--- title: "Lheidli T'enneh territory and Indigenous Prince George" description: "Whose land Prince George is on, how to acknowledge it, a timeline from Fort George to today, key places, census data, services, events and Dakelh words." url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/indigenous/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/indigenous.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-16T15:49:18.507Z --- Lheidli T'enneh territory # Lheidli T'enneh territory and Indigenous Prince George Prince George is built on the unceded land of the Lheidli T'enneh, the people of the confluence. Here is who they are, how to acknowledge the land, the history every resident should know, and where to find Indigenous services, events and language. [How to acknowledge the land](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/indigenous/#acknowledge) [Visit lheidli.ca](https://www.lheidli.ca/) - [Whose land](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/indigenous/#territory) - [Land acknowledgement](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/indigenous/#acknowledge) - [Timeline](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/indigenous/#timeline) - [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/indigenous/#map) - [By the numbers](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/indigenous/#numbers) - [Neighbouring Nations](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/indigenous/#nations) - [Support and services](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/indigenous/#support) - [Events](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/indigenous/#events) - [Dakelh words](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/indigenous/#words) - [Learn more](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/indigenous/#reading) PG Pulse compiled this page from public sources, linked throughout. It does not speak for the Lheidli T'enneh or any other Nation. For anything official, go to [lheidli.ca](https://www.lheidli.ca/). [Corrections are welcome.](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/indigenous/#corrections) ## Whose land is this? The **Lheidli T'enneh** are a sub-group of the **Dakelh** (Carrier) people. Their traditional territory includes the city of Prince George and, in the City's words, much of the area from here to the Rocky Mountains. They were historically known as the Fort George Indian Band. - **Lheidli**: “The People from the Confluence of the River,” referring to how the Nechako River enters the Fraser at Prince George [Source](https://www.lheidli.ca/about/our-story/) - **T'enneh**: “The People” [Source](https://www.lheidli.ca/about/our-story/) The City describes the name as the people from “where the two rivers flow together.” Treaty talks never concluded, so the territory remains unceded. Chief Dolleen Logan and eight councillors were elected in April 2025. [Chief and Council](https://www.lheidli.ca/governance/chief-and-council/) ![Black-and-white photo of a row of wooden houses on a river terrace, with forest and pale silt bluffs behind](https://princegeorgepulse-media.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com/prince-george/datasets/black-white-photo-row-wooden-houses-river-terrace-a801fd-900.webp) The Lheidli T’enneh village at the confluence, about 1910, a few years before it was burned. [Photographer unknown, via City of Prince George. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lheidli_T%27enneh_village.jpg) - 900+ Nation members The Nation's website; Wikipedia lists 928 in 2025, most living off reserve [Source](https://www.lheidli.ca/) - 1807 Fort George post built The Lheidli village beside the post grew into a permanent settlement [Source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_George,_British_Columbia) - 1913 Families moved to Shelley The old village was burned so it could not be reoccupied [Source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lheidli_T%CA%BCenneh_Band) - 2000 Land Code The Nation, not the Indian Act, governs its reserve lands [Source](https://www.lheidli.ca/governance/lands/) - 2 votes Treaty declined Members voted down final agreements in 2007 and 2018 [Source](https://bctreaty.ca/treaty_agreement/lheidli-tenneh-treaty/) - 2015 Memorial Park renamed Fort George Park became Lheidli T'enneh Memorial Park [Source](https://www.princegeorge.ca/community-culture/indigenous-relations-reconciliation/lheidli-tenneh-first-nation) ## Acknowledging the land The Lheidli T'enneh gave the City its own words for this. Start there, say it sincerely, and add something real. The acknowledgement presented by the Nation > We respectfully acknowledge the unceded ancestral lands of the Lheidli T'enneh, on whose land we live, work and play. 