Tsilhqot'in

The Tsilhqot'in , also Chilcotin , are a group of First Nations in the Canadian province of British Columbia . They belong to the Northwest American language family of the Na-Dené .

Originally, their settlement center was in the valley of the Chilcotin River , which the Chilcotin expanded over time to the Similkarneen Valley . Their neighbors were the Dakelh in the north, the Nuxalk in the west , and the Shuswap in the east, with whom they were often at war. Finally, in the south, the Lillooet were their neighbors. Today the center is west of Williams Lake .

In 1864 the Chilcotin War broke out , killing 25 men.

In 1982 of around 1800 Tsilhqot'in, 705 spoke their mother tongue.

In June 2014, the Supreme Court of Canada awarded the Chilcotin more than 1,700 square kilometers of land in a historic judgment. It was the first time in Canada that indigenous people successfully fought for the right to their own territory before the highest court in the country.

See also

• List of Indian tribes recognized in Canada

Movie

• Canada, Indians make history. Directed by Felix Thiemer, arte, France / Germany, 2014, 43 min (shows landscape, way of life, environmental problems, tribal structures)

literature

• Terry Glavin : Nemiah: The Unconquered Country . 1992.
• John Sutton Lutz: The Tsilhqot'in. In: John Sutton Lutz: Makúk. A New History of Aboriginal-White Relations. University of British Columbia Press, Vancouver et al. 2008, ISBN 978-0-7748-1139-2 , pp. 119-161.
• Rich Mole: The Chilcotin War. A Tale of Death and Reprisal. Heritage House Publishing, Surrey (British Columbia) 2010, ISBN 978-1-894974-96-7 .

Web links

• Tsilhqot'in Nation
• Tsilhqot'in Culture
• James Teit: Tsilhqot'in Homeland, 1909
• The Tsilhqot'in and Their Neighbors According to James Teit, 1909
  • Tsîlhqot'in Food Supply According to James Teit, 1909
  • Tsîlhqot'in Travel and Trade by James Teit, 1909
  • Tsîlhqot'in Warfare by James Teit, 1909
• Waddington's Road and the "Chilcotin War"
• Classassin . In: Dictionary of Canadian Biography . 24 volumes, 1966–2018. University of Toronto Press, Toronto ( English , French ).
• We Do Not Know His Name - Klatsassin & The Chilcotin War
• Steps to Reconciliation. Canada cleans up the killings of six chiefs 154 years ago. Swiss radio and television srf, March 28, 2018

Individual evidence

1. ^ Judgment in Canada - Great Victory for Small Folk taz June 30, 2014.