Chilcotin
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Chilcotin, meaning "people of the red ochre river" may refer to:
- The Tsilhqot'inTsilhqot'inThe Tsilhqot'in are a Northern Athabaskan First Nations people that live in British Columbia, Canada...
(also called the Chilcotin), an Athabaskan First Nations people of British Columbia, Canada - Chilcotin languageChilcotin languageChilcotin is a Northern Athabaskan language spoken in British Columbia by the Tsilhqot’in people....
, the language spoken by the Tsilhqot’in - The Chilcotin DistrictChilcotin DistrictThe Chilcotin District of British Columbia is usually known simply as "the Chilcotin", and also in speech commonly as "the Chilcotin Country" or simply Chilcotin. It is a plateau and mountain region in British Columbia on the inland lea of the Coast Mountains on the west side of the Fraser River....
of British Columbia, aka the Chilcotin Country or "the Chilcotin" - The Chilcotin RiverChilcotin RiverThe Chilcotin River is a long tributary of the Fraser River in southern British Columbia, Canada. It drains the Chilcotin Plateau, which lies between the Fraser River and the Coast Mountains...
, a river in British Columbia - Chilcotin LakeChilcotin LakeChilcotin Lake is a lake in the Chilcotin District of the Central Interior of British Columbia, Canada. It is located on the Chilcotin River to the north of Puntzi Lake....
, a lake in British Columbia - The Chilcotin WarChilcotin WarThe Chilcotin War, Chilcotin Uprising or Bute Inlet Massacre was a confrontation in 1864 between members of the Tsilhqot'in people in British Columbia and white road construction workers...
of 1864 - Fort ChilcotinFort ChilcotinFort Chilcotin was a short-lived trading post of the Hudson's Bay Company, located at the confluence of the Chilko and Chilcotin Rivers, British Columbia, Canada. It operated between the years 1836 and 1844...
, a 19th-century outpost of the Hudson's Bay Company - The Chilcotin RangesChilcotin RangesThe Chilcotin Ranges are a subdivision of the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains . They lie on the inland lea of the Pacific Ranges, abutting the Interior Plateau of British Columbia...
, a group of mountain ranges in British Columbia - Chilcotin PlateauChilcotin PlateauThe Chilcotin Plateau is part of the Fraser Plateau, a major subdivision of the Interior Plateau of British Columbia. The Chilcotin Plateau is physically near-identical with the region of the same name, i.e...
, a subplateau of the Fraser Plateau in British Columbia - Chilcotin Group, a volcanic formation in British Columbia
- Chilcotin ForestChilcotin ForestChilcotin Forest is an unincorporated settlement in the Chilcotin District of the Central Interior of British Columbia, Canada. It is located near Canadian Forces Camp Chilcotin and was also originally named Ninkynee, meaning "Indian's Own" in the Chilcotin language, a reference to it being the...
, a community west of Williams Lake, British ColumbiaWilliams Lake, British ColumbiaWilliams Lake, is a city in the Central Interior of British Columbia, Canada. Located in the central part of a region known as the Cariboo, it is the largest urban centre between Kamloops and Prince George, with a population of 11,150 in city limits.... - Coast ChilcotinCoast ChilcotinCoast Chilcotin was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 1979. It was located in the province of British Columbia.- Geography :...
, a Canadian federal electoral district, 1968-1979 - Cariboo—ChilcotinCariboo—ChilcotinCariboo–Chilcotin was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons from 1979 to 2003.- Geography :It consisted initially of:* the Cariboo Regional District;...
, a Canadian federal electoral district, 1979-2003 - Cariboo Chilcotin Coast, a regional-marketing division of BC Tourism
- Chilcotin (sternwheeler)Chilcotin (sternwheeler)The Chilcotin sternwheeler was built for the Soda Creek to Fort George route of the upper Fraser River. She was built by shipbuilder Donald McPhee for the Fort George Lumber and Navigation Company, which was a partnership held by Nick Clarke and Russell Peden of the South Fort George town-site of...
, a paddle steamerPaddle steamerA paddle steamer is a steamship or riverboat, powered by a steam engine, using paddle wheels to propel it through the water. In antiquity, Paddle wheelers followed the development of poles, oars and sails, where the first uses were wheelers driven by animals or humans...
from the upper Fraser RiverFraser RiverThe Fraser River is the longest river within British Columbia, Canada, rising at Fraser Pass near Mount Robson in the Rocky Mountains and flowing for , into the Strait of Georgia at the city of Vancouver. It is the tenth longest river in Canada...
in British Columbia - Canadian Forces Camp ChilcotinCanadian Forces Camp ChilcotinCanadian Forces Camp Chilcotin is a Canadian Forces training camp in the Chilcotin District, to the west of the city of Williams Lake on the eastern Chilcotin Plateau. It is located in the general vicinity of Fort Chilcotin, a 19th Century outpost of the Hudson's Bay Company whose exact location...
, a Canadian Forces training camp in the Chilcotin District - Chilcoten, later Chilcotin, was the original post office name for Riske Creek, British ColumbiaRiske Creek, British ColumbiaRiske Creek, originally Chilcoten and also Chilcotin, is a ranching and First Nations community located on the Fraser River just southwest of the city of Williams Lake, British Columbia, Canada. It is the location of the offices of the Toosey First Nation, a band government of Tsilhqot'in people...