Lheidli T'enneh Band

Lheidli T'enneh First Nation
Lheidli T'enneh
Band number 611
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
Government
 • TypeFirst Nations Council
 • ChiefDolleen Logan
Population
 (Dec 2023)
 • Total795
 49 males, 47 females on reserve. Remainder live off reserve[1]
Time zoneUTC-7 (Pacific Time Zone (PTZ))
 • Summer (DST)DST
Postal code span
V2K 5X8
Area code250
Websitewww.lheidli.ca
Main Office: 1041 Whenun Road, Prince George, BC, V2K 5X8

The Lheidli T'enneh Band 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 Lheidli T'enneh did not have permanent settlements in what is modern day Prince George until the arrival of the HBC post Fort George. Temporary and seasonal settlements were used across the traditional territory and archeological evidence of fishing camps along the Nechako and Fraser rivers as well as the Beaverly area.[2]

  1. ^ "Registered Population - Lheidli T'enneh". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada.
  2. ^ Prince George Free Press. Archaeologists find artifacts in Beaverly Jul 12, 2007