The Wetʼsuwetʼen First Nation is a
Wetʼsuwetʼen
The Wetʼsuwetʼen are a First Nations in Canada, First Nation who live on the Bulkley River and around Burns Lake, Broman Lake, and François Lake in the northwestern British Columbia Interior, Central Interior of British Columbia.
The We ...
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band located outside of the village of
Burns Lake
Burns Lake is a rural village in the British Columbia Interior, north-western-central interior of British Columbia, Canada, incorporated in 1923. The village had a population of 1,659 as of the 2021 Census.
The village is known for its rich F ...
, British Columbia, Canada. It was formerly known as the ''Broman Lake Indian Band'' and is still usually referred to as ''Broman Lake'' although this is no longer its official name. Its members speak the Wetʼsuwetʼen dialect of
Babine-Witsuwitʼen, a Northern
Athabaskan language.
The main community is on Palling Indian Reserve No. 1.
As of March 2017, the Nation had 257 registered members, with 85 members living on the First Nation's own reserve.
The Nation is a member of 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 ...
and of the
Broman Lake Development Corporation.
The Wetʼsuwetʼen First Nation was formerly part of the Omineca Band. In 1984, the Omineca Band split into the Broman Lake and
Nee-Tahi-Buhn Band. The
Skin Tyee band later split off from Nee-Tahi-Buhn.
On March 18, 2021, a
long-term drinking water advisory was finally lifted, after having been in place since March 13, 2013 after arsenic was found in the Nation's water. The advisory was lifted with the installation of a temporary water treatment plant and discussion of plans for a more permanent structure. The advisory had affected 24 homes and four commercial buildings.
Other Wetʼsuwetʼen First Nations bands include the
Burns Lake Indian Band,
Hagwilget Village First Nation, Skin Tyee First Nation, Nee-Tahi-Buhn Band and
Witset.
See also
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Coastal GasLink Pipeline
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2020 Canadian pipeline and railway protests
References
External links
Official site
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Dakelh governments
Wet'suwet'en
Bulkley Valley
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