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Wet'suwet'en First Nation (previously known as Broman Lake First Nation) PO Box 760 Burns Lake BC V0J 1E0 Phone: (250) 698-7309 Fax: (250) 698-7480 Official Web Site: Band No: Tribal Council: Carrier-Sekani Tribal Council Reserve: Linguistic Affiliation: The native language is a variety of the Witsuwit'en dialect of the Babine-Witsuwit'en language, which belongs to the Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit language family. Its closest relatives are the Witsuwit'en dialects spoken by members of the Nee-Tahi-Buhn, Skin Tayi, and Moricetown bands. After that, it is most closely related to the Babine dialects, spoken by members of the Lake Babine Nation and Takla First nation. Although Witsuwit'en, together with Babine, is sometimes referred to as "Northern Carrier", it is quite different from Carrier in the narrow sense, and Babine-Witsuwit'en is now generally regarded as a distinct language from Carrier. Speakers of one who are not familiar with the other have considerable difficulty understanding the other. In general, speakers of Carrier in the narrow sense are not suitable as legal interpreters for speakers of Babine-Witsuwit'en, and speakers of Babine-Witsuwit'en are not suitable as legal interpreters for speakers of Carrier in the narrow sense. Famous Leaders: Tribal History:
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