Grand Rapids, British Columbia

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Grand Rapids is a Dakelh community northwest of Fort St. James, British Columbia, Canada, located at the confluence of the Tachie and Kuzkwa Rivers near Trembleur Lake. [1] It is on the site of Kuz Che Indian Reserve No. 5 , [2] formerly named Grand Rapide IR No. 5. [3] Nearby is Tsay Cho IR No. 5, [4] formerly named Stevan IR No. 4. [5] These reserves are under the administration of the Tl'azt'en Nation. [6] [7] Kuz Che is an anglicization of the Carrier name, which is K'uz̲che. [8]

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References

  1. BC Names entry "Grand Rapids (community)"
  2. BC Names entry "Kuz Che 5 (Indian Reserve)"
  3. BC Names entry Grand Rapide 5 (Indian Reserve)"
  4. BC Names entry "Tsay Cho 4 (Indian Reserve)"
  5. BC Names entry "Stevan 4" (Indian Reserve)"
  6. "Indian and Northern Affairs Canada website, Reserve/Settlement/Village detail "Tsay Cho 4"". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada . Government of Canada. Retrieved April 25, 2013.
  7. "Indian and Northern Affairs Canada website, Reserve/Settlement/Village detail "Kuz Che 5"". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada . Government of Canada. Retrieved April 25, 2013.
  8. "Stuart Lake Carrier Dictionary" . Retrieved February 18, 2021.

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