The Red Bluff First Nation is a
Dakelh
The Dakelh (pronounced ) or Carrier are the indigenous people of a large portion of the Central Interior of British Columbia, Canada.
The "Carrier" name was derived from an English translation of ''Aghele'', the name from the neighbouring Sekani ...
First Nation
Indigenous peoples are culturally distinct ethnic groups whose members are directly descended from the earliest known inhabitants of a particular geographic region and, to some extent, maintain the language and culture of those original people ...
s government located in the northern
Fraser Canyon 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
The Carrier-Chilcotin Tribal Council is a First Nations tribal council located in the Chilcotin District of the Central Interior of the Canadian province of British Columbia, and also on the Fraser River near the city of Quesnel. It consists ...
, which includes both
Tsilhqot'in and Carrier (
Dakelh
The Dakelh (pronounced ) or Carrier are the indigenous people of a large portion of the Central Interior of British Columbia, Canada.
The "Carrier" name was derived from an English translation of ''Aghele'', the name from the neighbouring Sekani ...
) communities.
The Red Bluff First Nation reserve community and offices are located near
Quesnel Quesnel or Quesnell means "little oak" in the Picard dialect of 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 city in British Columbia, Canada ...
.
Chief and Councillors
*Chief: Clifford Lebrun
Councillor: Cindy Aldred
Councillor: Denise Paul
Councillor: Wanda Aldred
Indian Reserves
Indian Reserves under the administration of the Red Bluff First Nation are:
*
Dragon Lake Indian Reserve No. 3, 3 miles E of Quesnel, 14.80 ha.
*
Quesnel Indian Reserve No. 1, on left (E) bank of the Fraser River, 1 mile S of Quesnel, 552.70 ha.
*
Rich Bar Indian Reserve No. 4, on left (E) bank of the Fraser River, 3 miles S of Quesnel, 96.40 ha.
*
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 the indigenous people of a large portion of the Central Interior of British Columbia, Canada.
The "Carrier" name was derived from an English translation of ''Aghele'', the name from the neighbouring Sekani ...
*
Carrier language
*
Carrier-Chilcotin Tribal Council
The Carrier-Chilcotin Tribal Council is a First Nations tribal council located in the Chilcotin District of the Central Interior of the Canadian province of British Columbia, and also on the Fraser River near the city of Quesnel. It consists ...
*
Tsilhqot'in Tribal Council
References
Cariboo
Dakelh governments
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