The Tahltan First Nation, also known as the Tahltan Indian Band, is a band government of the Tahltan

Tahltan

Tahltan refers to a Northern Athabaskan people who live in northern British Columbia around Telegraph Creek, Dease Lake, and Iskut.-Social Organization:...

 people. Their main community and reserves are located at Telegraph Creek, British Columbia

Telegraph Creek, British Columbia

Telegraph Creek is a small community located off Highway 37 in Northern British Columbia at the confluence of the Stikine River and Telegraph Creek. The only permanent settlement on the Stikine River, it is home to approximately 350 members of the Tahltan First Nation, as well as another 50...

. Their language is the Tahltan language

Tahltan language

Tahltan is a poorly documented Northern Athabaskan language historically spoken by the Tahltan people who live in northern British Columbia around Telegraph Creek, Dease Lake, and Iskut. Some linguists consider Tahltan to be a language with 3 divergent but mutually intelligible dialects...

, which is an Athabaskan language also known as Nahanni, is closely related to Kaska

Kaska language

Kaska is a Northern Athabaskan language spoken by the Kaska people in the southeastern Yukon territory and northern British Columbia in Canada.-References:***...

 and Dunneza

Dunneza

The Dane-zaa are a First Nation of the large Athapaskan language group; their traditional territory is around the Peace River of the provinces of Alberta and British Columbia, Canada...

. Their Indian and Northern Affairs Canada band number is 682. The Tahltan First Nation is joined with the Iskut First Nation

Iskut First Nation

The Iskut First Nation is a band government of the Tahltan people. Their main reserve is Iskut IR No.6, located at Iskut, British Columbia; Kluachon Lake IR No.1 is in the same vicnity, while the band's third reserve, Stikine River IR No. 7 is located one mile west of, and on the opposite side of...

 in a combined tribal council

Tribal Council

A Tribal Council is either: an association of Native American bands in the United States or First Nations governments in Canada, or the governing body for certain tribes within the United States or elsewhere...

-type organization known as the Tahltan Nation

Tahltan Nation

The Tahltan Nation is a tribal council-type organization combining the governments of two band governments of the Tahltan people in the Stikine Country of the Northern Interior of British Columbia, Canada. The two member governments are the Iskut First Nation and the Tahltan First Nation, which...

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Indian Reserves

Indian Reserves under the administration of the Tahltan First Nation are:

• Classy Creek IR No.8, 1 mile south of Mincho Lake, 5 miles north of the confluence of Classy Creek and the Tuya River
  Tuya River
  The Tuya River is a major tributary of the Stikine River in far northwestern British Columbia, Canada. Rising at Tuya Lake, which is on the south side of Tuya Mountains Provincial Park, it flows south to meet the Stikine River where that river bisects the Tahltan Highland. Its main tributary is...
  
  , 259 ha. 58°11′00"N 130°48′00"W
• Dease Lake IR No.9, near south end of Dease Lake
  Dease Lake (British Columbia)
  Dease Lake is a lake in the Stikine Plateau of the Northern Interior of British Columbia, Canada, located at the head of the Dease River, which flows north then northeast from the lake to join the Liard River...
  
  , opposite the settlement of Dease Lake
  Dease Lake, British Columbia
  Dease Lake is a small community located in the Cassiar Country of the Northern Interior of British Columbia, Canada. Located only a few hours south of the Yukon border, it is located on Highway 37 at the south end of the lake of the same name. Dease Lake is the last major centre before the Alaska...
  
  , 129.50 ha. 58°28′00"N 130°02′00"W
• Guhthe Tah IR No.12, 30.40 ha. 57°54′14"N 131°10′35"W
• Hiusta's Meadow IR No.2, 3 miles north of the confluence of the Tahltan and Stikine Rivers, 16.20 ha.58°03′00"N 130°56′00"W
• Salmon Creek IR No.3, 1 mile west of Hatchau Lake on the Hackett River
  Hackett River
  The Hackett River is a river in far northwestern British Columbia. It is a tributary of the Sheslay River, which is a feeder-stream of the Inklin River, the main southeast fork of the Taku. The locality of Sheslay is located at its confluence with the river of that name....
  
  , 129.50 ha. 58°11′00"N 131°38′00"W
• Tahtlan IR No.1, on the right bank of the Stikine River at the mouth of the Tahltan River. 151.70 ha. 58°01′00"N 130°59′00"W
• Tahtlan IR No.10
  Tahltan Indian Reserve No. 10
  Tahltan Indian Reserve No. 10, referred to by Statistics Canada for census purposes as Tahtlan 10, is an Indian Reserve of the Tahltan First Nation located one mile north of the confluence of the Klastline River with the Stikine in the Stikine Country of the northwestern British Columbia Interior...
  
  , 1 mile north of the confluence of the Klastline River and Stikine River, 259.40 58°04′00"N 130°47′00"W
• Tahltan Forks IR No.5, at the forks of the Tahltan River
  Tahltan River
  The Tahltan River is a river in northern British Columbia, Canada. It flows southwest into the Stikine River. The First Nations community of Tahltan is located at the confluence....
  
  , 3 miles east of Saloon Lake, 19.30 ha. 58°07′00"N 131°20′00"W
• Tatcho Creek IR. No.11, on right bank of Tanzilla River, at the mouth of Tatsho Creek, 7 miles SW of Dease Lake (settlement, 222.20 ha.
• Telegraph Creek IR No.6, right bank of the Stikine River near settlement of Telegraph Creek, 24.20 ha. 57°54′00"N 131°10′00"W
• Telegraph Creek IR No.6A, right bank of the Stikine River, adjoins Telegraph Creek IR No.6, 32.30 ha.57°54′00"N 131°10′00"W
• Upper Tahltan IR No.4, on the Little Tahltan River, 2 miles north of Saloon Lake, 64.70 ha. 58°09′00"N 131°22′00"W