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Kluskus First Nation

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The Lhoosk'uz Dene Nation (formerly the Kluskus First Nation /ˈklʌskəs/) is the band government of the Lhoosk’uz (from Lhooz – meaning ″white fish″ and k’uz – meaning ″half/side of″; "the half or side of the white fish is white"), a Dakelh people whose main reserve located on the Chilcotin Plateau 130 km west of the city of Quesnel, British Columbia, Canada. The First Nation is a member of the Carrier-Chilcotin Tribal Council, which includes both Tsilhqot'in and Carrier (Dakelh) communities (the Kluskus First Nation is Carrier).[1]

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The Kluskus First Nation's offices are located in Quesnel.

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Indian Reserves

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There are several Indian Reserves under the administration of the Kluskus First Nation:[2]

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In 1973, the government of British Columbia unveiled plans to conduct extensive logging on the lands of Kluskus and Nazko First Nations. For over two years, Kluskus unsuccessfully sought an agreement on cooperative planning that would allow future generations of their peoples to benefit from the extraction of their natural resources. In March 1975, Kluskus and Nazko signed a joint declaration opposing further encroachment on their territories, the watersheds of the Nazko and Blackwater (Tiyakoh) Rivers west of the River to the Ulgatcho Mountains. When the provincial government continued to pursue logging plans, the people of the two first nations held public protests (led by Nazko Band manager Dennis Patrick and Kluskus Chief Roger Jimmie) in Quesnel in 1976.[20][21]

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