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. [City of Prince George](https://www.princegeorge.ca/city-hall/news-notices/lheidli-tenneh-presents-territorial-acknowledgement-plaque-city) In Dakelh: School District 57's acknowledgement > Lheidli T'enneh hubeh keyoh whuts'odelhti. School District 57 - Prince George respectfully acknowledge it is on the traditional and unceded territory of the Lheidli T'enneh. 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. [SD57 guide](https://sd57.libguides.com/dlc/lheidlidakelh) - Know why you are saying it 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. - Use the Nation’s own words 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. - Make it specific Say what the land means to your group, what you have learned, or what you are doing: a partnership, a hiring commitment, buying from Indigenous businesses, supporting language work. - Host says it, at the start The City’s practice is for the host to open meetings and events with it. Online, acknowledge the territory you are personally on. - Welcomes are different A welcome to the territory is given by Lheidli T’enneh people themselves. If you want one for your event, contact the Nation directly and offer honoraria. The first three tips and the last are PG Pulse's suggestions, not guidance from the Nation. The fourth follows the City's published practice. ## From the confluence to today 1. Time immemorial ### The people of the confluence 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. [Source](https://www.princegeorge.ca/community-culture/indigenous-relations-reconciliation/lheidli-tenneh-first-nation) 2. 1807 ### Fort George trading post 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. [Source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_George,_British_Columbia) 3. 1839 ### A village of 187 people A count records 187 people living in the Lheidli village near the post. [Source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lheidli_T%CA%BCenneh_Band) 4. 1863 ### The shortcut north A Lheidli guide leads prospectors over a low trail toward Summit Lake. The route later becomes known in English as the Giscome Portage. [Source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giscome_Portage) 5. 1883 ### Fort George Indian Reserve No. 1 The reserve is set aside around the village at the confluence. Its footprint later becomes the land the railway wanted. [Source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lheidli_T%CA%BCenneh_Band) 6. 1911 ### Reserve sold under pressure After years of pressure from the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway and federal officials, the band agrees on November 18 to sell Reserve No. 1 for $125,000. [Source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lheidli_T%CA%BCenneh_Band) 7. 1913 ### Moved to Shelley; village burned Families move to the new reserve at Shelley in September. The old village is burned so it cannot be reoccupied. The cemetery remains, now within Memorial Park. [Source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lheidli_T%CA%BCenneh_Band) 8. 1915 ### City of Prince George incorporated The new city is incorporated on March 6, following the borders of the land acquired by the railway. [Source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_George,_British_Columbia) 9. 1922–1976 ### Lejac Residential School The residential school at Fraser Lake, west of Prince George, operates for 54 years. Most students are Carrier (Dakelh) children. [Source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lejac_Residential_School) 10. 1999 ### First Nations land management Lheidli T’enneh is one of 14 First Nations party to the Framework Agreement on First Nation Land Management, which Canada ratifies through the First Nations Land Management Act on June 17, 1999. [Source](https://www.lheidli.ca/governance/lands/laws/) 11. 2000 ### Lheidli T’enneh Land Code The Land Code gives the Nation jurisdiction over decisions about its reserve lands and natural resources, in place of the Indian Act land rules. [Source](https://www.lheidli.ca/governance/lands/) 12. 2006 ### First final agreement in the BC treaty process On October 29, the Lheidli T’enneh, BC and Canada initial the first final agreement reached under the BC treaty process. [Source](https://archive.news.gov.bc.ca/releases/news_releases_2005-2009/2006OTP0187-001541.htm) 13. 2007 ### Members vote no On March 30, members reject the treaty, 123 votes to 111. [Source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lheidli_T%CA%BCenneh_Band) 14. 