Dzə Dəne | Prophet River First Nation
Community Profile
- The Prophet River First Nation is a First Nations band located in northeastern British Columbia, traditionally occupying lands in the region around Fort Nelson.
- Last Updated 2025-05-20 12:14:34 UTC
- Name: Prophet River First Nation (ISC Code: 544)
- Former Names: Prophet River Band
- Band Style: First Nations
- Cultural Area: Northeastern British Columbia
- Indigenous Language: Dane-zaa (Beaver)
- Number of Registered Members: 300
Governance
Band Council
- GOVERNANCE TYPE: Not Applicable
- TERM EXPIRES: 08/13/2027
- CHIEF: VALERIE ASKOTY
- NUMBER OF COUNCIL MEMBERS:3
- VALERIE ASKOTY
- SHANEE TSAKOZA
- BEVERLY STAGER
Contact Information
- BAND WEBSITE: http://www.treaty8.bc.ca/communities/prophet.php
- PHONE NUMBER: (250) 773-6555
- FAX NUMBER: (250) 773-6556
- ADDRESS: PO BOX 3250, FORT NELSON, BC
- EMAILS:
- Chief VALERIE ASKOTY:
- Councillor SHANEE TSAKOZA:
- Councillor BEVERLY STAGER:
- General Band Office:
- Media Contact:
- Referrals Contact:
- Websites
Band Financial Statements
- 2024 - Audited consolidated financial statements
- 2023 - Audited consolidated financial statements
- 2022 - Audited consolidated financial statements
- 2021 - Audited consolidated financial statements
- 2020 - Audited consolidated financial statements
- 2019 - Audited consolidated financial statements
- 2018 - Audited consolidated financial statements
- 2017 - Audited consolidated financial statements
- 2016 - Audited consolidated financial statements
- 2015 - Audited consolidated financial statements
- 2014 - Audited consolidated financial statements
- 2013 - Audited consolidated financial statements
- 2012 - Prophet River First Nation20122013.pdf
- 2011 - Prophet River First Nation20112012.pdf
- 2010 - Prophet River First Nation20102011.pdf
- 2009 - Prophet River First Nation20092010.pdf
- 2008 - Prophet River First Nation20082009.pdf
- 2007 - Prophet River First Nation20072008.pdf
- 2006 - Prophet River First Nation20062007.pdf
- 2005 - Prophet River First Nation20052006.pdf
- 2004 - Prophet River First Nation20042005.pdf
- 2003 - Prophet River First Nation20032004.pdf
- 2002 - Prophet River First Nation20022003.pdf
- 2001 - Prophet River First Nation20012002.pdf
Band Council Remuneration
- 2024 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
- 2023 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
- 2022 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
- 2021 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
- 2020 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
- 2019 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
- 2018 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
- 2017 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
- 2016 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
- 2015 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
- 2014 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
- 2013 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
Laws, Bylaws, and Codes
Intergovernmental Agreements
Lands and Traditional Territory
Reserves
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ISC Code: 6950
PROPHET RIVER 4
373.9 Hectares
PEACE RIVER DISTRICT, LOT 2315, AT PROPHET RIVER SETTLEMENT, AT MILE POST 234, ON B.C. HIGHWAY 97
[58.0809614, -122.6951402]
- Traditional lands span northeastern British Columbia
- Centered around Fort Nelson region
- Encompasses boreal forest and river systems
- Historically nomadic hunting and gathering territories
- Key geographical areas include Prophet River and surrounding watersheds
Consultations and Referrals
Band Submissions
Consultation Reports
Band Business Interests
Band Owned Corporations
Court Records
Downloadable Court Decisions
- Prophet River First Nation v. Canada (Attorney General)
- Prophet River First Nation v. British Columbia (Environment)
- Prophet River First Nation v. British Columbia (Environment)
- Prophet River First Nation v. Canada (Attorney General)
- Prophet River First Nation v. Canada (Attorney General)
- Prophet River First Nation v. Rath & Company
- Prophet River First Nation v British Columbia (Forest, Lands and Natural Resource Operations)
- Prophet River First Nation v. British Columbia (Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations)
- Prophet River First Nation v British Columbia
- Prophet River First Nation, et al. v. Minister of the Environment, et al.
- Prophet River First Nation, et al. v. Attorney General of Canada, et al.
