Lower Kootenay

Preferred Name:
Lower Kootenay
Alternative Name:
Variation Lower Kutenai; Preferred Name Yaqan Nukiy (Variation Yaqan Nu?Kiy) Meaning "Where The Rock Stands"; Includes Flat Bow (Circa 1889); Part Of Kootenay
Language:
Ktunaxa
BC Regional Office:
Kootenay (Cranbrook)
Region:
Kootenay
Reserve Land Area:3,246.30 ha
Chief:
Chief M. Jason Louie
Council:
Josie Fullarton, Cherie Luke, Robin Louie, Chad Luke
Governance Structure:
Custom Electoral System
Address: 830 Simon Road
Creston
V0B 1G2
Community Description

The Lower Kootenay First Nation is a First Nation based in the East Kootenay region of British Columbia. The LKFN strives to be a stable, independent, self-governing authority, providing principled leadership to a dynamic community of caring, healthy citizens, from a secure resource base.

Treaty or Tribal Association
Ktunaxa Kinbasket Treaty Council