The Lhoosk'uz Dene Nation (formerly the Kluskus First Nation ) is the
band government
In Canada, an Indian band (), First Nation band () or simply band, is the basic unit of government for those peoples subject to the ''Indian Act'' (i.e. status Indians or First Nations). Bands are typically small groups of people: the largest in ...
of the
Lhoosk’uz (from ''Lhooz'' – meaning ″
white fish″ and ''k’uz'' – meaning ″half/side of″; "the half or side of the white fish is white"), a
Dakelh
The Dakelh (pronounced ) or Carrier are a First Nations in Canada, First Nations Indigenous peoples of the Americas, Indigenous people living a large portion of the British Columbia Interior, Central Interior of British Columbia, Canada. The Dakel ...
people whose main
reserve located on the
Chilcotin Plateau
The Chilcotin Plateau is part of the Fraser Plateau, a major subdivision of the Interior Plateau of British Columbia. The Chilcotin Plateau is physically near-identical with the region of the same name, i.e. "the Chilcotin", which lies between ...
130 km west of
the city of Quesnel,
British Columbia
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, Canada. The
First Nation is a member of the
Carrier-Chilcotin Tribal Council, which includes both
Tsilhqot'in and Carrier (
Dakelh
The Dakelh (pronounced ) or Carrier are a First Nations in Canada, First Nations Indigenous peoples of the Americas, Indigenous people living a large portion of the British Columbia Interior, Central Interior of British Columbia, Canada. The Dakel ...
) communities (the Kluskus First Nation is Carrier).
The Kluskus First Nation's offices are located in
Quesnel Quesnel or Quesnell means "little oak" in the Picard language, Picard dialect of French language, French. It is used as a proper name and may refer to:
Places
* Le Quesnel, a commune the Somme department in France
* Quesnel, British Columbia, a c ...
.
Indian Reserves
There are several
Indian Reserves
In Canada, an Indian reserve () or First Nations reserve () is defined by the ''Indian Act'' as a "tract of land, the legal title to which is vested in Her Majesty, that has been set apart by Her Majesty for the use and benefit of a band." R ...
under the administration of the Kluskus First Nation:
*
Bishop Bluffs Indian Reserve No. 10, 6 mi. E of
Kluskus Lake, 48.60 ha.
*
Bishop Bluffs Indian Reserve No. 5, 7 mi. SE of Kluskus Lake],] 64.80 ha.
*
Bishop Bluffs Indian Reserve No. 6, 7 miles E of Kluskus Lake, 194.20 ha.
*
Chief Morris Indian Reserve No. 13
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, 5 miles E of Kluskus Lake, 129.50 ha.
*
Cluchuta Lake Indian Reserve No. 10A, on right (S) bank of the
West Road River
The West Road River or Blackwater River or Tiyakoh is an important tributary of the Fraser River, flowing generally north-eastward from the northern slopes of the Ilgachuz Range and across the Fraser Plateau in the Chilcotin region of central Bri ...
, 3 miles N of Cluchuta Lake, 64.80 ha.
*
Cluchuta Lake Indian Reserve No. 10B, on right (S) bank of the West Road River, west end of and adjoining IR. No. 10A, 4.5 ha.
*
Kloyadingli Indian Reserve No. 2, E end of the eastern Kluskus Lake, 221.70 ha.
*
Kluskus Indian Reserve No. 1, W end of the N shore of the middle Kluskus Lake, 425.30 ha.
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Kluskus Indian Reserve No. 14, 5 Mi. E of the easterly Kluskus Lake, 48.60 ha.
*
Kushya Creek Indian Reserve No. 12, 3 mi. W of Kluskus Lake, 16.20 ha.
*
Kushya Creek Indian Reserve No. 7, 3 mi. W of West Kluskus Lake, 64.70 ha.
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Sundayman's Meadow Indian Reserve No. 3, on a creek flowing into Lower Kluskus Lake, 3 mi. E of Middle
Euchiniko Lake, 32.40 ha.
*
Tatelkus Lake Indian Reserve No. 28, at north end of
Tatelkuz Lake, 125.80 ha.
*
Tsachla Lake Indian Reserve No. 8, on S shore of Tsacha Lake, 64.30 ha.
*
Tzetzi Lake Indian Reserve No. 11, on the West Road River, north shore of Blue (Tzetzi) Lake, 64.70 ha.
*
Upper Kluskus Lake Indian Reserve No. 9, on N shore of
Upper Kluskus Lake, 7.40 ha.
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Yaladelassla Indian Reserve No. 4, N shore of the easterly Euchiniko Lake, 70 ha.
Politics
In 1973, the government of British Columbia unveiled plans to conduct extensive logging on the lands of Kluskus and
Nazko First Nation The Nazko First Nation is a First Nations government of the Dakelh people in the north-central Interior of British Columbia. Its reserves are located around the community of Nazko, British Columbia, which is 120 km west of Quesnel and southwe ...
s. For over two years, Kluskus unsuccessfully sought an agreement on cooperative planning that would allow future generations of their peoples to benefit from the extraction of their natural resources. In March 1975, Kluskus and Nazko signed a joint declaration opposing further encroachment on their territories, the watersheds of the
Nazko and
Blackwater (Tiyakoh) Rivers west of the River to the
Ulgatcho Mountains. When the provincial government continued to pursue logging plans, the people of the two first nations held public protests (led by Nazko Band manager Dennis Patrick and Kluskus Chief Roger Jimmie) in
Quesnel Quesnel or Quesnell means "little oak" in the Picard language, Picard dialect of French language, French. It is used as a proper name and may refer to:
Places
* Le Quesnel, a commune the Somme department in France
* Quesnel, British Columbia, a c ...
in 1976.
See also
*
Dakelh
The Dakelh (pronounced ) or Carrier are a First Nations in Canada, First Nations Indigenous peoples of the Americas, Indigenous people living a large portion of the British Columbia Interior, Central Interior of British Columbia, Canada. The Dakel ...
*
Carrier language
The Dakelh () or Carrier language is a Northern Athabaskan language. It is named after the Dakelh people, a First Nations people of the Central Interior of British Columbia, Canada, for whom Carrier has been a common English name derived from F ...
*
Carrier-Chilcotin Tribal Council
*
Tsilhqot'in Tribal Council
*
Carrier-Sekani Tribal Council
The Carrier Sekani Tribal Council (familiarly known as CSTC) is a tribal council representing six First Nations in the British Columbia Interior, Central Interior of British Columbia. It was originally known as the ''Lakes District Tribal Council'' ...
References
{{First Nations in British Columbia, state=collapsed
Dakelh governments
Chilcotin Country