Kluskus First Nation

Lhoosk'uz Dene Nation
Band No. 721
PeopleDakelh
HeadquartersQuesnel
ProvinceBritish Columbia
Land
Main reserveKluskus 1
Other reserve(s)
List
  • Bishop Bluffs 10
  • Bishop Bluffs 5
  • Bishop Bluffs 6
  • Chief Morris 13
  • Cluchuta Lake 10A
  • Cluchuta Lake 10B
  • Kloyadingli 2
  • Kluskus 14
  • Kushya Creek 12
  • Kushya Creek 7
  • Sundayman's Meadow 3
  • Tatelkus Lake 28
  • Tsachla Lake 8
  • Tzetzi Lake 11
  • Upper Kluskus Lake 9
  • Yaladelassla 4
Land area16.5 km2
Population (2024)
On reserve26
On other land20
Off reserve185
Total population231
Government
ChiefJune Baptiste
Council
  • Craig Stillas
  • June Baptiste
  • Raven Chantyman
Tribal Council
Carrier-Chilcotin Tribal Council
Website
lhooskuz.com

Lhoosk'uz Dene Nation, formerly called Kluskus First Nation (/ˈklʌskəs/ KLUS-kəs), is the band government of the Lhoosk’uz (from Lhooz 'white fish' and k’uz 'half/side of'), a Dakelh people whose main reserve located on the Chilcotin Plateau 130 km west of the city of Quesnel, British Columbia, Canada. The First Nation is a member of the Carrier-Chilcotin Tribal Council, which includes both Tsilhqot'in and Carrier (Dakelh) communities (the Kluskus First Nation is Carrier).

The Kluskus First Nation's offices are located in Quesnel.

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