Active Court Cases
Media Reports
Media Reports
- Prophet River First Nation’s history and culture unveiled in new video
- Community gathers for annual Spirit of the Peace Pow Wow in Taylor
- Prophet First Nation ends its legal battle over Site C dam
- First Nations lament cultural losses to B.C. wildfires
- BC’s changing regulatory landscape: BC and Treaty 8 First Nations negotiate collaborative approach to address cumulative effects of resource development
- BC’s Agreements with Blueberry River and Other First Nations Reopen Land to Development, while Minimizing New Disturbances
- ‘A bill that’s gone unpaid’: 5 B.C. First Nations receive cash, land settlements from province, feds
- Saulteau First Nations to host Cultural Centre engagement meeting
- Prophet River First Nation prepares for Chief and Council elections
- 4 B.C. First Nations reach land-management consensus with province
- Cities in northeast B.C. embrace 'urban reserve' partnerships with First Nations
- Prophet River First Nation launches Beaver language campaign on Facebook
- Prophet River First Nation pulls out of lawsuit over Site C dam in northeastern B.C.
- Treaty 8 nations challenge Blueberry River agreement
- Prophet River First Nation Chief Valerie Ashkoty reflects on term, seeks re-election
- Burial grounds, wild animals, and food for elders: What's burning inside B.C.'s largest wildfire
- New dates set for Prophet River First Nation’s Treaty Days
- West Moberly and Prophet River First Nations file court claim to stop Site C
- ‘I don’t see why anything should be secret’: First Nation rejected $28 million in Site C dam deal, court docs reveal
- Prophet River First Nation’s Treaty Days provide space to educate, celebrate and heal
- Conuma Resources revives Quintette Mine, promising economic boost and jobs
- Land Transfers in Northeast British Columbia
- ‘We’re going to court’: B.C. First Nation to proceed with Site C dam ‘megatrial’
- Clark government plans to plow through Indigenous gravesite to build Site C Dam
- Embedding Indigenous cultural elements into the new DCDH
- Court rules against First Nations bid to stop Site C dam construction
- First Nations renew legal fight against Site C dam after talks end with B.C. government
- B.C. Supreme Court to decide whether to stop Site C dam work
- Mysterious and spiritual: Indigenous Peoples day offers opportunity to explore ancient cave
- First Nations 'deeply frustrated' after B.C. Supreme Court dismisses Site C injunction
- Work must stop on Trans Mountain, Site C, LNG pipeline until First Nations approval, UN committee says
- West Moberly, Prophet River First Nations warn Site C approval could lead to billion dollar treaty violation
- Treaty 8 Justice for the Peace Tour
- B.C. Hydro begins filling Site C reservoir in northeastern B.C.
- 'A reconciliation fail': B.C. First Nations promise court action over NDP's approval of Site C
- Northern B.C. First Nation members protest $800,000 payments
- Site C dam could still be cancelled at '11th hour' if First Nations successful in court
- New B.C. hunting regs fuel division, four First Nations say
- Justin Trudeau's Site C headache just got worse after Assembly of First Nations jumps into the fray
- After landmark court victory, Treaty 8 Nations lay out vision for energy development in northeastern B.C.
- Honouring the intent of the treaties
- Treaty 8 First Nations, province sign land, resource agreement
- Cost of Site C dam spiralling amid construction challenges, says open letter urging halt to project
- Indigenous youth offer testimonies to U.N. committee
- Doig River First Nation Elders lead burial ceremony for ancestral remains, share concerns over Site C environmental impacts
- First Nations groups from B.C. and Quebec come together against Site C dam
- Approval of the Site C dam was irresponsible and must be reversed
- B.C. under ‘enormous pressure’ to cancel Site C dam: First Nations chief
- Meet the Voices of Youth Indigenous Leaders 2022 participants
- Saulteau First Nations celebrates Pemmican Days
- Young Indigenous leaders give voice to Truth and Reconciliation at the Senate
- West Moberly settles with governments and BC Hydro over $16B Site C power dam
- LIVE4 Digital Channel
- Site C approval a 'Christmas present' says McLeod Lake Indian Band chief
- Sale of Quintette coal mine near Tumbler Ridge official -- expected to have significant impact on regional economy
- ‘Be prepared to be surprised’: What’s next for the Site C dam?
