Lheidli T'enneh is the Indian band whose traditional territory includes the city of Prince George, British Columbia. The name means "People of the Confluence" in the Carrier language and refers to the fact that the Nechako River enters the Fraser River at Prince George. The band was previously known as the Fort George Indian Band. These cutbanks on the Nechako River are Prince Georges signature natural landmark. ... The Carrier language is a Northern Athabaskan language. ... The Nechako River is one of the main tributaries of the Fraser River, although most of its flow has been diverted through the Coast Mountains to the Kemano generating station at sea level on the Gardner Canal, 858m below the reservoirs intakes, which supplies power to the aluminum smelter... The Fraser River is the longest river in British Columbia, Canada, rising in the Rocky Mountains near Mount Robson and flowing for 1400 km (870 mi), into the Pacific Ocean at the city of Vancouver. ...

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 Dakelh (pronounced Ka-kelh) or Carrier are the indigenous people of a large portion of the central interior of British Columbia. ... The Carrier language is a Northern Athabaskan language. ...

On October 29, 2006 the Lheidli T'enneh became the first people to initial a treaty with British Columbia and Canada within the framework of the treaty process created in response to the Delgamuukw case. It remains for the treaty to be ratified by a vote of Lheidli T'enneh band members, by the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, and by the Canadian Parliament. Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Latin: Splendour without diminishment) Official languages English de facto (none stated in law) Flower Pacific dogwood Tree Western Redcedar Bird Stellers Jay Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Lieutenant-Governor Iona Campagnolo Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 36 6 Area... Delgamuukw v. ...

References

Poser, William (1999). Lheidli T'enneh Hubughunek (Fort George Carrier Lexicon), third edition, Prince George, BC: Lheidli T'enneh.

Runnals, Reverend Francis Edwin (1946). A History of Prince George. Prince George: the author.

BC Treaty Commission news release

Lheidli T'enneh Final Agreement

news article about treaty signing

External links

• Lheidli T'enneh web site
• BC Treaty Commission Lheidli T'enneh page