Halfway River First Nation Explained

Band Name:	Halfway River First Nation
Band Number:	546
Treaty:	Treaty 8
Province:	British Columbia
Main Reserve:	Halfway River 168
Area:	3988 ha
Pop Year:	2024
On Reserve:	137
On Other Land:	7
Off Reserve:	157
Total Pop:	317
Chief:	Darlene Hunter ^[1]
Council:	Linda Brady William Field Lori Ann Wokeley Joyce Audit Annette Davis Charmaine Hunter
Tribal Council:	Treaty 8 Tribal Association
Website:	Halfway River First Nation
Footnotes:	^[2]

Halfway River First Nation is a Dunneza First Nations government with a 3988 ha reserve located 75 km northwest of Fort St. John, British Columbia. It is a Treaty 8 nation.

The Halfway River people were at one point part of the "Hudson Hope Indian Band" but in 1971 they split off, and the remaining people formed West Moberly First Nations. As of January 2024, there were 317 registered members, with 137 living on the reserve.

The current chief is Darlene Hunter (replacing Russell Lily in December 2013)

History

Past Chiefs and Councils

• Chief Darlene Hunter (2013–present) with William Field, Lori Ann Wokeley, Linda Brady, Annette Davis, Joyce Audit, Charmaine Hunter
• Chief Russell Lily (2011–2013) with Coleen Achla and William Field
• Chief Ed Whitford (2008–2011)

External links

• Halfway River First Nation
• Halfway River at the Treaty 8 Tribal Council.
• AANDC profile

Notes and References

1. Web site: Affiliated First Nations . Treaty 8 Tribal Association . 26 December 2021.
2. Web site: First Nation Profiles . 26 December 2021 . . Government of Canada . 14 November 2008.