- FIRST NATIONS WIN WHAT THEY ALREADY HAD BEFORE SUIT
- Site C Threatens Treaty Rights, Way of Life, Say Some First Nations
- How you can visit the Charlie Lake cave where archeologists unearthed First Nations artifacts
- Canada highlights progress settling Agricultural Benefits Claims with Treaty 8 First Nations
- First Nations Chiefs Say Site C Highway Route Will Desecrate Graves, BC Hydro Disagrees
- Coal mine near Tumbler Ridge to re-open
- Well Being Fund supports northeastern First Nations
- ‘What cost are human rights worth?’ UN calls for immediate RCMP withdrawal in Wet’suwet’en standoff
- B.C. Government Advancing Land Use Plans With Treaty 8 First Nations In Northeast Area Of Province
- Peace Region land-sharing proposal nixed
- Review: Helen Knott’s new book offers astonishing insight into the promises and betrayals of addiction
- Becoming a Matriarch & Moon of the Turning Leaves among Indigo's Best Books of the Year
- Indigenous groups in Alberta, N.W.T. say they've borne 'enormous costs' from B.C. dams, call for end to Site C
- Chief Harley Chingee says forestry remains the ‘bread and butter’ of McLeod Lake Indian Band
- Pouce Coupe, B.C. mayor remains defiant as Indigenous leaders demand her resignation
- Indigenous revitalization grants boost Canada’s GDP by $91.2M in 2023-24
- Author Helen Knott raises $3000 writing prize for single parents
- Sale of Quintette coal mine near Tumbler Ridge official -- expected to have significant impact on regional economy
- B.C. First Nations Site C dam challenge plays out in Federal Court in Montreal
- Treaty 8 chiefs condemn Site C dam project
- Indigenous leader ‘heartbroken’ over Site C dam settlement
- How you can visit the Charlie Lake cave where archeologists unearthed First Nations artifacts
- Sale of Quintette coal mine near Tumbler Ridge official -- expected to have significant impact on regional economy
- BC Has Ignored the Rights of Peace River Valley’s People for Too Long
- Indigenous physical fitness workshop inspires participants in Fort St. John
- ‘A bill that’s gone unpaid’: 5 B.C. First Nations receive cash, land settlements from province, feds
- First Nations leaders decry Site C approval
- Site C exposes economic folly of flooding farmland
- Dane-zaa Dreamer descendant shares creation story
- PRFN Youth Council prepares for inspiring Edmonton Conference
- Media Advisory: Site C Dam Decision Must be Consistent with Government Commitment to Indigenous Rights
- PRFN Youth Council prepares for inspiring Edmonton Conference
- Tse’k’wa Heritage Site hosts National Indigenous Peoples’ Day gathering
- B.C. to announce energy deal with Indigenous groups after landmark agreement
- Praise and Guarded Optimism at Ottawa’s Pledge to Make UN Declaration Into Law
- West Moberly settles with governments and BC Hydro over $16-billion Site C power dam
- Wochiigii lo: End of the Peace
- Local First Nations voice displeasure at new Peace region hunting regulations
- First Nations File Civil Action Against Site C, Citing Treaty 8 Infringement
- 20 great Canadian memoirs to read now
- Site C dam reservoir now fully filled, generating power but flooding land loved by locals
- Fort Nelson First Nation’s Annual Celebration honours Elders
- Becoming a Matriarch by Helen Knott
- Supreme Court dismisses two Site C lawsuits from B.C. First Nations
- First Nations chief insults premier and BC Hydro CEO over Site C
- Site C Threatens Treaty Rights, Way of Life, Say Some First Nations
- Province committed to respecting Treaty 8 rights, says northern B.C. Indigenous liaison
- West Moberly First Nations reach partial settlement over Site C Dam
- The way forward for Indigenous land rights
- Marc Eliesen calls Site C Dam a "reckless" and "illusionary" fiscal dream
- Honouring the intent of the treaties
- Courts deny First Nations' Site C stop-work order
- B.C. to announce energy deal with Indigenous groups after landmark agreement
- Praise and Guarded Optimism at Ottawa’s Pledge to Make UN Declaration Into Law
- West Moberly settles with governments and BC Hydro over $16-billion Site C power dam
- Wochiigii lo: End of the Peace
- Local First Nations voice displeasure at new Peace region hunting regulations
- First Nations File Civil Action Against Site C, Citing Treaty 8 Infringement
- 20 great Canadian memoirs to read now
- Site C dam reservoir now fully filled, generating power but flooding land loved by locals
- Fort Nelson First Nation’s Annual Celebration honours Elders
- Becoming a Matriarch by Helen Knott
- Supreme Court dismisses two Site C lawsuits from B.C. First Nations
- First Nations chief insults premier and BC Hydro CEO over Site C
- Site C Threatens Treaty Rights, Way of Life, Say Some First Nations
- Province committed to respecting Treaty 8 rights, says northern B.C. Indigenous liaison
- West Moberly First Nations reach partial settlement over Site C Dam
- Marc Eliesen calls Site C Dam a "reckless" and "illusionary" fiscal dream
- Honouring the intent of the treaties
- Courts deny First Nations' Site C stop-work order
- Site C dam to be given Indigenous name after flooding Treaty 8 territory
