Nak'azdli Band
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Nak'azdli Band is a Dakelh
First Nation government with a main community located near Fort St. James, British Columbia
. The nation has 16 reserves totalling 1,458 hectares, and approximately 1500 members living both on- and off-reserve.. The Nak'azdli Band is a member of the Carrier Sekani Tribal Council
and the current chief is Fred Sam.
Dakelh
The Dakelh or Carrier are the indigenous people of a large portion of the Central Interior of British Columbia, Canada.Most Carrier call themselves Dakelh, meaning "people who go around by boat"...
First Nation government with a main community located near Fort St. James, British Columbia
Fort St. James, British Columbia
Fort St. James is a district municipality and former fur trading post in north-central British Columbia, Canada. It is located on the south-eastern shore of Stuart Lake in the Omineca Country, at the northern terminus of Highway 27, which connects to Highway 16 at Vanderhoof...
. The nation has 16 reserves totalling 1,458 hectares, and approximately 1500 members living both on- and off-reserve.. The Nak'azdli Band is a member of the Carrier Sekani Tribal Council
Carrier Sekani Tribal Council
The Carrier Sekani Tribal Council is a tribal council representing eight First Nations in the Central Interior of British Columbia...
and the current chief is Fred Sam.
Further reading
- Nak'azdli t'enne Yahulduk/Nak'azdli Elders Speak, edited by Lillian Sam. (Penticton, B.C: Theytus Books ltd, 2001), ISBN 0-919441-95-5