Tl'azt'en Nation is a First Nations

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located along the north shore of

Stuart Lake Stuart Lake, or Nak'albun ("Mount Pope Lake", ) in the Carrier (Dakelh) language is a lake situated in the Northern Interior of British Columbia, Canada. The town of Fort St. James is situated by the lake near the outlet ( Stuart River or Nak' ...

near the outlet of the Tache River, in the northern interior of

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. The main village belonging to Tl'azt'en Nation is Tache (often spelled Tachie in English), 60 km north-west of Fort St. James.The small settlements of Middle River (Dzit'lain'li).on Trembleur Lake and

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, along the Tache River between

and

Trembleur Lake Trembleur Lake is a lake in the Omineca Country of the British Columbia Interior, Central Interior of British Columbia, Canada, northwest of Fort St. James between Stuart Lake and the south end of Takla Lake. It is part of the Nechako Lakes. Its ...

also belong to Tl'azt'en Nation. The main administrative offices are in Tache, as a school - Eugene Joseph Elementary School, Daycare, Head Start, Health Unit, Education Centre/ Learning Centre for Adults, RCMP/ Justice Office, Public Works building that supplies diesel and gasoline, water treatment plant, a newly built youth recreation center (2012), a Catholic and Christian church, one in Old Tache and one in "sunny side", a volunteer fire department with a fire hall; rec sites include a paintball park, a basketball court and a hockey rink. The village of

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(in Carrier ''Yekooche'') once belonged to Tla'zt'en Nation but separated in 1994 as Yekooche First Nation. The village of Pinchie once belonged to Tl'azt'en Nation separated on March 12, 2019 and is now the Binche Whut'en First Nation Prior to 1988 Tl'azt'en Nation was known as the Stuart-Trembleur band. Tl'azt'en Nation belongs to the

Carrier Sekani Tribal Council The Carrier Sekani Tribal Council (familiarly known as CSTC) is a tribal council representing six First Nations in the Central Interior of British Columbia. It was originally known as the ''Lakes District Tribal Council''. The CSTC was incorporated ...

. The people of Tl'azt'en Nation are called

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(pronounced ) in their own language, ''Carrier'' in English. ''Tl'azt'en'' means "people at the edge of the bay" in the

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. Approximately 1,700 people are members of Tl'azt'en Nation. Of these, roughly 900 live off reserve. Tl'azt'en Nation owns a not-for-profit compan
Tanizul Timber Ltd
which managed the Tree Farm License 42 for the Nation from 1981-2009. In November 2009, the company surrendered this Tree Farm License and entered into a Community Forest Agreement with the Province of British Columbia November 2009. It also manages the John Prince Research Forest jointly with the

University of Northern British Columbia The University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) is a university serving the northern region of the Canadian province of British Columbia. The main campus is located in Prince George, with additional campuses located in Prince Rupert, Terrace, ...

under Chuzgun Resources Ltd.

Prominent members

*Russell Alec * Edward John * Justa Monk

References

External links

Tl'azt'en NationBand Profile
Dakelh governments Omineca Country {{BritishColumbia-stub