Ulkatcho First Nation

Ulkatcho First Nation

The Ulkatcho First Nation is a Dakelh First Nations government in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is a member of the Carrier Chilcotin Tribal Council, its offices are located in Anahim Lake, British Columbia at the western edge of the Chilcotin District. The Ulkatcho government is responsible for 22 Indian reserves with a population of 729 members living on-reserve, and another 200 living off reserve. Its people are of the Ulkatchot’en ethnic group, a subgroup of the Carrier (Dakelh).

Chief and councillors

*Lynda Price, Chief
*Mary Williams, Councillor
*Nicole Joseph, Councillor
*Nora Brubaker, Councillor
*Jacqueline Clement, Councillor
*Bertha Jack, Councillor
*Gary Holte, Councillor
*Judy Cahoose, Councillor
*Douglas Sill, Councillor

Before Lynda Price was chief the chief was Cassidy Silly

Other

Lance Cahoose Memorial Ball-hockey tournament May 18 to 20

Reserves

The figures following each reserve name are its area, in hectares.

*Ulkatcho Indian Reserve No. 1 1 ha.
*Squinas Inian Reserve No. 2 400 ha.
*Thomas Squinas Ranch Indian Reserve No. 2A 248.5 ha.
*Towdystan Lake Indian Reserve No. 2 258.2 ha.
*Abuntlet Lake Indian Reserve No. 4 129.5 ha.
*Ulkatcho Indian Reserve No. 5 129.6 ha.
*Uklatcho Indian Reserve No. 6 129.5 ha.
*Salmon River Indian Reserve Meadow No. 7 96.3 ha.
*Cahoose Indian Reserve No. 8 259 ha.
*Cahoose Indian Reserve No. 10 198.7 ha.
*Blackwater Meadow Indian Reserve No. 11 57.5 ha.
*Cahoose Indian Reserve No. 12 64.8 ha.
*Ulkatcho Indian Reserve No. 13 194 ha.
*Louis Squinas Ranch Indian Reserve No. 14 356.3 ha.
*Ulkatcho Indian Reserve No. 14A 256.6 ha.
*Casimiel Meadows Indian Reserve No. 15A 64.8 ha.
*Amy Cahoose Meadow Indian Reserve No. 16 129.5 ha.
*Tilgatko Indian Reserve No. 17 62.7 ha.
*Betty Creek Indian Reserve No. 18 129.5 ha.
*Willow Meadow Indian Reserve No. 9 59.5 ha.
*Fishtrap Indian Reserve No. 19 20.2 ha.

Notable Ulkatcho

*Carey Price, hockey player (currently non-status but son of Chief Lynda Price)
*Ian Stump, The King Of Natives.

References

* [http://pse2-esd2.ainc-inac.gc.ca/FNProfiles/FNProfiles_DETAILS.asp?BAND_NUMBER=722 Ulkatcho First Nation entry in Indian and Northern Affairs Canada First Nations profiles]

ee also

*Dakelh
*Carrier language

External links

* [http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/maps/topo/map?mapsize=428%20380&lat=53.0000000025&long=-125.699999997&mapxy=-1955111.17626+923039.450077&scale=5000000&feature_na=Ulkatcho&location1=59&unique_key=JBRNK&searchstring=Ulkatcho&entity=UNP&layers=fapfeature+fapfeature%20north_arrow%20other_features%20million_grid%20t50k_grid%20grid_50k_3%20roads%20hydrography%20boundary%20builtup%20vegetation%20populated_places%20railway%20power_network%20manmade_features%20designated_areas%20water_features%20water_saturated_soils%20relief%20contours%20toponymy%20contour%20nodata_ntdb_50k&urlappend=%26map_textzoom03_feature%3Dnew%26map_textzoom03_feature_points%3D-1955097.59571+923028.183148%26map_textzoom03_class_text%3DUlkatcho%26map_textzoom46_feature%3Dnew%26map_textzoom46_feature_points%3D-1955097.59571+923028.183148%26map_textzoom46_class_text%3DUlkatcho%26map_arrowzoom03_feature%3Dnew%26map_arrowzoom03_feature_points%3D-1955097.59571+923028.183148 Location map of Ulkatcho First Nation, Atlas of Canada, Natural Resources Canada]
* [http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2004/07/31/bc_fire040731.html CBC news item on Ulkatcho criticism of fire fighting programs]


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