Yunesit'in
Encyclopedia
The 'Yunesit'in are a First Nations
people in the Chilcotin District
of the Canadian province of British Columbia. They are a subgroup of the Tshilhqot'in people and reside around the community of Hanceville
, an unincorporated settlement and Indian Reserve community on Highway 20.
Their band government is called the Stone First Nation
.
First Nations
First Nations is a term that collectively refers to various Aboriginal peoples in Canada who are neither Inuit nor Métis. There are currently over 630 recognised First Nations governments or bands spread across Canada, roughly half of which are in the provinces of Ontario and British Columbia. The...
people in the Chilcotin District
Chilcotin District
The 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 the Canadian province of British Columbia. They are a subgroup of the Tshilhqot'in people and reside around the community of Hanceville
Hanceville, British Columbia
Hanceville is about 90 km west of Williams Lake in the Chilcotin District of the Central Interior of British Columbia, Canada. It is the main community the Stone First Nation. It is located southeast of Alexis Creek, on the north side of the Chilcotin River....
, an unincorporated settlement and Indian Reserve community on Highway 20.
Their band government is called the Stone First Nation
Stone First Nation
The Stone First Nation or Yunesit'in First Nation is a band government of the Yunesit'in subgroup of the Tsilhqot'in people, whose territory is the Chilcotin District in the western Central Interior region of the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is a member of the Tsilhqot'in Tribal Council...
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