The Nazko First Nation is a
First Nations
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government of the
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 in the
north-central Interior of British Columbia. Its reserves are located around the community of
Nazko, British Columbia
Nazko is a small ranching and logging community, including a historic First Nations community located 100 km west of Quesnel on the Nazko River in the Central Interior of British Columbia, Canada. Nazko means, "river flowing from the sou ...
, which is 120 km west of
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 ...
and southwest of
Prince George.
Nazko/Ndazkoh is located on the
Nazko River and ndazkoh means "river flowing from the south".
Indian reserves
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 Nazko First Nation are:
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Baezaeko River Indian Reserve No. 25, NW of Fishpot Lake, 64.70 ha.
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Baezaeko River Indian Reserve No. 26, on the
Baezaeko River, NW of Fishpot Lake, 64.70 ha.
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Baezaeko River Indian Reserve No. 27, on the Baezaeko River adjoining IRs No. 25 and 26, 16.20 ha.
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Coglistiko River Indian Reserve No. 29, on a small unnamed lake NW of Fishpot Lake, 64.80 ha.
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Deep Creek Indian Reserve No. 5, 1/2 mile N 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 ...
, W of the mouth of Pantage Creek, 1.0 ha.
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Euchinico Creek Indian Reserve No. 17, on the West Road River, S of the mouth of Euchiniko Creek, 358.60 ha.
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Euchinico Creek Indian Reserve No. 18, S of the mouth of Euchiniko Creek, 129.50 ha.
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Euchinico Creek Indian Reserve No. 19, on a small creek, SW of Nuntzun (Cultus) Lake, 129.50 ha.
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Fishpot Lake Indian Reserve No. 24, on north shore of Fishpot Lake, W of Stump Lake, 2.0 ha.
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Lower Fishpot Lake Indian Reserve No. 24A, on a small unnamed lake W of Stump Lake, 52.40 ha.
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Michelle Creek Indian Reserve No. 22, at the headwaters of Michelle Creeik, 48.60 ha.
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Michelle Creek Indian Reserve No. 23, at the headwaters of Michelle Creek east of and adjoining IR No. 22, 64.70 ha.
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Nahlquonate Indian Reserve No. 2, on left (N) bank of the West Road River W of its mouth on the Fraser River, 87.80 ha.
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Nazco Indian Reserve No. 20, on the Nazko River at Stump Lake, 463.80 ha.
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Nazco Indian Reserve No. 21, on Michelle Creek west of Stump Lake, 48.50 ha.
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Nazco Cemetery Indian Reserve No. 20A, on the Nazko River, north of Stump Lake, north of and adjoining IR No. 20. 0.10 ha.
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Redwater Creek Indian Reserve No. 30, on two small lakes, SW of Redwater Lake, 64.70 ha.
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Trout Lake Alec Indian Reserve No. 16, on the West Road River, north of the mouth of the Nazko River, 125.0 ha.
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Trout Lake Johny Indian Reserve No. 15, S of Nutzun (Cultus) Lake, 64.80 ha.
Politics
In 1973, the government of British Columbia unveiled plans to conduct extensive logging on the lands of Nazko and
Kluskus First Nations. 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.
References
{{Carrier First Nations, state=collapsed
Dakelh governments
Central Interior of British Columbia