Tsay-Keh | Tsay Keh Dene First Nation
Community Profile
- The Tsay Keh Dene are an Indigenous First Nation community located in northern British Columbia, with a rich history of traditional land use and cultural practices.
- Last Updated 2025-05-14 06:34:23 UTC
- Name: Tsay Keh Dene (ISC Code: 609)
- Former Names: McLeod Lake Indian Band
- Band Style: First Nation
- Cultural Area: Northern British Columbia Interior
- Indigenous Language: Dane-zaa (Beaver)
- Number of Registered Members: 518
Governance
Band Council
- GOVERNANCE TYPE: Not Applicable
- TERM EXPIRES: 06/20/2028
- CHIEF: JOHNNY PIERRE
- NUMBER OF COUNCIL MEMBERS:5
- JOHNNY PIERRE
- ROWENA IZONY
- SABRINA DULUDE
- BRIGAM MILLER
- DANIEL PIERRE
Contact Information
- BAND WEBSITE: /nations/493-tsay-keh-dene
- PHONE NUMBER: (250) 562-8882
- FAX NUMBER: (250) 562-8899
- ADDRESS: 1940 - 3rd Avenue, Prince George, BC
- EMAILS:
- Chief JOHNNY PIERRE:
- Councillor ROWENA IZONY:
- Councillor SABRINA DULUDE:
- Councillor BRIGAM MILLER:
- Councillor DANIEL PIERRE:
- 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 - Tsay Keh Dene20122013.pdf
- 2010 - Tsay Keh Dene20102011.pdf
- 2009 - Tsay Keh Dene20092010.pdf
- 2008 - Tsay Keh Dene20082009.pdf
- 2007 - Tsay Keh Dene20072008.pdf
- 2006 - Tsay Keh Dene20062007.pdf
- 2005 - Tsay Keh Dene20052006.pdf
- 2004 - Tsay Keh Dene20042005.pdf
- 2003 - Tsay Keh Dene20032004.pdf
- 2002 - Tsay Keh Dene20022003.pdf
- 2001 - Tsay Keh Dene20012002.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: 8534
MESILINKA 7
387.0 Hectares
CASSIAR DISTRICT DL 7131
[59.28214999999999, -129.816895] -
ISC Code: 7573
POLICE MEADOW 2
129.5 Hectares
CASSIAR DISTRICT, LOT 4708, 4 MILES EAST OF THE RINLAY RIVER 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF FORT GRAHAME
[59.28214999999999, -129.816895] -
ISC Code: 7575
PARSNIP 5
34.2 Hectares
CASSIAR DISTRICT, LOT 4707, ON LEFT BANK OF THE FINLAY RIVER AT FORT GRAHAME
[59.28214999999999, -129.816895] -
ISC Code: 7574
TUTU CREEK 4
37.3 Hectares
CASSIAR DISTRICT, LOT 4707 ON LEFT BANK OF THE FINLAY RIVER AT FOR GRAHAME
[59.28214999999999, -129.816895] -
ISC Code: 10167
FINLAY RIVER 6
852.8 Hectares
CASSIAR DISTRICT BLOCK A DL 7126 AND DL 7372
[59.28214999999999, -129.816895] -
ISC Code: 8368
INGENIKA 8
2.0 Hectares
CASSIAR DISTRICT DL 7120
[59.28214999999999, -129.816895]
- Encompasses areas around McLeod Lake and Finlay River watershed
- Traditional lands span approximately 10,000 square kilometers of boreal forest and mountain terrain
- Includes hunting grounds, fishing sites, and culturally significant landscapes
- Historical migration routes through northern British Columbia interior
Consultations and Referrals
Band Submissions
Consultation Reports
Band Business Interests
Band Owned Corporations
Court Records
Downloadable Court Decisions
Active Court Cases
Media Reports
Media Reports
- Canfor completes forest tenure transfer to McLeod Lake Indian Band and Tsay Keh Dene Nation
- Ultrasound machine delivered to remote Tsay Keh Dene nation
- Canfor cuts deal for forest tenure with Tsay Keh Dene Nation
- From foe to friend? The brands seeking to partner with indigenous peoples to end deforestation
- Canfor Completes Forest Tenure Transfer To Indigenous Nations
- Canfor transfers forest tenure in B.C. to 2 First Nations
- Opinion: B.C. Hydro, the Tsay Keh Dene, and duty of care
- Proposed sale of forest tenure to B.C. First Nations offers hope to hard-hit forestry town
- Ultrasound now available in Tsay Keh Dene and Kwadacha First Nations
- NRESi Colloquium: Systematic Conservation Planning in Tsay Keh Dene Territory: Incorporating Climate Change and Interweaving Traditional Ecological Knowledge. Chris Morgan, UNBC
- Yukon and B.C. First Nations Initiatives Tackle Climate Change
