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Chilcotin (Tsilhqot’in)

Chilcotin is an Athabaskan language of Northern Canada, spoken today by about 1200 people in the Chilcotin Plateau area of British Columbia. A second language, known as Tinneh or Nicola-Similkameen, is no longer spoken but is thought by most linguists to have been a dialect of the Chilcotin language.

˜Chilcotin Language Resources –

The Chilcotin Language:
Linguistic profile from the Yinka Dene Language Institute, including a thorough bibliography.

Chilcotin Vowel Flattening and Sibilant Harmony:
Linguistics paper on Chilcotin phonology, by Gunnar Olafur Hansson.

Chilcotin (Tzilkotin):
Demographic information about Chilcotin from the Ethnologue of Languages.

˜Chilcotin Culture and History Links –

Carrier Chilcotin Tribal Council:
Representing five Carrier and Chilcotin Indian tribes.

Tsilhqot'in Nation:
News and political releases from the Tsilhqot'in National Government in British Columbia.

Chilcotin:
History of the Chilcotin people in Canada.

Canadian Peoples: Na-Dene:
Ethnography of the Chilcotin and other Athabaskan nations.

Gateway to Aboriginal Heritage: Ts'ilh'got'in (Chilcotin):
Online exhibit of Chilcotin artifacts from the Canadian Museum of Civilization.

Chilcotin Legends:
Collection of Chilcotin Indian legends and folktales.

Chilcotin War

Klatsassin and the Chilcotin War

The Chilcotin War of 1864:
Sites about the 19th-century Chilcotin Indian War.

Chilcotin Authors:
Chilcotin writers, their lives and work.

˜Books For Sale On The Chilcotins –

Reserve Memories: The Power of the Past in a Chilcotin Community:
Interesting book about Chilcotin history, mythology, and evolving traditions.

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