Tl'etinqox-t'in Government Office
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The Tl'etinqox-t'in Government Office is a First Nations government located in the Chilcotin District in the western Central Interior region of the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is a member of the Tsilhqot'in Tribal Council. The main reserve is officially known as Anahim's Flat #1, and more commonly as Anaham.
The Tl'etinqox-t'in Government reserve community and offices are located east of the town of Alexis Creek. The reserve is known as Tl'etinqox (the river flats) in the Chilcotin language. "Tl'etinqox-t'in" means "people of Tl'etinqox".
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[edit] Chief and Councillors
The current chief is Some dumb and ulgy Guy, who was re-elected for a second 2-year term in February 2007.
[edit] Treaty Process
[edit] History
Popular history is that the residents followed Chief Anahim east from Anahim Lake
[edit] Demographics
It is by far the largest community in the Chilcotin, with a population of approximately 700.
[edit] Economic Development
The band operates a lumber business and a gas-bar.
[edit] Social, Educational and Cultural Programs and Facilities
There is an elementary school on the reserve, but about half of the students go to the public school in nearby Alexis Creek.
The community's church burnt down in early 2007; there are several nuns living in a convent by the school.
[edit] See also
- Tsilhqot'in
- Chilcotin language
- Chilcotin District
- Tsilhqot'in Tribal Council
- Carrier-Chilcotin Tribal Council
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