Nak'azdli Whut'en

Preferred Name:
Nak'azdli
Alternative Name:
Includes Haanees (Variation Naanees) & Stuart Lake; Formerly Necoslie (Pre-1989) (Variation Necausley); Meaning "Where Arrows Were Flying"
Language:
Dakelh
BC Regional Office:
Omineca (Prince George)
Region:
Nechako
Reserve Land Area:1,456.00 ha
Chief:
Chief Colleen Erickson
Council:
Maddison Sam, Nolan Sagalon, Catherine Lessard, Fred Sam, ,
Governance Structure:
Custom Electoral System
Address: P.O. Box 1329
Fort St James
V0J 1P0
Community Description

Nak’azdli Whut’en is a non-treaty First Nation located adjacent to Fort St. James, BC. It has eighteen reserves in total in and around Fort St. James. Most members live on Indian Reserve (IR) #1 which is separated from Fort St. James by Kwah Road. There are also a few families on IR #1A up the North Road at Four-Mile and William’s Prairie Meadow.