Lynda Price

Not to be confused with Lynda Prince, also a chief of the Dakelh[1].
Lynda Price
Chief of the Ulkatcho First Nation
In office
2019–2025
Preceded byBetty Cahoose
Succeeded byCharlie Williams
In office
2005–2009
Preceded byBetty Cahoose
Succeeded byZach Parker
Personal details
Born1959 (age 66–67)
Bella Coola, British Columbia, Canada
SpouseJerry Price
ChildrenCarey Price
EducationUniversity of Northern British Columbia

Lynda Price (nee Holte)[2] is a Canadian First Nations advocate and politician who served as chief of the Ulkatcho First Nation from 2005 to 2009,[3] and then again from 2019[3] to 2025.[4] She is Nuxalk and of Southern Carrier descent.[5]

Early life and education

Lynda Price was born in 1959[6] in Bella Coola, British Columbia[2] to Teresa Holte[7] (b. September 1927), a survivor of the Williams Lake Residential school.[8] Her father was James Holte, a storekeeper of Norwegian ancestry;[5] he was born in Anahim Lake and died in 1964 at age 33.[9][10] She has four older brothers.[11]

Her great-great-grandfather is Chief Domas Squinas of the Nuxalk.[12] Lynda Price grew up on a ranch near Lessard Lake in British Columbia.[5]

She earned a certificate in First Nations public administration at the University of Northern British Columbia, and in 2011 she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in First Nations Studies with a minor in political science.[5][13] She earned a Juris Doctor from Thompson Rivers University law school in 2015.[14]

Career

Price was the elected Chief of the Ulkatcho First Nation from 2005 to 2009.[3] Prior to this she served as Ulkatcho band councillor for eight years.[15] Afterwards, she ran for the position of Chief of the BC Assembly of First Nations,[16][17] and was beaten by Jody Wilson-Raybould[18][19] who would go on to become a member of parliament and the first indigenous Attorney General of Canada in 2015.[20] She served another term from 2019 to 2025.[21]

Price was the first woman elected to the Union of BC Chiefs' executive council,[22] was a member of BC's Climate Solutions Council from 2022 to 2024,[23][24] served on the BC Assembly of First Nations Board of Directors until 2024,[25][26] and the NIB Trust.[25]

Personal life

Lynda is married to Jerry Price, a former ice hockey player,[27] and Anahim Lake's adult-education teacher.[28] She has two children[22] including hockey player Carey Price, and three grandchildren.[29]

She and family moved to Vancouver,[30] but moved back to Anahim Lake in 1990 to be closer to her roots.[8][9]

Like many Status Indian First Nations women who married non-status men, Price's mother was enfranchised as a non-Status Indian, losing Indian Status when she married James Holte in 1948. Even though Theresa is a First Nations woman, Price was rendered ineligible for Indian Status, since neither of her parents had Status at the time of her birth. In 1985, Price regained status (subsection 6(2)) through Bill C-31, an amendment to the Indian Act.

In October 2025, Price requested that the Indian Act "be amended to comply with Canada’s Constitution Act, Charter of Rights and Freedoms, s. 15 equality rights for siblings within the same family unit."[6] Price's brother, Mike Holte, has daughter who was born before April 17, 1985, and was therefore granted 6(1) status under Bill C-31. As Price's two children were born after April 17, 1985, they were granted 6(2) status. This creates a situation where two siblings are not entitled to the same right to pass down their Indian Status to their grandchildren. Mike Holte's grandchildren have 6(2) Indian Status, while his sister Lynda Price's grandchildren are not entitled to Indian Status, given the Indian Act's second-generation cut-off rule. Price is making the argument that siblings within the same family unit should be granted equality under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.[6]

