Stone First Nation
{{Infobox First Nation
| band_name = Yunesit'in Government
| band_number = 717
| endonym =
| image =
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| people = Yunesit'in
| treaty =
| headquarters = Hanceville
| province = {{BC}}
| main_reserve = Stone 1
| reserve =
- Stone 1a
- Saddle Horse 2
- Brigham Creek 3
- Stone 4
| area = 1593.62
| pop_year = 2024
| on_reserve = 238
| on_other_land = 34
| off_reserve = 234
| total_pop =
| chief =
| council =
- Anthony Billboy Jr.
- Rosalie Montgomery
| tribal_council = Tsilhqot'in Tribal Council
| website = {{URL|https://www.yunesitin.ca/}}
| footnotes = {{Cite web|title=First Nation Detail|website=Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada|publisher=Government of Canada|access-date=January 23, 2025|url=https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/FNMain.aspx?BAND_NUMBER=717&lang=eng}}
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The Yunesitʼin Government is a band government of the Yunesit'in subgroup of the Tsilhqot'in people, whose territory is the Chilcotin District in the western Central Interior region of the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is a member of the Tsilhqot'in Tribal Council.{{cite web |year= 2009 |url = http://www.gov.bc.ca/arr/firstnation/tsilhqotin_national_government/default.html|title = Tsilhqot'in National Government|publisher = Executive Council of British Columbia| accessdate = July 26, 2009}} The people of the Stone First Nation are known as the Yunesit'in in the Chilcotin language.
The Stone First Nation's offices are located at the town of Hanceville, about 90 km west of Williams Lake. {{coord|51|55|10|N|123|02|30|W|region:CA|name=Hanceville}}
Indian reserves
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Indian Reserves under the administration of the Stone First Nation are:[https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/FNReserves.aspx?BAND_NUMBER=717&lang=eng Indian and Northern Affairs Canada - Reserves/Settlements/Villages Detail]
- Brigham Creek Indian Reserve No. 3, 14 miles SW of Hanceville, 72.80 ha.{{BCGNIS|33074|Brigham Creek Indian Reserve 3}} {{coord|51|46|00|N|123|18|00|W|region:CA|name=Brigham Creek Indian Reserve 3}}
- Saddle Horse Indian Reserve No. 2, 8 miles S of Hanceville, 129.50 ha.{{BCGNIS|33072|Saddle Horse Indian Reserve 2}} {{coord|51|48|00|N|123|03|00|W|region:CA|name=Saddle Horse Indian Reserve 2}}
- Stone Indian Reserve No. 1, right (south) bank of the Chilcotin River, 4 miles west of Hanceville, 1588.40 ha.{{BCGNIS|33068|Stone Indian Reserve 1}} With IR No. 1A, known as the Stone Reserve, or simply "Stone" {{coord|51|57|00|N|123|08|00|W|region:CA|name=Stone Indian Reserve 1}}
- Stone Indian Reserve No. 1A, south of and adjoining IR. No. 1, 161.50 ha.{{BCGNIS|33070|Stone Indian Reserve 1A}} {{coord|51|54|00|N|123|08|00|W|region:CA|name=Stone Indian Reserve 1A}}
- Stone Indian Reserve No. 4, on Minto Creek, 8 miles SW of Hanceville, 194.20 ha.{{BCGNIS|33076|Stone Indian Reserve 4}} {{coord|51|51|00|N|123|12|00|W|region:CA|name=Stone Indian Reserve 4}}
Chief and councillors
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| Position
! Name ! Term start ! Term end ! Reference |
|---|
| Chief
| Ivor Myers | 07/11/2008 | 07/11/2012 |{{cite web|year = 2009|url = https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/FNP/Main/Search/FNGovernance.aspx?BAND_NUMBER=717&lang=eng|title = Stone Governance|access-date = July 26, 2009|last = |website = Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada|publisher = Government of Canada|quote = }} |
| Councillor
| Molly Hink | 07/11/2008 | 07/11/2012 |
| Councillor
| Rachel Brigham | 07/11/2008 | 07/11/2012 |
| Councillor
| Douglas Myers Gabe Pukacz | 07/11/2008 | 07/11/2012 |
| Councillor
| Gabe Pukacz | 07/11/2008 | 07/11/2012 |
| Chief
| Russell Ross | 08/11/2012 | present |
Treaty process
Stone First Nation is not participating in the BC Treaty Process.
Demographics
The Stone First Nation has 400 members, with 211 living on reserve.{{cite web|year = 2009|url = https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/FNP/Main/Search/FNMain.aspx?BAND_NUMBER=717&lang=eng|title = Stone|access-date = July 26, 2009|last = |website = Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada|publisher = Government of Canada|quote = }}
Social, educational and cultural programs and facilities
There is a youth centre and maintained hockey rink; the school does not have a gym but there is a ball-hockey court outside.
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.tsilhqotin.ca/ Tsilhqot'in Tribal Council website]
{{Tsilhqot'in First Nations}}