The Dease River First Nation, also known as the Dease River Nation, is a
band government of the
Kaska Dena people in the
Cassiar Country
The Cassiar Country, also referred to simply as the Cassiar, is a historical geographic region of the Canadian province of British Columbia. The Cassiar is located in the northwest portion of British Columbia, just to the northeast of the Stikine ...
of the
Northern Interior of British Columbia
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. Their offices are located in
Good Hope Lake, British Columbia
Good Hope Lake: Is a First Nations community in northwestern British Columbia, Canada, located on Highway 37 not far south 94 km of the Yukon border with the and located east of the semi-abandoned mining town of Cassiar and Jade City, British ...
, which is on the
Stewart-Cassiar Highway to the east of the abandoned mining town of
Cassiar. The registered population of the band is 162.
Indian Reserves
Indian Reserves under the administration of the Dease River First Nation are:
*Dease River IR No.1, 78.70 ha.
*Dease River IR No.2, on left bank of the Dease River 4 miles northeast of the mouth of the
Blue River, 0.50 ha.
*Dease River IR No.3, 0.50 ha.
*Dease River IR No.4, 10 km north of
Boya Lake Provincial Park 0.50 ha.
See also
*
Liard First Nation The Liard River First Nation, also known as the Liard First Nation (pronounced "lee-ahrd") is a First Nation in the southeastern Yukon in Canada. Its main centres are Upper Liard and Watson Lake along the Alaska Highway. The language originally s ...
References
Kaska Dena
Cassiar Country
First Nations governments in British Columbia
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