Kotcho Lake Village Provincial Park
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Kotcho Lake Village Provincial Park is a provincial park
in north-eastern British Columbia
, Canada
.
It is located on the southern shore of the Kotcho Lake
, 150 kilometres (93.2 mi) east from the town of Fort Nelson
.
The park showcases traditional dwellings of the Fort Nelson First Nation of the Dene Tha
. It was established in 1997, and has a total area of 0.3 square kilometre (0.115830647577761 sq mi).
Provincial park
A provincial park is a park under the management of a provincial or territorial government in Canada.While provincial parks are not the same as national parks, their workings are very similar...
in north-eastern British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
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It is located on the southern shore of the Kotcho Lake
Kotcho Lake
Kotcho Lake is a lake in north-eastern British Columbia, Canada.It is located east of Fort Nelson, in the Greater Sierra Oil Filed, at an elevation of .The Kotcho Lake Village Site Provincial Park is located on the southern shore of the lake....
, 150 kilometres (93.2 mi) east from the town of Fort Nelson
Fort Nelson, British Columbia
Fort Nelson is a town of approximately 5000 residents in British Columbia's northeastern corner. It is the administrative centre of the newly formed Northern Rockies Regional Municipality, a first for BC. The majority of Fort Nelson's economic activities have historically been concentrated in the...
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The park showcases traditional dwellings of the Fort Nelson First Nation of the Dene Tha
Dene
The Dene are an aboriginal group of First Nations who live in the northern boreal and Arctic regions of Canada. The Dené speak Northern Athabaskan languages. Dene is the common Athabaskan word for "people" . The term "Dene" has two usages...
. It was established in 1997, and has a total area of 0.3 square kilometre (0.115830647577761 sq mi).