- Down With Diesel? Tsay Keh Dene Nation Looks To Biomass For Heating Needs
- First Nations students from remote B.C. community find voice through music
- Canfor selling Mackenzie sawmill to Peak Renewables
- BC Hydro Repeating Painful History with First Nations
- BC Hydro Apologizes for Bennett Dam’s 'Profound and Painful' Impact on First Nations at Gallery Opening
- Canfor transfers Mackenzie TSA tenure to McLeod Lake Indian Band and Tsay Keh Dene Nation
- First Nations, gov't sign Kemess mine deal
- British Columbia Court Backs Ban on Crypto Mining in Canadian Province
- Documentary screening Saturday in Prince George focuses on Bennett Dam’s impact on Indigenous residents
- Canfor completes subdivision and sale of Forest License
- Muskwa-Kechika Backcountry Parks and Protected Areas – 25th Anniversary!
- Canada funds 8 bioenergy projects
- Newlywed couple walking across Canada for missing and murdered Indigenous people
- Canfor plans to sell forest tenure in Mackenzie region of B.C. to two First Nations
- Person charged with Tsay Keh Dene deaths
- Indigenous News
- New collaborative publication puts mountains on the map for Canadians
- Manitoba military base works to bridge cultural divides
- Indigenous Seafood Supply Conference 2025 Set for Prince Rupert this Thursday and Friday
- Vina Brown | Copper Canoe Woman, Creative Director | Part 2
- BC NDP Elect First Ever Indigenous Party President in Aaron Sumexheltza
- Tsay Keh Dene Nation and Canada sign $11 M Funding Agreement to Support Community Priorities
- Federal government agrees to $11 M in funding for Tsay Keh Dene Nation
- Tsay Keh Dene Nation secures $11 million federal grant
- 2 found dead, 1 injured by police in remote B.C. community: RCMP
- BC Supreme Court upholds temporary “freeze” on cryptocurrency interconnections | Canada | Global law firm
- Peace River flood survivors live with a dam’s disruptive legacy
- BC Hydro must pay up for overcharging remote First Nations
- Man charged with 2 counts of 2nd-degree murder in Tsay Keh Dene
- Northern rural, remote, Indigenous communities receive grants to address overdose
- Overdoses prompt First Nation in B.C. to declare state of emergency
- Their Land Was Drowned by a Flood of Hydropower
- PRGT Proposes Pipeline Reroute to Address Indigenous Concerns
- Canfor plans to sell forest tenure in Mackenzie region of B.C. to two First Nations
- Kitselas and Kitsumkalum First Nations Nearing Completion of Landmark Treaty Negotiations
- Ian Mulgrew: First Nations win what they already had in long Treaty 8 fight
- 2024 BC Winter Games Will Officially Recognize a First Nations’ Community as a Host for the First Time
- Canfor selling Mackenzie sawmill assets to pellet maker
- Canfor To Sell Mackenzie Forest Tenure And Sawmill Assets For $70M
- NIPD Burns Lake
- NIPD 2024 Terrace
- Kitkatla to Lead Opening Ceremonies at 65th Annual All Native Basketball Tournament
- Canfor reaches forest tenure transfer agreement with Northern BC First Nations
- Miesha Louie on her riot-grrl band Miesha and The Spanks and how she connects her Indigenous identity with her music on Journeys with Morgyn Budden
- Tahltan Nation Development Corporation Named Indigenous Business of the Year at Arctic Indigenous Investment Conference
- CJ Loaner of the Bloodshots talks punk music and the Indigenous music scene on Journeys with Morgyn Budden
- Artemis Gold Introduces New Plan to Protect and Restore Caribou, Developed Alongside Lhoosk’uz Dene and Ulkatcho First Nations
- Indigenous Services Canada Provides Funding to Help Eliminate Indigenous Racism from Health Care System
- 32 Northern BC First Nations represented on the walls of UNBC by local Indigenous artist
- Man charged with 2 counts of 2nd-degree murder in Tsay Keh Dene
- Northern rural, remote, Indigenous communities receive grants to address overdose
