Grand Rapids, British Columbia

Coordinates: 54°47′N 124°53′W / 54.783°N 124.883°W / 54.783; -124.883
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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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  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.

54°47′N 124°53′W / 54.783°N 124.883°W / 54.783; -124.883