Skin Tyee First Nation

The Skin Tyee First Nation, also known as the Skin Tyee Indian Band is a First Nations band government located in the Central Interior of British Columbia near François Lake, in the Omineca Country to the west of the City of Prince George.

Skin Tyee
Band No. 729

Skin Tyee First Nation within traditional Wetʼsuwetʼen territory
People	Wetʼsuwetʼen
Province	British Columbia
Land
Main reserve	Skins Lake 16B
Other reserve(s)	Skins Lake 15 Skins Lake 16A Tatla't East 2 Uncha Lake 13A Western Island 14
Land area	3.966 km2
Population (2020)
On reserve	54
On other land	5
Off reserve	130
Total population	189
Website
https://www.skintyeefirstnation.org/

Demographics

Number of Band Members: 184^[1]
[1]

Governance

Skin Tyee is a section 11 band that follows a custom electoral system.

The current elected Councillors are Gabriel Tom, and Shirley Wilson.

The Chief Councillor position is currently vacant pending a by-election.

Indian Reserves

Indian Reserves under the administration of the Skin Tyee First Nation are:^[2]

• Skins Lake Indian Reserve No. 15, north of Skins Lake, at the head of the Cheslatta River, 183.70 ha.
• Skins Lake Indian Reserve No. 16A, 3/4 mile southeast of Octopus Lake, which is 2 miles south of Francois Lake, 64.7 ha.
• Skins Lake Indian Reserve No. 16B, on northwest shore of Uncha Lake, 64.7 ha.
• Tatla't East Indian Reserve No. 2, 56.10 ha.
• Uncha Lake Indian Reserve No. 13A, north shore of Uncha Lake, near wet end, 24.10 ha.
• Western Island Indian Reserve No. 4, a small island at the west end of Uncha Lake, 3.3 ha.