- Overdoses prompt First Nation in B.C. to declare state of emergency
- Their Land Was Drowned by a Flood of Hydropower
- PRGT Proposes Pipeline Reroute to Address Indigenous Concerns
- Kitselas and Kitsumkalum First Nations Nearing Completion of Landmark Treaty Negotiations
- Ian Mulgrew: First Nations win what they already had in long Treaty 8 fight
- 2024 BC Winter Games Will Officially Recognize a First Nations’ Community as a Host for the First Time
- Canfor selling Mackenzie sawmill assets to pellet maker
- Canfor To Sell Mackenzie Forest Tenure And Sawmill Assets For $70M
- NIPD Burns Lake
- NIPD 2024 Terrace
- Kitkatla to Lead Opening Ceremonies at 65th Annual All Native Basketball Tournament
- Canfor reaches forest tenure transfer agreement with Northern BC First Nations
- Miesha Louie on her riot-grrl band Miesha and The Spanks and how she connects her Indigenous identity with her music on Journeys with Morgyn Budden
- Tahltan Nation Development Corporation Named Indigenous Business of the Year at Arctic Indigenous Investment Conference
- CJ Loaner of the Bloodshots talks punk music and the Indigenous music scene on Journeys with Morgyn Budden
- Artemis Gold Introduces New Plan to Protect and Restore Caribou, Developed Alongside Lhoosk’uz Dene and Ulkatcho First Nations
- Indigenous Services Canada Provides Funding to Help Eliminate Indigenous Racism from Health Care System
- 32 Northern BC First Nations represented on the walls of UNBC by local Indigenous artist
- Indigenous Services Canada to Flow $125 Million to Indigenous Communities to Fight Covid
- Day 3 – Junior All Native Basketball
- Abbott dumped as BC Treaty Commission head
- Fort St John RCMP seeking wanted Indigenous man
- Indigenous Services Canada to Flow $125 Million to Indigenous Communities to Fight Covid
- Day 3 – Junior All Native Basketball
- Abbott dumped as BC Treaty Commission head
- Fort St John RCMP seeking wanted Indigenous man
- Tsay Keh Dene Nation partners with Tersa Earth to drive sustainable mining solutions
- Tsay Keh Dene Nation partners with Tersa Earth to drive sustainable mining technologies
- Tsay Keh Dene parents to benefit from new child care spaces
- Man charged with 2nd-degree murder of 2 people in remote B.C. community
- Thesis, First Nations sign exploration deal for Ranch gold project
- Tsay Keh Dene Nation partners with Tersa Earth to drive sustainable mining solutions
- Indigenous communities adapt
- First Nations to benefit from Kemess mine
- Kwadacha and Tsay Keh Dene Communities train their first Certified Care Aides
Academic Research
Academic Research
- Cultural chasm: a 1960 s hydro development and the Tsay Keh Dene native community of northern British Columbia
- Expanding the mine, killing a lake: A case study of First Nations' environmental values, perceptions of risk and health.
- Tsay Keh Dene Band
- Where Happiness Dwells: A History of the Dane-zaa First Nations
- Problems of Environmental Conservation for the Sekani Ingenika Band in Northern British Columbia, Canada
- Community-based knowledge capture: Tsay Keh Dene develop an online archival system
- Tse Keh Nay-European Relations and Ethnicity: 1790s-2009
- Accrued Many Rights: The Ingenika Tsay Keh Nay, a Mennonite Missionary, and Land Claims in the Late Twentieth Century
- Climatic effects of the Williston Reservoir on Tsay Keh Dene Nation Territory of northern British Columbia, Canada
- Creating a Herbarium for Plant Conservation
- Community-based knowledge capture: Tsay Keh Dene develop an online archival system
- Expanding the mine, killing a lake: A case study of First Nations' environmental values, perceptions of risk and health.
- Carcross/Tagish First Nation Community-Based Climate Monitoring
Expert Analysis