# Indigenous Prince George: API reference

1 endpoint. Base URL `https://princegeorgepulse.ca/api/v1`. Conventions (envelope, paging, fields, formats, limits) are on the [overview](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/developers/). [All endpoints](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/developers/reference/).

## GET /api/v1/indigenous {#get-indigenous}

Indigenous Prince George: the territory, key facts, timeline, places, nations, organisations, events, words, reading.

Every fact carries its public source (`src`). PG Pulse does not speak for any Nation.

- Cache: 24 h
- Source: [PG Pulse Indigenous hub (every item links its public source)](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/indigenous/)
- Licence: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

| Parameter | In | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `section` | query | string | Only one section. One of: `nameParts`, `keyFacts`, `acknowledgement`, `eras`, `timeline`, `places`, `nations`, `crisisLines`, `orgs`, `events`, `words`, `languageLinks`, `reading`, `images`, `sources`. |

Also accepts `fields` (sparse fieldset) and `format` (`json`, `md`).

**Example request**

```bash
curl "https://princegeorgepulse.ca/api/v1/indigenous"
```

**Example response** (trimmed)

```json
{
  "data": {
    "nameParts": [
      {
        "word": "Lheidli",
        "meaning": "“The People from the Confluence of the River,” referring to how the Nechako River enters the Fraser at Prince George",
        "src": {
          "title": "Lheidli T'enneh First Nation: Our story",
          "url": "https://www.lheidli.ca/about/our-story/"
        }
      },
      {
        "word": "T'enneh",
        "meaning": "“The People”",
        "src": {
          "title": "Lheidli T'enneh First Nation: Our story",
          "url": "https://www.lheidli.ca/about/our-story/"
        }
      }
    ],
    "keyFacts": [
      {
        "value": "900+",
        "label": "Nation members",
        "note": "The Nation's website; Wikipedia lists 928 in 2025, most living off reserve",
        "tone": "ember",
        "src": {
          "title": "Lheidli T'enneh First Nation",
          "url": "https://www.lheidli.ca/"
        }
      },
      {
        "value": "1807",
        "label": "Fort George post built",
        "note": "The Lheidli village beside the post grew into a permanent settlement",
        "tone": "silt",
        "src": {
          "title": "Prince George, British Columbia (Wikipedia)",
          "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_George,_British_Columbia"
        }
      },
      "… 4 more"
    ],
    "acknowledgement": {
      "city": {
        "text": "We respectfully acknowledge the unceded ancestral lands of the Lheidli T'enneh, on whose land we live, work and play.",
        "context": "Presented to City Council by Chief Dolleen Logan and the Lheidli T'enneh Council on September 21, 2022, as a plaque in English and Dakelh. The City now opens Council and committee meetings with it.",
        "src": {
          "title": "City of Prince George: Lheidli T'enneh presents territorial acknowledgement plaque to City (Sept. 22, 2022)",
          "url": "https://www.princegeorge.ca/city-hall/news-notices/lheidli-tenneh-presents-territorial-acknowledgement-plaque-city"
        }
      },
      "sd57": {
        "dakelh": "Lheidli T'enneh hubeh keyoh whuts'odelhti.",
        "english": "School District 57 - Prince George respectfully acknowledge it is on the traditional and unceded territory of the Lheidli T'enneh.",
        "context": "The opening line of the School District 57 acknowledgement, published in its Lheidli Dakelh phrase guide. The guide notes it was created by language learners and invites corrections.",
        "src": {
          "title": "School District 57 library guide: Dakelh phrases (Lheidli)",
          "url": "https://sd57.libguides.com/dlc/lheidlidakelh"
        }
      },
      "steps": [
        {
          "icon": "Compass",
          "title": "Know why you are saying it",
          "body": "An acknowledgement recognizes that Prince George is on Lheidli T’enneh land that was never surrendered by treaty. It is a starting point for a relationship, not a formality."
        },
        {
          "icon": "MessageSquareQuote",
          "title": "Use the Nation’s own words",
          "body": "The wording the Lheidli T’enneh presented to the City is a respectful default. Say the name carefully: learn it from the Nation or the dictionary audio before you speak."
        },
        "… 3 more"
      ]
    },
    "eras": [
      {
        "id": "before",
        "label": "Before contact",
        "tone": "spruce"
      },
      {
        "id": "fur",
        "label": "Fur trade",
        "tone": "silt"
      },
      "… 3 more"
    ],
    "timeline": [
      {
        "year": "Time immemorial",
        "era": "before",
        "title": "The people of the confluence",
        "body": "Lheidli T’enneh families live and travel across a territory reaching from the Prince George area toward the Rocky Mountains, with the rivers at its heart.",
        "src": {
          "title": "City of Prince George: Lheidli T'enneh First Nation",
          "url": "https://www.princegeorge.ca/community-culture/indigenous-relations-reconciliation/lheidli-tenneh-first-nation"
        }
      },
      {
        "year": "1807",
        "era": "fur",
        "title": "Fort George trading post",
