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The Tsilhqotʼin National Government (TNG), is the official
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government (
tribal council A tribal council is an association of First Nations bands in Canada, generally along regional, ethnic or linguistic lines. An Indian band, usually consisting of one main community, is the fundamental unit of government for First Nations in Can ...
) serving the
Tsilhqotʼin The Tsilhqotin or Chilcotin ("People of the river", ; also spelled ''Tsilhqutin, Tŝinlhqotin, Chilkhodin, Tsilkótin, Tsilkotin'') are a First Nations in Canada, North American tribal government of the Northern Athabaskan languages, Athabask ...
Nation. Their office is located in
Williams Lake, British Columbia Williams Lake is a city in the Central Interior of British Columbia, in the central part of a region known as the Cariboo. Williams Lake is one of the largest cites, by population of metropolitan area, in the Cariboo after neighbouring Quesnel ...
,
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. The member communities represented by TNG are ʔEsdilagh,
Tsi Del Del Tŝideldel, also called Redstone, is an unincorporated settlement and First Nations community of the Tsilhqot'in people, located near Chilanko Forks in the Chilcotin District of the Central Interior of British Columbia, Canada. Located on the ...
,
Yunesitʼin The 'Yunesitʼin are a First Nations people in the Chilcotin District of the Canadian province of British Columbia. They are a subgroup of the Tsilhqotʼin people and reside around the community of Hanceville, an unincorporated settlement and Ind ...
, Tlʼetinqox, Xeni Gwetʼin, and Tlʼesqox. Tlʼesqox also belongs to the Carrier-Chilcotin Tribal Council, as does Ulkatcho - a community with both
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) &
Tsilhqotʼin The Tsilhqotin or Chilcotin ("People of the river", ; also spelled ''Tsilhqutin, Tŝinlhqotin, Chilkhodin, Tsilkótin, Tsilkotin'') are a First Nations in Canada, North American tribal government of the Northern Athabaskan languages, Athabask ...
heritage. TNG was established in 1989.


Departments

*Stewardship *Employment *Health *Fisheries *Language & Education *Administration


Member communities

* ʔEsdilagh (
Alexandria Alexandria ( ; ) is the List of cities and towns in Egypt#Largest cities, second largest city in Egypt and the List of coastal settlements of the Mediterranean Sea, largest city on the Mediterranean coast. It lies at the western edge of the Nile ...
, BC) *
Tsi Del Del Tŝideldel, also called Redstone, is an unincorporated settlement and First Nations community of the Tsilhqot'in people, located near Chilanko Forks in the Chilcotin District of the Central Interior of British Columbia, Canada. Located on the ...
( Redstone, BC – AKA Alexis Creek First Nation) *
Yunesitʼin The 'Yunesitʼin are a First Nations people in the Chilcotin District of the Canadian province of British Columbia. They are a subgroup of the Tsilhqotʼin people and reside around the community of Hanceville, an unincorporated settlement and Ind ...
(Stone – Hanceville, BC) * Tl'etinqox (Anaham –
Alexis Creek Alexis Creek is a creek in the Chilcotin District of British Columbia, Canada, flowing southeast from its source in Alexis Lake into the Chilcotin River a short distance upstream from the town of Alexis Creek. Name origin The name was conferr ...
, BC) * Xeni Gwetʼin (
Nemiah Valley Nemaiah Valley, also spelled Nemiah Valley and Nemaia Valley, is an unincorporated locality and First Nations reserve and ranching community between Chilko Lake and the Taseko Lakes in the Chilcotin District of the Central Interior of British C ...
, BC) * Tlʼesqox (Toosey –
Riske Creek Riske Creek, originally Chilcoten and also Chilcotin, is a ranching and First Nations community located on the Fraser River just southwest of the city of Williams Lake, British Columbia, Canada. It is the location of the offices of the Toosey ...
, BC)


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See also

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Tsilhqotʼin The Tsilhqotin or Chilcotin ("People of the river", ; also spelled ''Tsilhqutin, Tŝinlhqotin, Chilkhodin, Tsilkótin, Tsilkotin'') are a First Nations in Canada, North American tribal government of the Northern Athabaskan languages, Athabask ...
*
Tsilhqotʼin Nation v British Columbia ''Tsilhqotʼin Nation v British Columbia'' is a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of Canada that established Aboriginal land title in Canada, Aboriginal land title for the Tsilhqotʼin First Nation, with larger effects. As a result of the l ...
* Chilcotin language *
Chilcotin War The Chilcotin War, the Chilcotin Uprising or the Bute Inlet Massacre was a confrontation in 1864 between members of the Tsilhqot'in (Chilcotin) people in British Columbia and white road construction workers. Fourteen men employed by Alfred Wadd ...
*
Klattasine Lhatŝ’aŝʔin (also known as Klatsassan or Klattasine; died 1864), was a chief of the Chilcotin ( Tsilhqot'in) people. He led a small group of warriors in attacks on road-building crews near Bute Inlet, British Columbia, in April and May 1864. ...
* Carrier-Chilcotin Tribal Council *
List of tribal councils in British Columbia The following is a List of tribal councils in British Columbia. Treaty Council organizations are not listed. List of tribal councils Defunct: * Fraser Canyon Indian Administration ( Nlaka'pamux) * In-SHUCK-ch Nation * Tsimshian Tribal Coun ...


External links


Tsilhqotʼin National Government homepage
First Nations tribal councils in British Columbia Tsilhqot'in governments 1989 establishments in British Columbia {{BritishColumbia-poli-stub