Indigenous
Nee-Tahi-Buhn Chief and Council
Governs Nee-Tahi-Buhn
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Who sits on it
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Chief
Elected
- MM Marcella Morris Chief · since December 2022
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Deputy Chief
Elected
- MM Mark Morris Deputy Chief · since December 2022
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2 councillors
Elected
- CM Celine Morris Councillor · since December 2025
- FS Frank Morris Sr. Councillor · since June 2023
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Sources for who sits on it
- Chief fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Marcella Morris as Chief fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Deputy Chief fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Mark Morris as Deputy Chief fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Celine Morris as Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Frank Morris Sr. as Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
Contact
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Band office
47805 OLSON ROAD
BURNS LAKE, BC V0J 1E4- Phone (250) 694-3494
What it can do
- By-laws for the reserve (Indian Act s. 81)
Makes by-laws for its reserves: health of residents, traffic, law and order, nuisances, animals, roads, water supplies and other local works, zoning and buildings, allotment of reserve land, residence on the reserve, wildlife and fish on the reserve, and trespass. Fines of up to $1,000.
- Money by-laws and local taxation (Indian Act s. 83)
With the Minister's approval, taxes land and interests in land on the reserve for local purposes, licenses businesses, and spends band money. Many First Nations tax property under the First Nations Fiscal Management Act instead.
- Intoxicant by-laws (Indian Act s. 85.1)
With the consent of a majority of electors voting at a special band meeting, may prohibit the sale, supply, manufacture or possession of intoxicants on the reserve.
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Sources for what it can do
- By-laws for the reserve (Indian Act s. 81) laws-lois.justice.gc.ca · checked
- Money by-laws and local taxation (Indian Act s. 83) laws-lois.justice.gc.ca · checked
- Intoxicant by-laws (Indian Act s. 85.1) laws-lois.justice.gc.ca · checked
Sources
- fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked ISC First Nation Profiles: band office, website, election system "Custom Electoral System". For: Nee-Tahi-Buhn Chief and Council
- fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked Band office address, phone and fax from ISC First Nation Profiles. For: Band office
- laws-lois.justice.gc.ca · checked By-laws for the reserve (Indian Act s. 81). For: By-laws for the reserve (Indian Act s. 81)
- laws-lois.justice.gc.ca · checked Money by-laws and local taxation (Indian Act s. 83). For: Money by-laws and local taxation (Indian Act s. 83)
- laws-lois.justice.gc.ca · checked Intoxicant by-laws (Indian Act s. 85.1). For: Intoxicant by-laws (Indian Act s. 85.1)
- fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked Office title and number of holders listed by ISC First Nation Profiles (Governance), election system "Custom Electoral System". For: Deputy Chief, Chief, Councillor
- fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked ISC First Nation Profiles (Governance): appointment date 2022-12-12, expiry date 2026-12-06. For: Mark Morris as Deputy Chief, Marcella Morris as Chief
- fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked ISC First Nation Profiles (Governance): appointment date 2025-12-07, expiry date 2026-12-06. For: Celine Morris as Councillor
- fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked ISC First Nation Profiles (Governance): appointment date 2023-06-05, expiry date 2026-12-06. For: Frank Morris Sr. as Councillor
- fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked Date estimated from the term expiry date in ISC First Nation Profiles (Governance); not an announced election date. For: General election, December 6, 2026