2015 ### Host Nation; the park is renamed The Lheidli T’enneh are the Official Host First Nation of the Canada Winter Games in Prince George, and Fort George Park becomes Lheidli T’enneh Memorial Park. [Source](https://www.princegeorge.ca/community-culture/indigenous-relations-reconciliation/lheidli-tenneh-first-nation) 15. 2016 ### Ancient Forest/Chun T’oh Whudujut The rainforest east of the city, on Lheidli T’enneh territory, becomes a provincial park on May 19. [Source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Forest/Chun_T%27oh_Whudujut_Provincial_Park_and_Protected_Area) 16. 2016–17 ### Reconciliation Framework and MOU City Council adopts a Reconciliation Framework on June 21, 2016. A year later the Nation, City and Regional District sign a Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation and Communication. [Source](https://www.princegeorge.ca/community-culture/indigenous-relations-reconciliation/lheidli-tenneh-first-nation) 17. 2018 ### Second treaty vote An updated treaty is initialled in May. After five weeks of voting, members reject it in June, 185 votes to 137. The parties have since pursued other arrangements. [Source](https://cfjctoday.com/2018/06/25/pg-first-nation-turn-down-treaty/) 18. 2018 ### Memorial Park pavilion opens The pavilion opens with four days of public events, June 21 to 24, drawing about 2,500 people. [Source](https://www.princegeorge.ca/community-culture/indigenous-relations-reconciliation/lheidli-tenneh-first-nation) 19. 2019 ### First potlatch in 73 years In November the Lheidli T’enneh host their first potlatch (balhats) in 73 years. [Source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lheidli_T%CA%BCenneh_Band) 20. 2022 ### Territorial acknowledgement plaque Chief and Council present the City with its acknowledgement, in English and Dakelh. [Source](https://www.princegeorge.ca/city-hall/news-notices/lheidli-tenneh-presents-territorial-acknowledgement-plaque-city) 21. 2024 ### MOU renewed The Nation, City and Regional District sign an updated MOU on June 21. [Source](https://www.princegeorge.ca/community-culture/indigenous-relations-reconciliation/lheidli-tenneh-first-nation) 22. 2025 ### Chief Logan re-elected On April 9, Chief Dolleen Logan is elected to a third two-year term with eight councillors. [Source](https://ckpgtoday.ca/2025/04/10/dolleen-logan-re-elected-as-chief-of-lheidli-tenneh/) ![1910 survey map showing the Fort George Indian Reserve between the Nechako and Fraser rivers, with the townsites of Fort George and South Fort George beside it](https://princegeorgepulse-media.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com/prince-george/guides/hand-drawn-1910-map-showing-fort-george-south-b769b7-1075.webp) A 1910 map: the Fort George Indian Reserve sits at the confluence, where downtown Prince George was later built. [Map: F. E. Runnalls collection. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1910_map_of_the_Fort_George_and_South_Fort_George.jpg) Read the full story of the reserve sale and removal in our guide, [Lheidli T'enneh First Nation: People of the Confluence](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/explore/lheidli-tenneh/). ## Places to know The confluence, the site of the old village, the community at Shelley, and the schools and services where Indigenous people in Prince George gather and get support. Tap a marker for details. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Pins mark street addresses or named features from OpenStreetMap. ## Indigenous Prince George by the numbers In the 2021 census, **11,470** people in Prince George identified as Indigenous: 15.3% of residents, about 2.6 times the share across BC. - Indigenous identity 11,470 **15.3%** of Prince George 5.9% of BC - First Nations 6,620 **8.8%** of Prince George 3.7% of BC - Métis 4,395 **5.8%** of Prince George 2.0% of BC - Inuk (Inuit) 70 **0.1%** of Prince George 0.0% of BC ### Share of the population with Indigenous identity Prince George **15.3%** British Columbia **5.9%** - First Nations - Métis - Inuit, multiple and other Indigenous responses Scale runs 0 to 16%. Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population, 25% sample data for people in private households; counts are rounded. Census counts are self-identified and are not Nation membership figures. [Census Profile](https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&DGUIDlist=2021A00055953023,2021A000259&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1&HEADERlist=0) · [More on the people dashboard](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/dashboard/people/) ## Neighbouring Nations Prince George is a gathering place and service hub for First Nations across the north. Many Dakelh Nations to the west belong to the [Carrier Sekani Tribal Council](http://carriersekani.ca/about-cstc-and-the-csfns/), headquartered downtown. To the north are the Tse'Khene, “People of the Rocks,” at McLeod Lake. - [Lheidli T'enneh First Nation Prince George, at the confluence Dakelh](https://www.lheidli.ca/) - [Saik'uz First Nation Near Vanderhoof CSTC member](https://www.saikuz.com/) - [Nadleh Whut'en Fraser Lake area CSTC member](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/environment/natural-resource-stewardship/consulting-with-first-nations/first-nations-negotiations/first-nations-a-z-listing/nadleh-whut-en-first-nation-fraser-lake) - [Stellat'en First Nation Fraser Lake CSTC member](https://stellaten.ca/) - [Takla Nation Takla Lake, north of Fort St. James CSTC member](https://www.taklafn.ca/) - [Ts'il Kaz Koh (Burns Lake Band) Burns Lake CSTC member](https://tsilkazkoh.ca/) - [Wet'suwet'en First Nation Near Burns Lake CSTC member](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/environment/natural-resource-stewardship/consulting-with-first-nations/first-nations-negotiations/first-nations-a-z-listing/wet-suwet-en-first-nation-broman-lake) - [Nak'azdli Whut'en Fort St. James Dakelh](https://www.nakazdliwhuten.ca/) - [Tl'azt'en Nation Stuart and Trembleur lakes Dakelh](https://tlaztennation.ca/) - [Lhtako Dene Nation Quesnel Dakelh](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/environment/natural-resource-stewardship/consulting-with-first-nations/first-nations-negotiations/first-nations-a-z-listing/lhtako-dene-nation-red-bluff-indian-band) - [Nazko First Nation West of Quesnel Dakelh](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/environment/natural-resource-stewardship/consulting-with-first-nations/first-nations-negotiations/first-nations-a-z-listing/nazko-first-nation) - [McLeod Lake Indian Band (Tse'Khene) McLeod Lake, about 150 km north on Highway 97 Treaty 8 (adhered 2000)](https://www.mlib.ca/) - [Simpcw First Nation North Thompson; territory includes McBride and Valemount Secwépemc](https://www.simpcw.com/) CSTC members as listed by [CSTC](http://carriersekani.ca/about-cstc-and-the-csfns/); McLeod Lake details from [MLIB](https://www.mlib.ca/about/). Links go to each Nation's website, or to the Province's First Nations listing where we could not confirm one. ## Support and services ### Need to talk now? Free and confidential. In an emergency, call 911. - [1-800-721-0066](tel:+18007210066) Indian Residential School Survivors Society crisis line 24 hours, BC. For Survivors and their families. [Website](https://www.irsss.ca/) - [1-866-925-4419](tel:+18669254419) National Indian Residential School Crisis Line 24 hours, Canada-wide, free. For former students and their families. [Website](https://www.sac-isc.gc.ca/eng/1581971225188/1581971250953) - [1-800-588-8717](tel:+18005888717) KUU-US Crisis Line 24 hours, BC-wide Indigenous crisis and support line for all ages. [Website](https://www.kuu-uscrisisline.com/) - [1-855-242-3310](tel:+18552423310) Hope for Wellness Help Line 24 hours, for all Indigenous people in Canada. Online chat too. [Website](https://www.hopeforwellness.ca/) - [9-8-8](tel:988) Suicide Crisis Helpline Call or text, 24 hours, anywhere in Canada. [Website](https://988.ca/) ### Nations and governments - [Lheidli T'enneh First Nation](https://www.lheidli.ca/) Chief and Council, lands, community services, Elders Society and Tano T’enneh Enterprises. [250-562-0847](tel:+12505620847) 150 Brunswick Street - [Carrier Sekani Tribal Council](https://carriersekani.ca/) Support and negotiations for six member Nations. [250-562-6279](tel:+12505626279) Suite 200, 1460 6th Avenue - [Prince George Métis Community Association](https://www.pgmca.ca/) A Métis Nation BC chartered community serving Métis people in Prince George. [250-612-2963](tel:+12506122963) ### Health and wellness - [Soonats'ooneh Community Health Centre](https://soonatsooneh.org/) Primary care, specialists, cultural services and HIV/HCV support. [250-564-4422](tel:+12505644422) 365 George Street - [Carrier Sekani Family Services](https://www.csfs.org/) Mental wellness, child and family, youth, employment and primary care (Yu Be-yah clinic, 250-564-5414). [250-562-3591](tel:+12505623591) 987 4th Avenue - [First Nations Health Authority](https://www.fnha.ca/) Province-wide health services and benefits for First Nations people in BC. - [Northern Health Indigenous Health](https://www.indigenoushealthnh.ca/) Indigenous health resources and liaison services across the north. ### Community and family - [Prince George Native Friendship Centre](https://www.pgnfc.com/) Child care, supportive housing, employment and training, youth, health, Elder services and shelter. [250-564-3568](tel:+12505643568) 1600 Third Avenue ### Education - [UNBC First Nations Centre](https://www.unbc.ca/first-nations-centre) Student support, cultural programming and Elder connections. Mon to Fri, 8:30 to 4:30. 