The Tàłtàn Nation is a tribal council -type organization (but not a tribal council) combining the governments of two band governments of the Tahltan people in the Stikine Country of the Northern Interior of British Columbia , Canada . The two member governments are the Iskut First Nation and the Tahltan First Nation , which is also known as the Tahltan Indian Band. The Tahltan Nation is governed by the Tahltan Central Council , which is composed of representatives of 10 families from each band and has its offices at Dease Lake and Telegraph Creek.
6-534: The British Columbia Government Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation webpage describes the status of the Tahltan Nation as follows: "The overarching Tahltan Central Council (with offices at Dease Lake) is comprised of representatives of 10 families from each band. The TCC links the Tahltan bands and has represented them on issues of joint concern, specifically on asserted inherent rights and titles. Neither
12-567: A strong emphasis on education. McPhee was a key player in negotiating more than $ 2 billion in agreements for the Tahltan Nation over the Northwest Transmission Line , BC Hydro and AltaGas projects within their territory. She also helped negotiate self-determination and taxation revenue-sharing projects. She also helped secure and protect the Sacred Headwaters from coalbed methane extraction and to save
18-718: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Annita McPhee Annita McPhee is the former three-term president of the Tahltan Nation in British Columbia , Canada. She was also named National Native Role Model by Governor-General Adrienne Clarkson in 2000 and won the Aboriginal Woman of Distinction Award. McPhee attended the University of Victoria law school and Thompson Rivers University social work school. Her family placed
24-617: The Tahltan Indian Band nor the Iskut First Nation are affiliated with a tribal council and are recognized as separate, unaffiliated Indian bands by Indian and Northern Affairs Canada. However, the TCC is a registered society under the B.C. Society Act." The Tahltan nation has 2 clans, Wolf and Crow. The Tahltan nation also has managed to get mining operations off their lands thanks to The TCG president Chad Day. Such as
30-651: The company that owns Jade Fever. There are two active mines on the Tahltan territory, they are the Red Chris mine and the Brucejack mine. Annita McPhee , 3-term president Tahltan Central Government, Band Chiefs Richard McLean, 2010-2016 Terry Brow, 2016-2018 Rick Mclean, 2018-2020 Carmen Mcphee, 2020-2024 This First Nations in Canada –related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This British Columbia -related article
36-655: The headwaters of 3 major salmon bearing rivers; the Stikine, Skeena, and the Nass. On April 4, 2019, McPhee signed papers to seek the New Democratic Party candidacy in the Canadian federal riding of Skeena—Bulkley Valley . This article about a British Columbian politician is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This biographical article about an Indigenous person of North America
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