Chilcotin Country

The Chilcotin District ( pronunciation: tʃɪlkoʊtɪn ) in British Columbia is usually just under the name of the Chilcotin or under the Chilcotin Country or simply Chilcotin known. It is a plateau and mountainous region in British Columbia on the domestic lawn of the Coast Mountains west of the Fraser River. Chilcotin is also the name of the river that drains the region. In the language of the Chilcotin their name means and he name of the river "People of the ocher - red river " (its tributary, the Chilko River means " red ocher river ").

The Chilcotin district is often seen as an extension of the Cariboo District, east of the river, although it differs from the Cariboo District. The majority of the population are First Nations, members of the Chilcotin Indians or their tribes, while other non- indigenous settlers, and ranchers are.

Geography

The Chilcotin District is mostly a vast, high plateau, which stretches from the mountains to the Fraser River. However, there are also several fjord -like lakes that lie at the edge of the plateau at the foot of the mountains. The largest of the lakes in the region is the Chilko Lake, the dewatered on the Chilko River, the main tributary of the Chilcotin River. Other major lakes are Lake Tatlayoko (pronounced tætləkoʊ ) and the Taseko Lake (pronounced təsikoʊ ). The area around the lakes in the southern part of the district is the Ts'il? Os Provincial Park, also known as Xeni Gwet'in Wilderness, according to Xeni Gwet'in, named the resident tribe of the Chilcotin. It is also known as the Stony Chilcotin, which was very important for the campaign to protect the area.

The wooded plateau just northeast of the park, between the Chilko River and the Taseko River is known as the Brittany Triangle and at the moment very controversial between conservationists and the timber industry. East of Ts'il? Os Provincial Park is the Big Creek Provincial Park and the Churn Creek Protected Area, while the South East of Spruce Lake Protected Area is also known as " the South Chilcotin " is known, which is, despite their nickname in the Bridge River Country, as part of the Lillooet Country, part of the Chilcotin Country is not starting at the northern and north- western borders of the protected area.