3333 University Way - [CNC Aboriginal Resource Centre](https://cnc.bc.ca/services/prince-george/aboriginal-resources) Advising, tutoring, cultural supports, study space. Mon to Fri, 8 to 4. [236-601-0907](tel:+12366010907) Room 1-773, Prince George campus - [Nusdeh Yoh Elementary](https://nyohweb.sd57.bc.ca/) SD57 Indigenous choice school, K to 7. [250-562-7201](tel:+12505627201) 2579 Victoria Street ### Housing - [Aboriginal Housing Society of Prince George](https://www.ahspg.ca/) Affordable housing for Indigenous people of all ages and incomes; online applications and tenant support. [250-564-9794](tel:+12505649794) 1919 17th Avenue ### Legal help - [Prince George Indigenous Justice Centre](https://bcfnjc.com/services/prince-george-indigenous-justice-centre/) Free legal advice and representation for criminal and child protection matters, whether or not you qualify for legal aid. [250-645-5519](tel:+12506455519) 511 George Street - [BC First Nations Justice Council](https://bcfnjc.com/) Toll-free line for criminal and child protection matters: 1-866-786-0081. - [Legal Aid BC](https://legalaid.bc.ca/contact/call-us) Free legal help if you qualify. Call centre outside Greater Vancouver. [1-866-577-2525](tel:+18665772525) Phone numbers and addresses checked against each organization’s website on September 30, 2026. Call ahead: hours and programs change. ## Gatherings through the year - Sep 30 National Day for Truth and Reconciliation September 30 · Lheidli T'enneh Memorial Park 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. ceremony with a drum-in for Survivors. Wear orange. [Details](https://www.lheidli.ca/%F0%9F%A7%A1-national-day-for-truth-and-reconciliation-2026-%F0%9F%A7%A1/) - Jun 21 National Indigenous Peoples Day June 21 · Lheidli T'enneh Memorial Park 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. [Details](https://www.lheidli.ca/nipd2026/) - Jul 11 Moccasin Walk July (2026: July 11) · Prince George A community walk with 8.7 km and 4 km routes. All proceeds go to the Lheidli T’enneh Elders Society. [Details](https://www.lheidli.ca/2026-moccasin-walk/) ![A band plays under the Lheidli T'enneh Memorial Park pavilion, with Lheidli T'enneh banners behind them](https://princegeorgepulse-media.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com/prince-george/datasets/band-plays-under-lheidli-tenneh-memorial-park-pavilion-4dcd99-1280.webp) National Indigenous Peoples Day at the Memorial Park pavilion, June 21, 2019. [Photo: Bob Steventon for Coldsnap Festival. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Indigenous_Peoples_Day_by_Bob_Steventon-5097_(48594509531).jpg) September 30 has been a federal day of observance since 2021 and a BC statutory holiday since 2023. It grew out of Orange Shirt Day, begun in 2013 after Survivor Phyllis Webstad shared her story in Williams Lake. [Background](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Day_for_Truth_and_Reconciliation) · [Current Lheidli T'enneh events](https://www.lheidli.ca/) · [All Prince George events](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/events/) ## A few words in Dakelh Carrier is a Northern Athabaskan language, and the Nation says it is seeing a resurgence thanks to its Elders. These words come from the Nation and the School District 57 Lheidli Dakelh guide. Listen to speakers in the dictionary before you try them out loud. - hadih Hello [Source: SD57 Lheidli Dakelh guide](https://sd57.libguides.com/dlc/lheidlidakelh/greetings) - mussih Thank you [Source: SD57 Lheidli Dakelh guide](https://sd57.libguides.com/dlc/lheidlidakelh/greetings) - mussicho Thank you very much [Source: SD57 Lheidli Dakelh guide](https://sd57.libguides.com/dlc/lheidlidakelh/greetings) - Soo bunda Good morning [Source: SD57 Lheidli Dakelh guide](https://sd57.libguides.com/dlc/lheidlidakelh/greetings) - danint'oh How are you? To one person [Source: SD57 Lheidli Dakelh guide](https://sd57.libguides.com/dlc/lheidlidakelh/greetings) - Soo'nust'oh I am well, fine [Source: SD57 Lheidli Dakelh guide](https://sd57.libguides.com/dlc/lheidlidakelh/greetings) - nanyoost'en See you later To one person [Source: SD57 Lheidli Dakelh guide](https://sd57.libguides.com/dlc/lheidlidakelh/greetings) - 'ootasjus̲ I am going to fish [Source: lheidli.ca](https://www.lheidli.ca/about/our-language/) - Nee Incha Koh River with strong undercurrents One of the two rivers named on the Nation’s site [Source: lheidli.ca](https://www.lheidli.ca/about/our-story/) - Ltha Koh The Big Mouth River The other river named on the Nation’s site [Source: