Ts'il Kaz Koh First Nation

Ts'il Kaz Koh First Nation or the Burns Lake Indian Band is a Dakelh band government whose main community is located on Burns Lake, near the divide between the Bulkley and Nechako River basins, approximately 220 km west of Prince George, British Columbia, Canada. Ts'il Kaz Koh as a name is derived from the Carrier name for the creek that runs through the area. The band has four reserves, totalling about 184.6 hectares, and as of August 2007, they had 101 band members.^[1] As of 2013, the Burns Lake Band has about 129 members on and off reserve.^[2]

Ts'il Kaz Koh is a member of the Carrier Sekani Tribal Council. The Burns Lake Band offices are located at the old highschool. Little Angels Daycare and Carrier Sekani Family Services are both located in the band office.

Chief and council

     Chief Wesley Sam
   * Councillor Ronald Charlie
   * Councillor Daniel George

http://www.carriersekani.ca/member-nations/tsil-kaz-koh/

2012 Election

An election was held on October 22, 2012 with the following candidates.

For Chief

• Albert Gerow
• Ryan Tibbets

For Councilors

• Dan George
• Wesley "Wes" Sam
• Ron "Ronnie" Charlie
• Cicilea Sam - No relation to Wes

There was a tie between Wes Sam and Ronnie Charlie, with the tie breaker being a name drawn from a hat.

Councillor Dan George a volunteer fire fighter, while Ronnie Charlie is the son of former chief Robert Charlie

References

1. Carrier Sekani Tribal Council, Government of British Columbia
2. Burns Lake Band website

External links

• Ts'il Kaz Koh First Nation at the CSTC website.