Dakelh
Communities living within the Dakelh language area
|
|
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
 Canada ( British Columbia) |
|
| Languages | |
| English, Dakelh | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity, Animism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Wet'suwet'en, Tsilhqot'in, Kaska, Sekani |
The Dakelh (pronounced [tákʰɛɬ]) or Carrier are the indigenous people of a large portion of the Central Interior of British Columbia, Canada.
The name was derived from a First Nations custom where a widow was obliged to carry the ashes of her dead husband around with her for 3 years. Also called: Atlashimih, Bellacoola name.
Traditional Dakelh territory includes the area along the Fraser River from north of Prince George to south of Quesnel and including the Barkerville-Wells area, the Nechako Country, the areas around Stuart Lake, Trembleur Lake, Takla Lake, Fraser Lake, and Babine Lake, the Bulkley Valley, and the region along the West Road River, west to the Hazelton Mountains and the Kitimat Ranges of the Coast Mountains, including the Kluskus Lakes, Ootsa Lake, the Quanchus and Fawnie Ranges, and Cheslatta Lake.
...
Wikipedia