiar Highway to the east of the abandoned mining town of Cassiar
Cassiar, British Columbia
Cassiar is a ghost town in British Columbia, Canada. It was a small company-owned asbestos mining town located in the Cassiar Mountains of Northern British Columbia north of Dease Lake. After forty years of operation, starting in 1952, the mine was unexpectedly forced to close in 1992...

. The registered population of the band is 162.

Indian Reserves

Indian Reserves under the administration of the Dease River First Nation are:
  • Dease River IR No.1, 78.70 ha.
  • Dease River IR No.2 (Dease River Band), on left bank of the Dease River 4 miles northeast of the mouth of the Blue River
    Blue River (Dease River)
    The Blue River is a tributary of the Dease River in the Cassiar Country of the Northern Interior of British Columbia, Canada, flowing southeast into the latter river at the Blue River Indian Reserve No...

    , 0.50 ha.
  • Dease River IR No.3 (Dease River Band), 0.50 ha.
  • Dease River IR No.4, 10 km north of Boya Lake Provincial Park
    Boya Lake Provincial Park
    Boya Lake Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, located 120 km north-by-northwest of the community of Dease Lake, British Columbia near BC Highway 37 . Boya Lake is named for Charlie Boya, an Indian from the area.-External links:...

    0.50 ha.
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