lheidli.ca](https://www.lheidli.ca/about/our-story/) - Tanoten People a little to the north A name others used for the Lheidli T’enneh [Source: lheidli.ca](https://www.lheidli.ca/about/our-story/) - 'Utsiyan inké 'Utsoo Name of the Lheidli T’enneh Elders Society [Source: lheidli.ca](https://www.lheidli.ca/about/our-language/) [Lheidli T'enneh: Our language (dictionary, school program, resources)](https://www.lheidli.ca/about/our-language/) [FirstVoices: Dakelh](https://www.firstvoices.com/dakelh) [SD57 Lheidli Dakelh phrase guide (greetings, seasons, animals, counting)](https://sd57.libguides.com/dlc/lheidlidakelh) [First Peoples' Cultural Council](https://fpcc.ca/) ## Learn more ### From the Nation - [Lheidli T'enneh First Nation](https://www.lheidli.ca/) - [Lheidli T'enneh First Nation: Our story](https://www.lheidli.ca/about/our-story/) - [Lheidli T'enneh First Nation: Our language](https://www.lheidli.ca/about/our-language/) - [Lheidli T'enneh First Nation: Chief and Council](https://www.lheidli.ca/governance/chief-and-council/) - [Lheidli T'enneh First Nation: Lands](https://www.lheidli.ca/governance/lands/) ### Local government and partners - [City of Prince George: Lheidli T'enneh First Nation](https://www.princegeorge.ca/community-culture/indigenous-relations-reconciliation/lheidli-tenneh-first-nation) - [City of Prince George: Reconciliation Framework (PDF)](https://www.princegeorge.ca/sites/default/files/2022-06/Reconciliation%20Framework%20-%20Feb%202018.pdf) - [City of Prince George: 2024 Memorandum of Understanding (PDF)](https://www.princegeorge.ca/sites/default/files/2024-06/Memorandum%20of%20Understanding%20on%20Communication%20and%20Cooperation%20-%20June%2021%2C%202024.pdf) - [BC Treaty Commission: Lheidli T'enneh Treaty](https://bctreaty.ca/treaty_agreement/lheidli-tenneh-treaty/) - [BC Parks: Ancient Forest/Chun T'oh Whudujut Park](https://bcparks.ca/ancient-forest-chun-toh-whudujut-park/) ### Truth and reconciliation - [National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (reports and the 94 Calls to Action)](https://nctr.ca/) - [Orange Shirt Society](https://orangeshirtday.org/) - [FNHA: Residential schools supports](https://www.fnha.ca/what-we-do/mental-wellness-and-substance-use/residential-schools) ### On PG Pulse - [Lheidli T'enneh First Nation: People of the Confluence](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/explore/lheidli-tenneh/) - [Lheidli T'enneh First Nation and Indigenous governance](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/civic/first-nations-governance/) - [People of Prince George: census dashboard](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/dashboard/people/) ![A large carved and painted drum standing upright outdoors](https://princegeorgepulse-media.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com/prince-george/datasets/large-carved-painted-drum-standing-upright-outdoors-58fe18-320.webp) The Legacy Prayer Drum, built by Clint George in 2015 for the Canada Winter Games and the Lheidli T’enneh vision of unity. [Photo: MVict. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Legacy_Prayer_Drum.jpg) ## Help us get this right If you are a member of the Lheidli T'enneh or another Nation, or work with an organization listed here, and something is wrong, missing, or should not be shared, please tell us. We will correct it quickly and defer to the Nation’s own guidance. [Email hello@princegeorgepulse.ca](mailto:hello@princegeorgepulse.ca?subject=Indigenous%20Prince%20George%20page) Last checked September 30, 2026. ## More in Explore [See all in Explore](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/browse/#explore) - [Things to do Parks, trails, indoor fun](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/visit/) - [Outdoors Parks, lakes, trails and campgrounds nearby](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/) - [Indoor fun Things to do on rainy and cold days](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/visit/indoor-activities/) - [Where to stay Hotels, motels, B&Bs and campgrounds](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/visit/where-to-stay/) - [History and places The bowl, the rivers, the railway](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/explore/) - [Land and resources Forests, mines, geography](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/dashboard/resources/) ## Data Machine-readable data behind this page, from the free PG Pulse API (https://princegeorgepulse.ca/developers/). ### Key facts 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/). JSON: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/api/v1/indigenous?section=keyFacts | value | label | note | tone | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 