The Liard River First Nation, also known s the Liard First Nation is a First Nation in the southeastern Yukon Territory in Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

. Its main centres are Upper Liard, Yukon

Upper Liard, Yukon

Upper Liard is a chiefly First Nation settlement immediately west of Watson Lake in Canada's Yukon. It is situated at historical mile 642 of the Alaska Highway. Population in 2001 according to the Census was 159. Most of the residents are citizens of the Liard River First Nation, who also...

 and Watson Lake, Yukon

Watson Lake, Yukon

Watson Lake is a town at historical mile 635 on the Alaska Highway in the southeastern Yukon close to the British Columbia border. Population in December 2004 was 1,547 ....

 along the Alaska Highway

Alaska Highway

The Alaska Highway was constructed during World War II for the purpose of connecting the contiguous U.S. to Alaska through Canada. It begins at the junction with several Canadian highways in Dawson Creek, British Columbia and runs to Delta Junction, Alaska, via Whitehorse, Yukon...

. The language originally spoken by the people of this First Nation was Kaska

Kaska language

Kaska is a Northern Athabaskan language spoken by the Kaska people in the southeastern Yukon territory and northern British Columbia in Canada.-References:***...

 and the First Nation is a member of the Kaska Tribal Council

Kaska Tribal Council

The Kaska Tribal Council is a tribal council formed of three band governments of the Kaske Dena people in northern British Columbia and the Yukon Territory, Canada.-Member governments:The three member governments are the:...

 which is pursuing land claims in the Yukon and northern British Columbia

British Columbia

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. Their Indian and Northern Affairs Canada band number is 502.

Indian Reserves

Indian Reserves under the governance of the Liard First Nation are:

• Blue River IR No.1
  Blue River 1
  Blue River 1 is the Statistics Canada census-area designation for what is properly termed the Blue River Indian Reserve No. 1, an Indian Reserve in the Cassiar Country of the Northern Interior of British Columbia, Canada...
  
  , on the left bank of the Blue River
  Blue River (Dease River)
  The Blue River is a tributary of the Dease River in the Cassiar Country of the Northern Interior of British Columbia, Canada, flowing southeast into the latter river at the Blue River Indian Reserve No...
  
   at its confluence with the Dease
  Dease River
  The Dease River flows through northwestern British Columbia, Canada and is a tributary of the Liard River. The river descends from Dease Lake, though its ultimate origin is in the headwater of Little Dease Creek at Snow Peak, approximately 50 km to the west of the lake...
  
  , 65.20 ha.
• Dease River IR No.2 (Liard River Band), 6.4km northeast of the confluence of the Blue and Dease Rivers, 157.40 ha.
• Dease River Indian Reserve No.3 (Liard River Band), left bank of the Dease River opposite the mouth of the Rapid River
  Rapid River
  -Rivers:In Canada*Rapid River *In Ontario:**Rapid River **Rapid River *In Saskatchewan:**Rapid River **Rapid River *Rapid River...
  
  , 51.40 ha.
• Horse Ranch IR No.4, at Horse Ranch Pass, 14 miles north of Dease River I.R. No.3, 247.30 ha.
• Liard River IR No.3, left bank of the Liard River
  Liard River
  The Liard River flows through Yukon, British Columbia and the Northwest Territories, Canada. Rising in the Saint Cyr Range of the Pelly Mountains in southeastern Yukon, it flows southeast through British Columbia, marking the northern end of the Rocky Mountains and then curving northeast back...
  
   one mile south of Lower Post
  Lower Post, British Columbia
  Lower Post is an aboriginal community in northwestern British Columbia, Canada, located on Highway 97, the Alaska Highway, approximately 15 miles southeast of Watson Lake, Yukon. Its historical mile designation is Mile 620...
  
  ., 271.90 ha.
• McDames Creek IR No.3
  McDames Creek 2
  McDames Creek 2 is a Statistics Canada census designation for what is properly known as McDames Creek Indian Reserve No. 2, which flanks both sides of the Dease River at its confluence with McDame Creek. See Harry McDame and McDame for name origin information...
  
  , left bank of the Dease River on both banks of the mouth of McDame Creek
  McDame Creek
  McDame Creek is a creek located in the Cassiar Land District of British Columbia. The creek flows southeast into Dease River and is south of Good Hope Lake. The creek was discovered in 1874 by a prospector named Henry McDame. McDame Creek was mined for gold in the 1800s...
  
  
• Mosquito Creek IR No.5, on the Major Hart River, a tributary of the Turnagain River
  Turnagain River
  The Turnagain River is a river in the Canadian province of British Columbia.The Turnagain River was named by Samuel Black of the Hudson's Bay Company, who in 1824 journeyed to the river before turning back. Part of the river flows through the Muskwa-Kechika Management Area.-Course:The Turnagain...
  
  , 30 miles northeast of Cry Lake, 518 ha.
• Muddy River IR No.1, on the left bank fo the Liard River at Mile Post 540 of the Alaska Highway
  Alaska Highway
  The Alaska Highway was constructed during World War II for the purpose of connecting the contiguous U.S. to Alaska through Canada. It begins at the junction with several Canadian highways in Dawson Creek, British Columbia and runs to Delta Junction, Alaska, via Whitehorse, Yukon...
  
   70.80 ha.
• One Mile Point IR No.1, at the north end of Dease Lake
  Dease Lake (British Columbia)
  Dease Lake is a lake in the Stikine Plateau of the Northern Interior of British Columbia, Canada, located at the head of the Dease River, which flows north then northeast from the lake to join the Liard River...
  
   at the outlet of the Dease River, opposite Porter's Landing, 47.70 ha.