- Prophet River First Nation unveils youth council to empower young voices
- Agreement between province, BC Hydro, First Nation, ends legal fight over Site C
- BC’s changing regulatory landscape: BC and Treaty 8 First Nations negotiate collaborative approach to address cumulative effects of resource development
- PRFN announces Youth Council to empower young voices in the community
- B.C., Saulteau First Nations reach historic agreement
- Indigenous leaders protest Site C dam
- Justin Trudeau accused of 'bulldozing Aboriginal rights' with Site C
- Overview Of Current Indigenous Conflicts In Canada
- Canada: Massive hydro-electric dam threatens Indigenous communities
- Canada’s Trudeau promises to do no harm to First Nations, does harm anyway
- First Nations file civil lawsuit against Site C project
- Justin Trudeau extends olive branch to Indigenous people opposed to Site C dam and new pipelines
- Open Letter to Prime Minister Harper: In Bad Faith Justice at Last and Canada's Failure to Resolve Specific Claims Read more: Open Letter to Prime Minister Harper: In Bad Faith Justice at Last and Canada's Failure to Resolve Specific Claims
- B.C. First Nations seeking injunction against Site C dam say ending project is only thing that will preserve way of life
- Local First Nation signs letter of intent for major data centre
- ‘Casting call’ for First Nations’ documentary shooting next week
- Connecting Industry, the Environment, and First Nations
- Work on Site C suspended prior to First Nations lawsuit
- PROPHET RIVER FIRST NATION AND ABCT PACIFIC (VCC) LTD. SIGN LOI TO JOINTLY DEVELOP MAJOR DATA CENTRE IN FORT ST. JOHN AREA
- First Nations Seek Injunction to Stop Site C Dam Work, Destruction of Eagle Nests
- Local First Nation wildlife experts share their environmental beliefs
- Injunction application hearing pitting treaty rights against Site C wraps in Vancouver
- Ed Hitchins, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
- First Nations launch Federal Court challenge of B.C.'s Site C dam
- Doig River First Nation partners with Project Forest and industry for woodlands restoration
- Ian Mulgrew: First Nations win what they already had in long Treaty 8 fight
- B.C. First Nations Call For Injunction on Site C as They Prepare Civil Suit
- BC Hydro Violated Rules for Protecting Indigenous Sites, Must Re-Evaluate Site C Bridge Construction
- Treaty 8’s past, present and future displayed at workshop event
- National Day of Truth and Reconciliation events planned by Peace region First Nation communities
- Online archive first step in returning artifacts to northern BC First Nations
- Supreme Court dismisses two Site C lawsuits from B.C. First Nations
- West Moberly and Prophet River First Nations file civil suits to stop construction of the Site C dam
- NDP Site C Approval Would Slap First Nations in the Face
- Doctors explain why B.C.'s GreeNDP should kibosh the Site C Dam
- Online archive first step in returning artifacts to northern BC First Nations
- Fort Nelson sends first women’s team to Yukon Native Hockey
- Beaver language research released for National Indigenous Languages Day
- B.C., Treaty 8 First Nations build path forward together
- First Nation leaders took big chunk of settlement
- Prophet River First Nation, BC Hydro, B.C. reach agreements, settle litigation
- Online archive first step in returning artifacts to northern BC First Nations
- Court rules against First Nations bid to stop Site C dam construction
- B.C., Blueberry River First Nations reach agreement on existing permits, restoration funding
- Three new members join minister’s council on Indigenous women
- New LNG agreement with Saulteau First Nations
- ‘It was amazing’: Prophet River First Nation on youth empowerment conference 2025
- Doig River First Nation officially opens cultural education centre
- Northern region represented by Treaty 8 Bisons at youth basketball tournament
- First Nations Health Authority names new chief executive officer
- Donnie Creek wildfire burns through cultural heritage of three First Nations
- First Nations challenge of Site C permits denied by B.C. Supreme Court
- ‘It’s An Act of Intimidation’: First Nations Call Out BC Hydro on Threat to Recover Costs of Site C Dam Logging Pause
- Local Journalism Initiative Archives
- Top court won’t hear two First Nations cases over Site C
- Manavpreet Singh, Local Journalism Initiative
- Canadian First Nation Prophet River FN plans data center in British Columbia
- ‘It was like the wild west’: meet the First Nations guardians protecting Canada’s pristine shores
- Cities in northeast B.C. embrace 'urban reserve' partnerships with First Nations
- ‘Wochiigii lo: End of the Peace’ comments on treaties and Indigenous rights
- The Indigenous people I read about as a kid were nothing like me — so I became a writer
- Newly Signed Agreement Establishes Process to Bring New Prophet River First Nation Urban Reserve to Fort St John
- Communities mourn passing of Elder Liza Wolf
- Supreme Court dismisses two Site C lawsuits from B.C. First Nations
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