The Red Bluff First Nation is 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 ...
First Nations government located in the northern
Fraser Canyon
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region of the
Canadian province
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of
British Columbia
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. It 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 Red Bluff First Nation reserve community and offices are located near
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 ...
.
Chief and Councillors
*Chief: Clifford Lebrun
Councillor: Cindy Aldred
Councillor: Denise Paul
Councillor: Wanda Aldred
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 Red Bluff First Nation are:
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Dragon Lake Indian Reserve No. 3, 3 miles E of Quesnel, 14.80 ha.
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Quesnel Indian Reserve No. 1, on left (E) bank of the Fraser River, 1 mile S of Quesnel, 552.70 ha.
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Rich Bar Indian Reserve No. 4, on left (E) bank of the Fraser River, 3 miles S of Quesnel, 96.40 ha.
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Sinnce-tah-lah Indian Reserve No. 2, on right (W) bank of the Fraser River, 2 miles S of Quesnel, west of Quesnel IR No. 1, 18.80 ha.
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 ...
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Carrier-Chilcotin Tribal Council
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Tsilhqot'in Tribal Council
References
Cariboo
Dakelh governments
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