McLeod LakeLanguage: Tse’khene
Historically known as: McLeod Lake Indian Band
Contact Information: McLeod Lake Indian Band General Delivery McLeod Lake, BC V0J 2G0 ph. (250) 750-4415 fx. (250) 750-4420 "The main community of McLeod Lake Band is located on McLeod Lake Indian Band Indian Reserves #1 and #5 near the unincorporated village of McLeod Lake, approximately 150 kilometres north of Prince George on Highway 97."1 Language InformationCommunity InformationMcLeod Lake Band Membership totals 464 members (as defined under the Indian Act) with approximately 86 members living in McLeod Lake, 15 members living in Bear Lake, 150 members living in Mackenzie and Prince George, and the rest throughout North America. New Indian Reserves are being established in Mackenzie and Bear Lake as provisions of the Treaty 8 Adhesion Agreement. As these reserves are developed and housing constructed, it is expected that more band members will move back to Indian Reserve lands."1 Links Footnotes / References
1. copied from McLeod Lake Indian Band website - About Us http://www.mlib.ca/about_us.htm 2. McLeod Lake Tse'khene Elders Society (2009), Language Needs Assessment #1125 3. Aboriginal Canada (2006). First Nation Connectivity Profiles. |
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