Lheidli T'enneh
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Lheidli T'enneh First Nation Lheidli T'enneh Band number 611 |
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| Country |
 Canada
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| Government | |
| • Type | First Nations Council |
| • Chief | Dominic Frederick |
| Population (Feb 2015) | |
| • Total | 415 |
| 66 males, 52 females on reserve. Remainder live off reserve | |
| Time zone | Pacific Time Zone (PTZ) (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | DST (UTC) |
| Postal code span | V2K 5X8 |
| Area code(s) | 250 |
| Website | www |
| Main Office: 1041 Whenun Road, Prince George, BC, V2K 5X8 | |
The Lheidli T'enneh Band (Klate-lee—Ten-eh) also known as the Lheidli T'enneh First Nation and historically known as the Fort George Indian Band is the First Nations band government for the Lheidli T'enneh, a subgroup of the Dakelh people whose traditional territory includes the City of Prince George, British Columbia. The name means "The People from the confluence of the two rivers" in the Carrier language referring to how the Nechako River enters the Fraser River at Prince George.
The Lheidli T'enneh are Carrier people. Their traditional language, now spoken only by a few people, is a dialect of the Carrier language.
The Fort George Indian Band Reserve was first established in 1892 where the Fraser and Nechako rivers meet, and the current site of downtown Prince George.
In 1911, federal Indian Agent W.J. MacAllan negotiated a land sale agreement between the Lheidli T'enneh, the federal government and the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway. The 100 or so band members and their belongings were transported to land north of the city known as the Shelley Reserve. When the band assembly resisted being removed from their village, MacAllan participated in arson of vacant buildings to motivate band members to accept the move.
On October 29, 2006 the Lheidli T'enneh became the first people to initial a treaty with British Columbia and Canada within the framework of the British Columbia Treaty Process created in response to the Delgamuukw case. It remains for the treaty to be ratified by a vote of Lheidli T'enneh band members, by the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, and by the Canadian Parliament.
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