McDames Creek 2
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McDames Creek 2 is a Statistics Canada
census designation for what is properly known as McDames Creek Indian Reserve No. 2, which flanks both sides of the Dease River
at its confluence with McDame Creek
. See Harry McDame
and McDame
for name origin information. The reserve is under the administration of the Liard First Nation, a government of the Kaska Dena
people and a member government of the Kaska Tribal Council
.
Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada is the Canadian federal government agency commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and culture. Its headquarters is in Ottawa....
census designation for what is properly known as McDames Creek Indian Reserve No. 2, which flanks both sides of the Dease River
Dease River
The Dease River flows through northwestern British Columbia, Canada and is a tributary of the Liard River. The river descends from Dease Lake, though its ultimate origin is in the headwater of Little Dease Creek at Snow Peak, approximately 50 km to the west of the lake...
at its confluence with McDame Creek
McDame Creek
McDame Creek is a creek located in the Cassiar Land District of British Columbia. The creek flows southeast into Dease River and is south of Good Hope Lake. The creek was discovered in 1874 by a prospector named Henry McDame. McDame Creek was mined for gold in the 1800s...
. See Harry McDame
Harry McDame
Henry "Harry" McDame was a Bahamas-born prospector in the California and British Columbia gold rushes. He arrived in the Colony of British Columbia in 1858, along with many other blacks from California encouraged to move to the colony by Governor James Douglas and took up land near modern-day...
and McDame
McDame, British Columbia
McDame, also known originally as McDame Post or McDames Creek Post and also known as Fort McDame is an abandoned settlement in the Cassiar Country of the Northern Interior of British Columbia,...
for name origin information. The reserve is under the administration of the Liard First Nation, a 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 and a member government of the Kaska Tribal Council
Kaska Tribal Council
The Kaska Tribal Council is a tribal council formed of three band governments of the Kaske Dena people in northern British Columbia and the Yukon Territory, Canada.-Member governments:The three member governments are the:...
.