Ts'il Kaz Koh First Nation
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Ts'il Kaz Koh First Nation or the Burns Lake Indian Band is a Dakelh
nation whose main community is located on Burns Lake, near the divide between the Bulkley
and Nechako River
basins, approximately 220 km west of Prince George
, British Columbia
, Canada
. They have four reserves, totalling about 184.6 hectares, and as of August 2007, they had 101 band members. Ts'il Kaz Koh is a member of the Carrier Sekani Tribal Council
. The current chief is Albert Gerow.
Ts'il Kaz Koh is derived from the Carrier
name for the creek that runs through the area.
Dakelh
The Dakelh or Carrier are the indigenous people of a large portion of the Central Interior of British Columbia, Canada.Most Carrier call themselves Dakelh, meaning "people who go around by boat"...
nation whose main community is located on Burns Lake, near the divide between the Bulkley
Bulkley River
The Bulkley River in British Columbia is a major tributary of the Skeena River. The Bulkley is 257 km long with a drainage basin covering 12,400 km²....
and Nechako River
Nechako River
The Nechako River arises on the Nechako Plateau east of the Kitimat Ranges of the Coast Mountains of British Columbia and flows north toward Fort Fraser, then east to Prince George where it enters the Fraser River...
basins, approximately 220 km west of Prince George
Prince George, British Columbia
Prince George, with a population of 71,030 , is the largest city in northern British Columbia, Canada, and is known as "BC's Northern Capital"...
, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
, 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...
. They have four reserves, totalling about 184.6 hectares, and as of August 2007, they had 101 band members. Ts'il Kaz Koh is a member of the Carrier Sekani Tribal Council
Carrier Sekani Tribal Council
The Carrier Sekani Tribal Council is a tribal council representing eight First Nations in the Central Interior of British Columbia...
. The current chief is Albert Gerow.
Ts'il Kaz Koh is derived from the Carrier
Carrier language
The Carrier language is a Northern Athabaskan language. It is named after the Dakelh people, a First Nations people of the Central Interior of British Columbia, Canada, for whom Carrier is the usual English name. People who are referred to as Carrier speak two related languages. One,...
name for the creek that runs through the area.
External links
- Ts'il Kaz Koh First Nation at the CSTC website.