        "body": "Simon Fraser builds the Fort George fur trading post near the confluence. The Lheidli T’enneh become its trading partners, and many families settle in a village beside it.",
        "src": {
          "title": "Prince George, British Columbia (Wikipedia)",
          "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_George,_British_Columbia"
        }
      },
      "… 20 more"
    ],
    "places": [
      {
        "name": "The confluence",
        "kind": "history",
        "lat": 53.9145,
        "lng": -122.716,
        "body": "Where the Nechako flows into the Fraser: the place the Lheidli T’enneh are named for.",
        "url": "https://www.lheidli.ca/about/our-story/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Lheidli T'enneh Memorial Park",
        "kind": "history",
        "lat": 53.9061,
        "lng": -122.7348,
        "address": "17th Avenue",
        "body": "Site of the Lheidli village and cemetery before 1913. Renamed from Fort George Park in 2015; home of the pavilion. Please treat the burial grounds with respect.",
        "url": "https://www.princegeorge.ca/parks-recreation/parks-trails/lheidli-tenneh-memorial-park"
      },
      "… 11 more"
    ],
    "nations": [
      {
        "name": "Lheidli T'enneh First Nation",
        "where": "Prince George, at the confluence",
        "group": "Dakelh",
        "url": "https://www.lheidli.ca/",
        "tone": "ember"
      },
      {
        "name": "Saik'uz First Nation",
        "where": "Near Vanderhoof",
        "group": "CSTC member",
        "url": "https://www.saikuz.com",
        "tone": "fraser"
      },
      "… 11 more"
    ],
    "crisisLines": [
      {
        "name": "Indian Residential School Survivors Society crisis line",
        "phone": "1-800-721-0066",
        "tel": "+18007210066",
        "body": "24 hours, BC. For Survivors and their families.",
        "url": "https://www.irsss.ca/"
      },
      {
        "name": "National Indian Residential School Crisis Line",
        "phone": "1-866-925-4419",
        "tel": "+18669254419",
        "body": "24 hours, Canada-wide, free. For former students and their families.",
        "url": "https://www.sac-isc.gc.ca/eng/1581971225188/1581971250953"
      },
      "… 3 more"
    ],
    "orgs": [
      {
        "id": "nations",
        "label": "Nations and governments",
        "icon": "Landmark",
        "tone": "nechako",
        "items": [
          "{…}",
          "{…}",
          "… 1 more"
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "health",
        "label": "Health and wellness",
        "icon": "HeartPulse",
        "tone": "spruce",
        "items": [
          "{…}",
          "{…}",
          "… 2 more"
        ]
      },
      "… 4 more"
    ],
    "events": [
      {
        "date": "09-30",
        "when": "September 30",
        "title": "National Day for Truth and Reconciliation",
        "body": "Honours residential school Survivors and the children who never came home. In 2026, from noon: a guided Reconciliation Walk through the traditional burial site, a reading of the 94 Calls to Action, then a 2 p.m. cerem…",
        "where": "Lheidli T'enneh Memorial Park",
        "tone": "ember",
        "src": {
          "title": "Lheidli T'enneh First Nation: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation 2026",
          "url": "https://www.lheidli.ca/%F0%9F%A7%A1-national-day-for-truth-and-reconciliation-2026-%F0%9F%A7%A1/"
        }
      },
      {
        "date": "06-21",
        "when": "June 21",
        "title": "National Indigenous Peoples Day",
        "body": "A free day of artisans, musicians, drummers, dancers, food and family activities on the summer solstice. In 2026 it ran 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. with a free shuttle from City Hall.",
        "where": "Lheidli T'enneh Memorial Park",
        "tone": "fraser",
        "src": {
          "title": "Lheidli T'enneh First Nation: National Indigenous Peoples Day 2026",
          "url": "https://www.lheidli.ca/nipd2026/"
        }
      },
      "… 1 more"
    ],
    "words": [
      {
        "word": "hadih",
        "meaning": "Hello",
        "src": {
          "title": "School District 57 library guide: Greetings, gratitude, goodbye (Lheidli Dakelh)",
          "url": "https://sd57.libguides.com/dlc/lheidlidakelh/greetings"
        }
      },
      {
        "word": "mussih",
        "meaning": "Thank you",
        "src": {
          "title": "School District 57 library guide: Greetings, gratitude, goodbye (Lheidli Dakelh)",
          "url": "https://sd57.libguides.com/dlc/lheidlidakelh/greetings"
        }
      },
      "… 10 more"
    ],
    "languageLinks": [
      {
        "title": "Lheidli T'enneh: Our language (dictionary, school program, resources)",
        "url": "https://www.lheidli.ca/about/our-language/"
      },
      {
        "title": "FirstVoices: Dakelh",
        "url": "https://www.firstvoices.com/dakelh"
      },
      "… 2 more"
    ],
    "…": "3 more keys"
  },
  "meta": {
    "source": "PG Pulse Indigenous hub (every item links its public source)",
    "sourceUrl": "https://princegeorgepulse.ca/indigenous/",
    "updatedAt": null,
    "license": "CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)",
    "attribution": "PG Pulse (princegeorgepulse.ca)"
  },
  "links": {
    "self": "/api/v1/indigenous",
    "next": null,
    "docs": "/developers/reference/indigenous-prince-george/#get-indigenous"
  }
}
```