References

  1. ^ Arendse, Beth. "First Nations take their place". across.co.nz. Retrieved 2025-11-06.
  2. ^ a b Lamb-Yorski, Monica (June 29, 2021). "Re-elected Ulkatcho Chief Lynda Price eyes bright future for her community". Coast Mountain News.
  3. ^ a b c Lamb-Yorski, Monica (June 25, 2019). "Lynda Price elected chief of Ulkatcho (Anahim) First Nation". Coast Mountain News.
  4. ^ "Ulkatcho First Nation elects Charlie Williams as chief". Coast Mountain News. April 30, 2025. Retrieved 2025-11-06.
  5. ^ a b c d "Post-secondary education helped Lynda Price reach her goals". Our Stories. University of Northern British Columbia. 30 November 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
  6. ^ a b c Price, Lynda (October 28, 2025). "Brief to the Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples Submitted by Lynda Price Addressing Inequality Bill S-2 An Act to amend the Indian Act (new registration entitlements)" (PDF). Brief to the Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples. Retrieved December 15, 2025.
  7. ^ "Our History - Ulkatcho First Nation". www.ulkatcho.ca. Retrieved 2025-11-06.
  8. ^ a b MacIntyre, Iain (21 June 2008). "'Our family is our community'". The Vancouver Sun. Archived from the original on 2016-01-14.
  9. ^ a b Basu, Arpon (13 May 2018). "Every day is Mother's Day to Carey Price". The Athletic. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2025-11-06.
  10. ^ "James Robert Holte". Family Search. Retrieved December 15, 2025.
  11. ^ "Canadian Goalie Carey Price: First Nation Culture Keeps Him Grounded". ictnews.org. 2014-02-19. Retrieved 2025-11-06.
  12. ^ "Chief Lynda Price - Full of Heart in Anahim Lake". landwithoutlimits.com. 2021-08-09. Retrieved 2025-11-06.
  13. ^ "Carey Price to receive honorary doctorate from UNBC May 31". Clearwater North Thompson Times. 2024-05-23. p. A11.
  14. ^ "British Columbia Assembly of First Nations – Annual Report 2023–2024" (PDF). British Columbia Assembly of First Nations Annual Report. 2023–2024.
  15. ^ Birchwater, Sage (June 21, 2005). "Lynda Price takes over the reins". Williams Lake Tribune – via newspapers.com.
  16. ^ Pablo, Carlito (September 26, 2009). "Grand Chief Stewart Phillip seeks Shawn Atleo's old job as B.C. regional chief". The Georgia Straight.
  17. ^ "Premier's Statement on Jody Wilson Raybould's Election". nationtalk.ca (Press release). October 5, 2009. Retrieved 2025-11-06.
  18. ^ "Jody Wilson Raybould elected regional chief of the B.C. Assembly of First Nations". The Georgia Straight. 2009-10-01. Retrieved 2025-11-06.
  19. ^ "Election for BC Regional Chief – Results after 1st ballot". Retrieved 2025-11-06.
  20. ^ Levinson-King, Robin (2019-10-15). "Jody Wilson-Raybould: The woman who fought Justin Trudeau". BBC News. Retrieved 2025-12-16.
  21. ^ Angela, T. W. A. (2021-08-09). "Chief Lynda Price - Full of Heart in Anahim Lake". Land Without Limits. Retrieved 2025-12-16.
  22. ^ a b "Chief Shintah Re-elected Vice-President and Chief Price Elected as Secretary-Treasurer of the UBCIC". nationtalk.ca (Press release). November 22, 2007. Retrieved 2025-11-06.
  23. ^ "New members appointed to B.C.'s Climate Solutions Council". Penticton Herald. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2025-11-06.
  24. ^ "New members appointed to B.C. Climate Solutions Council". nationtalk.ca. 2024-05-22. Retrieved 2025-11-06.
  25. ^ a b "Ulkatcho First Nations Newsletter" (PDF). December 2022.
  26. ^ "BCAFN's 21st Annual General Meeting Ends Today". British Columbia Assembly of First Nations.
  27. ^ "Flyers legend Parent takes trip down memory lane with Prices, Canadiens". NHL.com. 2019-09-24. Retrieved 2025-11-06.
  28. ^ "Out of the Wilderness and Into the Olympic Spotlight (Published 2014)". 2014-01-06. Archived from the original on 2022-06-16. Retrieved 2025-11-06.
  29. ^ "Canadiens' Carey Price, wife Angela, announce birth of baby boy Lincoln". Williams Lake Tribune. 2020-10-26. Retrieved 2025-11-06.
  30. ^ "Roberto Luongo and Carey Price set to duel ahead of Sochi Games". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2025-11-06.
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