900+ | Nation members | The Nation's website; Wikipedia lists 928 in 2025, most living off reserve | ember | | 1807 | Fort George post built | The Lheidli village beside the post grew into a permanent settlement | silt | | 1913 | Families moved to Shelley | The old village was burned so it could not be reoccupied | alert | | 2000 | Land Code | The Nation, not the Indian Act, governs its reserve lands | spruce | | 2 votes | Treaty declined | Members voted down final agreements in 2007 and 2018 | fraser | | 2015 | Memorial Park renamed | Fort George Park became Lheidli T'enneh Memorial Park | nechako | _Nested fields (src) are in the JSON version._ ### Places 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/). JSON: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/api/v1/indigenous?section=places | name | kind | lat | lng | body | url | address | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | The confluence | history | 53.9145 | -122.716 | Where the Nechako flows into the Fraser: the place the Lheidli T’enneh are named for. | https://www.lheidli.ca/about/our-story/ | | | Lheidli T'enneh Memorial Park | history | 53.9061 | -122.7348 | 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. | https://www.princegeorge.ca/parks-recreation/parks-trails/lheidli-tenneh-memorial-park | 17th Avenue | | The Exploration Place | history | 53.9053 | -122.7356 | Museum and science centre inside Memorial Park, with First Nations exhibits. | https://theexplorationplace.com/ | 333 Becott Place | | Lheidli T'enneh community at Shelley | nation | 54.0085 | -122.6139 | The Fort George (Shelley) No. 2 reserve upriver on the Fraser, where families were moved in 1913. Administration office: 250-963-8451. | https://www.lheidli.ca/contact/ | 1041 Whenun Road (administration office) | | Lheidli T'enneh downtown office | nation | 53.9192 | -122.7459 | The Nation’s downtown office. Phone 250-562-0847. | https://www.lheidli.ca/contact/ | 150 Brunswick Street | | Nusdeh Yoh Elementary | education | 53.8989 | -122.7569 | School District 57 Indigenous choice school (K to 7). The Nation lists its Dakelh language program, guided by Elder Edie Frederick. | https://nyohweb.sd57.bc.ca/ | 2579 Victoria Street | | UNBC First Nations Centre | education | 53.8926 | -122.8147 | Holistic support for students, staff and faculty, and a culturally safe space open to all students. | https://www.unbc.ca/first-nations-centre | 3333 University Way (Agora building) | | CNC Aboriginal Resource Centre | education | 53.9054 | -122.7844 | Advising, tutoring, cultural support and smudging, drop-in study space. Phone 236-601-0907. | https://cnc.bc.ca/services/prince-george/aboriginal-resources | Room 1-773, Prince George campus | | Prince George Native Friendship Centre | services | 53.9187 | -122.7513 | Programs “from infants to Elders”: child care, housing, health, employment, youth, shelter. Phone 250-564-3568. | https://www.pgnfc.com/ | 1600 Third Avenue | | Carrier Sekani Family Services | services | 53.9146 | -122.7413 | Health, mental wellness, child and family, youth and employment services. Phone 250-562-3591. | https://www.csfs.org/ | 987 4th Avenue | | Carrier Sekani Tribal Council | nation | 53.9155 | -122.7501 | Tribal council for six Carrier and Sekani member Nations. Phone 250-562-6279. | https://carriersekani.ca/ | Suite 200, 1460 6th Avenue | | Soonats'ooneh Community Health Centre | services | 53.9157 | -122.7432 | Primary and specialist care with Indigenous approaches to health (formerly Central Interior Native Health). Phone 250-564-4422. | https://soonatsooneh.org/ | 365 George Street | | Prince George Indigenous Justice Centre | services | 53.9144 | -122.7443 | Free legal help for Indigenous people facing criminal or child protection matters. Phone 250-645-5519. | https://bcfnjc.com/services/prince-george-indigenous-justice-centre/ | 511 George Street | ### Organisations 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/). JSON: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/api/v1/indigenous?section=orgs | id | label | icon | tone | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | nations | Nations and governments | Landmark | nechako | | health | Health and wellness | HeartPulse | spruce | | community | Community and family | Users | ember | | education | Education | GraduationCap | fraser | | housing | Housing | House | silt | | legal | Legal help | Scale | alert | _Nested fields (items) are in the JSON version._ --- Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/indigenous/. Guide for AI agents: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/llms.txt. Free API: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/developers/