The Tahltan First Nation, also known as the Tahltan Indian Band, is a

band government In Canada, an Indian band or band (french: bande indienne, link=no), sometimes referred to as a First Nation band (french: bande de la Première Nation, link=no) or simply a First Nation, is the basic unit of government for those peoples subjec ...

of the

Tahltan The Tahltan or Nahani are a First Nations people of the Athabaskan-speaking ethnolinguistic group who live in northern British Columbia around Telegraph Creek, Dease Lake, and Iskut. The Tahltan constitute the fourth division of the ''Nahane' ...

people. Their main community and reserves are located at

Telegraph Creek, British Columbia Telegraph Creek is a small community located off British Columbia Highway 37, Highway 37 in northern British Columbia at the confluence of the Stikine River and Telegraph Creek. The only permanent settlement on the Stikine River, it is home to appr ...

. Their language is the

Tahltan language Tahltan, Tāłtān, also called Tałtan ẕāke ("Tahltan people language"), dah dẕāhge ("our language") or didene keh ("this people’s way") is a poorly documented Northern Athabaskan language historically spoken by the Tahltan people (also ...

, which is an

Athabaskan language Athabaskan (also spelled ''Athabascan'', ''Athapaskan'' or ''Athapascan'', and also known as Dene) is a large family of indigenous languages of the Americas, indigenous languages of North America, located in western North America in three areal ...

also known as Nahanni, is closely related to

Kaska The Kaska or Kaska Dena are a First Nations people of the Athabaskan-speaking ethnolinguistic group living mainly in northern British Columbia and the southeastern Yukon in Canada. The Kaska language, originally spoken by the Kaska, is an Athabas ...

and

Dunneza The Dane-zaa (ᑕᓀᖚ, also spelled Dunne-za, or Tsattine) are an Athabaskan-speaking group of First Nations people. Their traditional territory is around the Peace River in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada. Today, about 1,600 Dane-zaa resi ...

. Their Indian and Northern Affairs Canada band number is 682. The Tahltan First Nation is joined with the

Iskut First Nation The Iskut First Nation is a band government of the Tahltan people. Their main reserve is Iskut IR No.6, located at Iskut, British Columbia; Iskut is in the same vicinity, while the band's third reserve, Stikine River IR No. 7 is located one mile w ...

in a combined tribal council-type organization known as the

Tahltan Nation The Tàłtàn Nation is a tribal council-type organization (but ''not'' a tribal council) combining the governments of two band governments of the Tahltan people in the Stikine Country of the Northern Interior of British Columbia, Canada. The two ...

Population

Registered band population is 1,668.

Indian Reserves

Indian Reserves under the administration of the Tahltan First Nation are: * Classy Creek IR No.8, 1 mile south of Mincho Lake, 5 miles north of the confluence of

Classy Creek Classy Creek is a tributary of the Tuya River in northwest part of the province of British Columbia, Canada. It flows generally southeast and south roughly Length measured using Google Maps path tool, BCGNIS coordinates, topographic maps, anToporam ...

and the

Tuya River The Tuya River is a major tributary of the Stikine River in northwest part of the province of British Columbia, Canada. From its source at High Tuya Lake in Tuya Mountains Provincial Park just south of Ash Mountain, the highest peak of the Tuya ...

, 259 ha. * Dease Lake IR No.9, near south end of

Dease Lake Dease Lake is a small community located in the Cassiar Country of the Northern Interior of British Columbia, Canada. It is located a few hours south of the Yukon border on Stewart–Cassiar Highway (Highway 37) at the south end of the lake o ...

, opposite the settlement of Dease Lake, 129.50 ha. * Guhthe Tah IR No.12, 30.40 ha. * Hiusta's Meadow IR No.2, 3 miles north of the confluence of the Tahltan and Stikine Rivers, 16.20 ha. *Salmon Creek IR No.3, 1 mile west of Hatchau Lake on the Hackett River, 129.50 ha. * Tahtlan IR No.1, on the right bank of the Stikine River at the mouth of the Tahltan River. 151.70 ha. * Tahtlan IR No.10, 1 mile north of the confluence of the Klastline and Stikine rivers, 259.40 * Tahltan Forks IR No.5, at the confluence of the

and Little Tahltan rivers, near Bear Creek, 3 miles east of Saloon Lake, 19.30 ha. *Tatcho Creek IR. No.11, on the right bank of the Tanzilla River, at the mouth of Tatsho Creek, 7 miles SW of Dease Lake (settlement, 222.20 ha. * Telegraph Creek IR No.6, right bank of the Stikine River near the settlement of Telegraph Creek, 24.20 ha. * Telegraph Creek IR No.6A, right bank of the Stikine River, adjoins Telegraph Creek IR No.6, 32.30 ha. * Upper Tahltan IR No.4, on the Little Tahltan River, 2 miles north of Saloon Lake, 64.70 ha. BCGNIS entry "Upper Tahltan Indian Reserve 4"
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References

{{reflist Tahltan Stikine Country First Nations governments in British Columbia

Population

Indian Reserves

See also

References