Kanaka Bar First Nation

Kanaka Bar First Nation is a First Nations government located at Kanaka Bar, British Columbia, Canada, between the towns of Boston Bar and Lytton in the Fraser Canyon region. It is a member of the Fraser Canyon Indian Administration, one of three tribal councils of the Nlaka'pamux people. Other members of the Fraser Canyon Indian Administration are the Spuzzum, Skuppah and Nicomen First Nations (the Nicomen First Nation is also a member of the Nicola Tribal Association). . Other Nlaka'pamux governments belong either to the Nicola Tribal Association or the Nlaka'pamux Nation Tribal Council.

"Kanaka" was a word used throughout the Pacific islands and Australian to indicate a person recruited for manual labour. Kanaka also means "free man" but in many cases it meant indentured servant. Many Hawaiians were employed in the Fraser Canyon. The presence of many Hawaiians, known in their own language also as kanaka (local guy) on the gold workings on the Fraser in this area conferred the name Kanaka Bar on a certain gold-rich sandbar on the Fraser below.

The Kanaka Bar First Nation governs these reserves:

Source: Indian and Northern Affairs Canada First Nations profiles

Hydroelectric Projects

Kwoiek Creek Hydroelectric Project: The Kwoiek Creek Hydroelectric Project is a 49.9 MW, run-of-river project located on the lower reaches of Kwoiek Creek, a tributary to the Fraser River, approximately 14 km (9 mi) south of Lytton, British Columbia. The Project will include a water diversion and intake facilities, a buried penstock and a powerhouse located on Kanaka Bar Indian Band's Whyeek IR No. 4 near Lytton. The Project will also include an approximately 80 km (50 mi) long, 138-kV transmission line to transmit electricity generated by the Project to the BC Hydro substation at Highland Valley.

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