Halfway River First Nation

^[2]

Linda Brady
William Field
Lori Ann Wokeley
Joyce Audit
Annette Davis
Charmaine Hunter

Tribal Council^[1]Treaty 8 Tribal Association^[2]WebsiteHalfway River First Nation

Halfway River First Nation is a Dunneza First Nations government with a 3988 ha reserve located 75 km northwest of Fort St. John, British Columbia. It is a Treaty 8 nation.

The Halfway River people were at one point part of the "Hudson Hope Indian Band" but in 1971 they split off, and the remaining people formed West Moberly First Nations.^[2] As of January 2024, there were 317 registered members, with 137 living on the reserve.

The current chief is Darlene Hunter^[1]^[2] (replacing Russell Lily in December 2013)

History

Past Chiefs and Councils

Chief Darlene Hunter (2013–present) with William Field, Lori Ann Wokeley, Linda Brady, Annette Davis , Joyce Audit, Charmaine Hunter
Chief Russell Lily (2011–2013) with Coleen Achla and William Field
Chief Ed Whitford (2008–2011)

References

^ ^a ^b "First Nation Profiles". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. 14 November 2008. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Affiliated First Nations". Treaty 8 Tribal Association. Retrieved 26 December 2021.

External links

Halfway River First Nation
Halfway River at the Treaty 8 Tribal Council.
AANDC profile

56°28′26″N 121°52′51.6″W / 56.47389°N 121.881000°W / 56.47389; -121.881000

First Nations in British Columbia

Cultural areas: Northwest Coast, Plains, Plateau, Subarctic

Ethnolinguistic groups

Athabaskan	Dakelh Daneẕaa Sekani Tlingit Tsilhqot'in
Salishan	Hul'qumi'num Klallam K'ómoks Musqueam Nlaka'pamux Nuxalk Scw'exmx Secwépemc SEMYOME Shishá7lh Sinixt Skwxwú7mesh St'at'imc Stó:lō W̱SÁNEĆ
Tsimshianic	Gitxsan Nisga'a Tsimshian
Wakashan	Ditidaht Haisla Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw Laich-kwil-tach Heiltsuk Nuučaan̓uł Wuikinuxv
Isolate	Haida Ktunaxa

Treaties and land claims

Douglas Treaties (1850-1854)
Treaty 8 (1899)
Nisga'a (1998)
Modern treaty process (ongoing)

Tribal councils and
band governments

Carrier Chilcotin Tribal Council (Williams Lake)	Lhoosk'uz Lhtako Toosey Ulkatcho
Carrier-Sekani Tribal Council (Prince George)	Burns Lake Nadleh Whuten Nak'azdli Whut'en Saik'uz Stellat'en Takla Tl'azt'en Wet'suwet'en
Gitksan Tribal Services Society (Hazelton)	Gitanmaax Gitanyow Glen Vowell Kispiox
Secretariat of the Haida Nation (Masset)	Old Masset Skidegate
Kaska Dena Council (Lower Post)	Daylu Dena Dease River Kwadacha
Ktunaxa Nation Council Society (Cranbrook)	?Akisq'nuk ?aqam Lower Kootenay Tobacco Plains
Kwakiutl District Council (Campbell River)	Campbell River Cape Mudge Da'naxda'xw Gwa'Sala-Nakwaxda'xw K'ómoks Kwakiutl Kwiakah Mamalilikulla Tlatlasikwala
Lillooet Tribal Council (Lillooet)	Bridge River Cayoose Creek T'it'q'et Ts'kw'aylaxw Tsal'alh Xaxli'p
Lower St'atl'imx Tribal Council (Pemberton)	Douglas Lil'wat N'Quatqua Samahquam Skatin
Musgamagw Dzawada'enuxw Tribal Council (Campbell River)	Dzawada'enuxw Gwawaenuk Kwikwasut'inuxw Haxwa'mis
Naut'sa Mawt Tribal Council (Delta)	Halalt Homalco Klahoose Malahat Nanoose Snuneymuxw Stz'uminus T'Sou-ke Tla'amin Tsawwassen Tsleil-Waututh
Nisga'a Nation (Gitlax̱t'aamiks)	Ging̱olx Gitlax̱t'aamiks Gitwinksihlkw Lax̱g̱alts’ap
Nlaka'pamux Nation Tribal Council (Lytton)	Boothroyd Boston Bar Lytton Oregon Jack Creek Skuppah Spuzzum
Northern Shuswap Tribal Council Society (Williams Lake)	Canim Lake Soda Creek Stswecem'c Xgat'tem Williams Lake
Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council (Port Alberni)	Ahousaht Ditidaht Ehattesaht Hesquiaht Hupacasath Huu-ay-aht Mowachaht/Muchalaht Nuchatlaht Tla-o-qui-aht Toquaht Tseshaht Uchucklesaht Ucluelet
Okanagan Nation Alliance (Westbank)	Lower Similkameen Okanagan Osoyoos Penticton Upper Similkameen Westbank
Scw'exmx Tribal Council (Merritt)	Coldwater Cook's Ferry Nicomen Nooaitch Shackan Siska Upper Nicola
Shuswap Nation Tribal Council (Kamloops)	Adams Lake Bonaparte Neskonlith Shuswap Simpcw Skeetchestn Splatsin Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc Whispering Pines/Clinton
Sto:lo Nation (Chilliwack)	Aitchelitz Leq' a: mel Matsqui Popkum Shxwhá:y Skawahlook Skowkale Squiala Sumas Tzeachten Yakweakwioose
Sto:lo Tribal Council (Agassiz)	Chawathil Cheam Kwantlen Kwaw-kwaw-Apilt Seabird Island Shxw'ow'hamel Soowahlie Sq'éwlets
Treaty 8 Tribal Association (Fort St. John)	Doig River Fort Nelson Halfway River Prophet River Saulteau West Moberly
Tsilhqot'in National Government (Williams Lake)	?Esdilagh Tl'etinqox Tŝideldel Xeni Gwet'in Yunesit'in
Wuikinuxv-Kitasoo-Nuxalk Tribal Council (Bella Coola)	Kitasoo Nuxalk Wuikinuxv
Unaffiliated	Ashcroft Cheslatta Esk'etemc Gitxaala Gitga'at Haisla High Bar Iskut Katzie Kitselas Kitsumkalum Kwikwetlem Lax Kw'alaams Little Shuswap Lake McLeod Lake Metlakatla Musqueam Nazko Nee-Tahi-Buhn Peters Semiahmoo Skin Tyee Skwah Squamish Sts'ailes Tahltan Taku River Tsay Keh Dene Union Bar Witset Yale
Not federally recognized	Kelly Lake

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