Stellatʼen First Nation
| Band No. 613 | |
| People | Dakelh |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Fraser Lake |
| Province |  British Columbia |
| Land | |
| Main reserve | Stellaquo (Stella) 1 |
| Reserve |
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| Land area | 8.51 km2 (3.29 sq mi) |
| Population (2025) | |
| On reserve | 209 |
| On other land | 18 |
| Off reserve | 413 |
| Total population | 640 |
| Government | |
| Chief | Robert Michell |
| Council |
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| Tribal Council | |
| Carrier Sekani Tribal Council | |
| Website | |
| www | |
| [1] | |
Stellatʼen First Nation is the band government of the Stellatʼen subgroup of the Dakelh people in the Omineca Country of the Central Interior of British Columbia, Canada,[2] 160 km west of Prince George, B.C.[3]
Chief and Councillors
As of March, 2022:[4]
- Chief: Robert Michell
- Councillor: Yvonne George
- Councillor: Tannis Reynolds
- Councillor: Kenneth Schmidt
- Councillor: Walter Ward
Treaty process
Stellatʼen First Nation history (http://stellaten.ca/Portals/0/forms/timeline.pdf)
1700s
1807: Simon Fraser wrote a letter detailing events he had witnessed in Stella.
1821: Peter Skene Ogden was made chief trader of the Hudson's Bay Company.
1800s
1857: Gradual Civilization Act.
1880: Father Morice and Father Coccola came to the Fraser Lake and Fort St. James area.
1885: Arrival of Father A.G. Maurice.
1892: The Fraser Lake Indians are officially recognized, and a reserve is created. Stellatʼen First Nation and Nadleh Whut’en Band were put together as one band by the government.
1900s
1901: Provincial Government asks for a reduction of the number of reserves.
1911: Barricade Treaty.
1958-60: Stellaquo Indian Reserve separates from the Fraser Lake Indian Band
1922-76: Lejac Indian Residential school in operation
1976: Lejac Residential School closed.
1989: Stellaquo is recognized as 613 Ir. No 1 and Binta Lake as Ir. No 2.[5]
Band History Stellaten.ca timeline
Demographics
Number of Band Members: 613 [2]
Economic development
Social, educational and cultural programs and facilities
References
- ↑ "Stellatʼen First Nation". First Nation Profiles. Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. 2025-03-18. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
- 1 2 "Stellaten". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. 2009. Retrieved July 26, 2009.
- ↑ "Stellatʼen | Stellatʼen". www.stellaten.ca. Retrieved 2024-12-15.
- ↑ "Stellat'en Chief and Council". Stellat'en First Nation. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
- ↑ stellaten.ca