Kelly Lake, British Columbia

This article is for the community in the Peace River District of British Columbia. For the lake near Clinton, British Columbia, see Downing Provincial Park.

Kelly Lake is community in the Peace River Country of northeastern British Columbia, Canada, located just west of the border with the province of Alberta.

The Kelly Lake Cree Nation (KLCN), the Kelly Lake First Nation (KLFN), and the Apetokosan Nation (Kelley Lake Métis Settlement Society) are three different groups claiming to speak for the Aboriginal community of the area. None are recognized by the Canadian government as Aboriginal peoples, though they have been part of land claims in the courts

and are recognized as stakeholders in the Northern Gateway Pipeline region by Enbridge. The BC Assembly of First Nations endorsed the claims of the local people as a First Nation in 2008, supporting the claim that the people of Kelly Lake were wrongly missed during the enumeration of peoples living within the Treaty 8 area. In the 1999 court documents, both the KLCN and KLFN are described as a group of "Beaver, Cree, and Iroquois people". The chief of the KLCN has claimed indigenous rights because of the group's Dunne-za and Nehiyaw ancestry when speaking to a joint review panel on BC Hydro's Site C dam project. He also claimed that the people's traditional territory extends in Alberta. Attached is the Federal Court Decision on the land claim. Year 2000. http://decisions.fct-cf.gc.ca/fc-cf/decisions/en/item/52060/index.do?r=AAAAAQAhS2VsbHkgbGFrZSBDcmVlIG5hdGlvbiBsYW5kIGNsYWltAAAAAAE

See also

• List of communities in British Columbia

The following is a list of members who belong to the Saulteau Band located in Moberly Lake, B.C. Who applied and received Indian status in 2001. The leaders of the Kelly Lake First Nation (KLFN),Claire Dean Gauthier and Lyle Edward Campbell aka Letendre also claims to be the leader of the Kelly Lake Metis Settlement Society (KLMSS) aka Apeetogosan Nation. The two individuals sought Indian status through the Saulteau Indian Band and were successful. The cousins had a falling out and Lyle Letendre formed the Kelly Lake Metis Settlement Society established a Territorial Affiliation Agreement with in February 2007 under the Metis Nation of British Columbia (MNBC) Governance Charter Agreement was revoked September 28, 2007 citing many discrepancies, notably the required Indian and Northern Affairs Canada form process through MNBC was not completed. Therefore, the Territorial Affiliation Agreement was revoked. Lyle Letendre acting on his own, with his own family, later would form the Apeetogosan Nation.

Registered Indians Band Affiliation Kelly Lake, B.C.

NAME OR ALIAS ORGANIZATION CROSS-REFERNCED with INDIAN REGISTRY/BAND AFFILIATION Claire Dean Gauthier KELLY LAKE FIRST NATION (KLFN) SAULTEAU INDIAN BAND (SIB) Lyle Letendre Campbell KELLY LAKE METIS SETTLEMENT SOCIETY (KLMSS) SAULTEAU INDIAN BAND (SIB) Shirley Rose Letendre KLMSS SIB Earl Letendre KLMSS SIB Bonnie Leigh Gladue Belcourt KLMSS SIB Caroline Campbell KLMSS SIB Sidney Calliou KLFN SIB Isabel Calliou KLFN SIB Brenda Calliou KLFN SIB Brenadine Calliou KLFN SIB Betty Sue Irene Calliou KLFN SIB Gwen Calliou KLFN Non Status Patsy Calliou KLFN SIB Beverly Anne Greenwood KLFN SIB Constance Francis Calliou KLFN SIB Michelle Anne Calliou KLFN Non status Tania Mildred Calliou KLFN Horselake First Nation Charlotte Anne Gladue KLFN SIB Jean Isabel Gladue KLMSS SIB Shane Beau Gladue KLFN SIB Wendy Noreen Gladue KLFN SIB Clifford Curtis Gauthier KLFN SIB Dorothy Beatrice Gauthier KLFN SIB Allison Marjorie Gauthier KLFN SIB Eldon DEan Gauthier KLFN SIB Kim Gauthier KLFN SIB Corinne Shearer Gauthier KLFN SIB Norma Mary Gauthier Non Status Shona, Shanna Elaine or Shawna Gauthier KLFN SIB Rhonda George Gauthier KLFN SIB Lillian Gauthier KLFN Non Status Albert Hamelin Non Status Jacqueline Hunter Letendre KLMSS SIB Donna Letendre KLMSS SIB Kathleen Rachel Letendre KLMSS SIB Tina Marie Letendre KLMSS SIB Winona Darlene Letendre KLFN SIB Cecile Letendre KLFN SIB Clint Letendre KLFN SIB Sheila Letendre KLFN SIB Conrad Letendre KLFN SIB Clayton Letendre KLFN SIB Blain Edward Letendre KLMSS SIB Betty Supernault KLMSS SIB Gerry Campbell KLFN SIB Vyrel Noel KLFN SIB Glenda Campbell KLFN SIB Barbara Vickie Belcourt Kelly Lake Metis SIB Bonnie Leigh Gladue KLMSS SIB Francis Gladue KLFN SIB Wendy Noreen Gladue KLFN SIB Cindy Swarchuck KLMSS SIB

Other Status Indian members residing in Kelly Lake:

Margaret Belcourt Metlatalka Band Roger Belcourt Metlatalka Band Leon Belcourt Metlatalka Band Robby Belcourt Metlatalka Band Jerilyne Belcourt Metlatalka Band Marjorie Belcourt KLMSS Sawridge Band Dion Belcourt KLMSS Sawridge Band Sandra Belcourt KLMSS Sawridge Band Garry Belcourt KLMSS Sawridge Band Gordon Jr. Belcourt KLMSS Sawridge Band Conway Belcourt KLFN Sawridge Band Keith Knott KLFN Duncan Indian Band Kurt Knott KLFN Duncan Indian Band Randy Whitford KLFN SIB Lynn McFeeters Letendre KLMSS SIB Earl Letendre KLMSS SIB Dezmar Campbell SIB

Both Claire Dean Gauthier and Lyle Edward Campbell aka Letendre are also listed in the current Indian registry. Both individuals and their siblings and cousins made attempts to make an application in Procedural Law - Civil Procedure - the Federal Court ordered to assess damages against the Crown for breach of fiduciary duty with respect to mineral rights in Indian Reserve 172 in Blueberry River Indian Band v. Canada (Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development) - Damages assessed - Entitlement to share in damages disputed - Whether present descendants of the Beaver Band of Indians who are not members of the Doig River Indian Band or the Blueberry River Indian Band are entitled to share in the damages awarded against the Crown. The same 75 individuals later were accepted as members of the Saulteau Band, who claim to be the descendants of the Beaver Band of Indians.

Both individuals, Claire Dean Gauthier, and Lyle Edward Campbell Letendre, under Indian Law, can not speak for the community of Kelly Lake, as they are members of the Saulteau Indian Band.

http://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/news/en/item/1158/index.do

The Kelly Lake Cree Nation filed a comprehensive land claim in 1996 which is still under the jurisdiction of the Federal Court Claims Division. KLCN filed a civil claim against the Province of British Columbia in 2001. All actions are still pending.

http://www.courthousenews.com/2010/07/13/Cree.pdf