ʔEsdilagh First Nation

First Nation in North Cariboo region of British Columbia ʔEsdilagh First NationBand No. 709PeopleTsilhqotʼinHeadquartersQuesnelProvinceBritish ColumbiaPopulation (2024)On reserve54On other land4Off reserve219Total population277GovernmentCouncil Howard Johnny Emery Paul Tribal CouncilTsilhqotʼin National Government ʔEsdilagh First Nation (ES-dee-lah), formerly Alexandria First Nation, is a First Nation community in the North Cariboo region of British Columbia, Canada. It is the smallest of the six member communities that form the Tsilhqot'in National Government. Formerly, the people of this region were known as ʔElhdaqox-t'in, the people of the Sturgeon River (Where ʔElhdaqox refers to what is now called the Fraser River - ʔElhdachugh being sturgeon, and Yeqox being the river). Today, the community goes by the name ʔEsdilagh, which in Tŝilhqot'in language means peninsula. Chief and councillors (Dec 2024 election) Chief: Troy Baptiste Councillor: Howard Johnny (Term Ending August 2025) Councillor: William Baptiste (term ending December 2028) Treaty process As a member of the Tŝilhqot'in National Government, ʔEsdilagh chose to opt-out of the British Columbia Treaty Process,