Nak'azdli Band

Nak'azdli Whut'en
Band No. 614
PeopleDakelh
HeadquartersFort St. James
Province British Columbia
Land[1]
Main reserveNak'azdli
Other reserve(s)
List
  • Williams Prairie Meadow 1A
  • Tatselawas (Stuart River) 2
  • Sowchea 3, 3A
  • Uzta (Nahounli Creek) 4, 7A
  • Six Mile Meadow 6
  • Beaver Islands 8
  • Stuart Lake (Hungry Island) 9
  • Stuart Lake (Dunah Island) 10
  • Inzana Lake 12
  • Nehounlee Lake (Six Mile Lake) 13
  • Tatsadah Lake 14
  • Carrier Lake 15
  • Great Bear Lake 16
  • Mission Lands No. 17
Land area14.56 km2
Population (2025)[1]
On reserve705
On other land72
Off reserve1348
Total population2125
Government[1]
ChiefMarion Colleen Erickson
Council
2024-2028
  • Noal Sagalon
  • Sam Fred
  • Sam Maddison
  • Sam Murial
  • Leonard Thomas
  • David Tibbetts
  • Paul Bird
  • Karla Olinek
Website
www.nakazdliwhuten.ca

Nak'azdli Whut'en is a Dakelh First Nation band with a main community located next to the village of Fort St. James, British Columbia. The nation has 16 reserves totalling 1,458 hectares,[2] and approximately 2,100[3] members living both on - and off reserve. The Nak'azdli Band chief is Aileen Prince.

The band was a member of the Carrier Sekani Tribal Council until 2018, when it resigned[4] citing that it had 'outgrown' the need for joint representation and support.[3]

Geography

Nak'azdli Whut'en has a total of 16 reserves. IR#1 where the majority of on reserve members reside is situated at the south shore of Nak'albun (Stuart Lake) Sitting at the mouth of the Stuart River, Nak'azdli is the head waters for the many salmon spawning grounds in the area. In 1996 the band had to deal with dropping salmon runs.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Nak'azdli Whut'en". First Nation Profiles. Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. March 18, 2025. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
  2. ^ "Nak'azdli First Nation". Stuart Nechako Region website. Archived from the original on November 20, 2008.
  3. ^ a b Collins, Tim (April 24, 2018). "Nak'azdli Whut'en a vital part of Fort St. James". Caledonia Courier. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
  4. ^ "Carrier Sekani Tribal Council 37th Annual General Assembly" (PDF). Ts'il Kaz Koh First Nation: Carrier Sekani Tribal Council. October 24, 2019.
  5. ^ Blain, Leah (August 4, 1996). "Low salmon run worries bands". Prince George Free Press. Cariboo News Service. p. 11. Retrieved November 9, 2025.

Further reading

  • Nak'azdli t'enne Yahulduk/Nak'azdli Elders Speak, edited by Lillian Sam. (Penticton, B.C: Theytus Books ltd, 2001), ISBN 0-919441-95-5
allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nak%27azdli_Whut%27en