Meet Our Array of Departments

Our Departments Main Focus is Our Culture

As High Bar people, one of the most important things to us, is our culture. With that being said, we do everything we can to inform our members and the public about our cultural and traditional ways of living. One of our greatest sources of food is Fraser River salmon, unfortunately due to the Big Bar Slide, in Oct. 2019, we have lost one of our main sources of food. When the slide hit, it impacted the flow of the river, hindering the salmon’s ability to migrate up to the spwonning grounds. Due to the impacts of the salmon, there is no longer a steady run of fish and there has not been since the Slide. Another great food source for us is the ungulates in the area such as deer and moose. These animals are big enough to feed a small family for the winter if stored correctly. The plants around the area are also greatly important to our people as most of them have a purpose. Whether that purpose is medicine or a food source, the land is very important to us, and we believe in order to take from the land, we must first give to the land and how we do that is we give offerings such as sweetgrass and tabacco back to the land.     

Chief & Council

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Communications

Communications
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Education

Education
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Finance

Finance
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Governance, Title, and Rights

Governance, Title, and Rights
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Health

Health
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Stewardship and Lands

Stewardship and Lands
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Stsmémelt & IRA

Stsmémelt & IRA
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Chief & Council

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Our council consists of our Chief and three Councillors. They are in office on a four-year term. Chief and Council does their best to keep High Bar moving forward, keep the members involved and up to date, and keep positive relationships with the surrounding communities. Each Councillor is dedicated to High Bar's success and the success of its members.

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Communications

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Education

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Education Department:
Post Secondary Funding:
- Our education department supports students in applying for post-secondary education sponsorship. High Bar First Nation is funded by Indigenous Services Canada to support our post-secondary sponsorships.
To qualify for funding.
Please ensure to complete your post-secondary application package before the May deadline of the year you intend your post-secondary program. SD74 - Our education coordinator participates in regular monthly meetings on the SD74 First Peoples Education Council as well as monthly meetings with the other Education Coordinators of the other Nations in the area and David Stoddart School in Clinton.

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7645 Cariboo Hwy, Clinton,
V0K 1K0,
British Columbia

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Cassidy Fletcher

Services Coordinator

Finance

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The Finance Department at High Bar First Nation plays a crucial role in ensuring the financial health and sustainability of the organization. It is responsible for the preparation and management of financial statements, including Income Statements, Cash Flow Statements, and Financial Position Statements, which provide essential insights into the financial performance and position of the organization. Additionally, the department oversees cash management, payroll processing, and compliance with financial regulations, ensuring all transactions are accurately recorded and reported. By collaborating with various departments, it facilitates effective project funding and revenue recognition while maintaining transparent communication with external stakeholders, including auditors and government agencies. The Finance Department also drives strategic planning and budgeting efforts, enhancing operational efficiency and supporting the long-term objectives of High Bar First Nation.

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Safwan Zarook

Finance Manager

Governance, Title, and Rights

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Llenlleney’ten (High Bar First Nation) has maintained an exclusive and continuous relationship with its traditional territories, which remain unceded by treaty.
The Governance, Title, and Rights Department (GTRD) works to assert Llenlley’ten’s jurisdiction, develop its governance capacities, and secure the conditions for members to exercise their inherent and Aboriginal rights on the land.
The GTRD works in close collaboration with Kúkpi7 and Council, as well as other departments within the Nation, to ensure good governance for Llelleney’ten’s members.
It develops policies and procedures that are designed to provide consistency, efficiency, effectiveness, and transparency in the conduct of the Nation’s governance. The GTRD furthermore helps to coordinate between groups within Llenlleney’ten’s administration, to make sure that title and rights are advanced and protected. Through these activities, the GTRD works to develop Llenlleney’ten’s capacity for self-governance and for the exercising jurisdiction over its territories.
Resources and partnerships are required for Llenlleney’ten’s long-term plans. The GTRD works closely with other departments in Llenlleney’ten’s administration to build relationships with third parties, including other First Nations, BC ministries, and industry proponents. The GTRD supports negotiations for land and resources and builds relationships with other governments to advance shared decision-making structures.

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Tom Howard

Inter-Governmental Coordinator

Health

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Our health department can assist membership with a number of services which include but are not limited to: FNHA Medical Travel Claims, Appointment support, Counselling resources, Wellness Programming & Events

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7645 Cariboo Hwy, Clinton,
V0K 1K0,
British Columbia

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Angie Pigeon

Community Health Programming Coordinator

Cassidy Fletcher

Services Coordinator

Stewardship and Lands

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Stewardship and Lands Department.
The Llenllenéy’ten (High Bar First Nation – HBFN) Stewardship and Lands Department (SLD) has been entrusted with the protection and stewardship of HBFN lands and resources in the Llenllenéy’ten traditional territory.
HBFN territorial rights include the right to social and ceremonial well-being, to fish, and to hunt. The SLD is committed to securing and maintaining these rights for HBFN in perpetuity.
The SLD is progressing towards fulfilling the strategic objectives outlined by HBFN Chief and Council, in securing HBFN’s territorial and resource rights by integrating culture, identity, and knowledge into sound land stewardship practices. The SLD is leading the paradigm shift in the protection, management, and stewardship of our tmícw (i.e., resources, lands and waters) that requires sustainable harvesting practices, land restoration activities, and guardianship. It follows that HBFN is taking an approach of walking on two legs: weaving Secwépemc traditional knowledge and cultural heritage with contemporary science.
The new stewardship paradigm creates the expectation that the future of industry and the natural resource sector requires Indigenous stewardship and guardianship at the forefront of land-based decision-making and management. A core component of ensuring land and resource security is fostering the knowledge transference amongst our knowledge keepers and staff to future generations. The SLD offers the means for members and the community to build from and learn about Llenllenéy’ten identity and culture. The direct presence of HBFN on the land establishes control over the traditional territory and supports the self determination created from land-based stewardship activities. The SLD plans to continuously grow capacity to address future environmental and economic challenges.

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George Jennings

Natural Resources Manager

Troy McElhaw

Stewardship Forester

Shaye Shintah

NR GIS Tech

Jordy McKague

Referrals Clerk/ Land Guardian

Lynn Morrison

NR Project Assistant

Zig Fletcher

Resource Management Tech

Margaret Fletcher

NR Field Work

Kaden Hook

NR Field Worker

Kayla Fletcher

NR Field Work

Tyrel Hughes

NR Field Worker

Jesse Fletcher

NR Field Worker

Stsmémelt & IRA

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The Secwépemc Law of Stsmémelt and Kw’séltkten is about bringing our kids back into the care of our Secwépemc Nation and out of the Ministry.
The main goal is prevention not apprehension. To be able to connect everyone back with their culture and traditions and the Secwépemc way of being. The Secwépemc Law of Stsmémelt and Kw’séltkten is based off our Secwépemc stories. We are asserting our Jurisdiction and reclaiming the care of our Secwépemc Stsmémelt.
Each Secwèpemc Nation signed on with the Secwépemc Law of Stsmémelt and Kw’séltkten has a Stsmémelt Coordinator. The Stsmémelt Coordinator attends monthly meetings in each different Secwépemc community and engages with the other Secwépemc communities to further the Secwépemc Law of Stsmémelt and Kw’séltkten work.
Indian Registration Administrator (IRA) carries out the required functions for Indian Registration Reporting in accordance with the Indian Act.

The IRA works closely with Indigenous Services Canada. The IRA completes the mandatory reporting, issues CIS status cards, assists those who want the SCIS status card and status registration.

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Keisha Fletcher

Project Coordinator