Chilcotin Forest Cariboo Regional District, British Columbia

Community - An unincorporated populated place, generally with a population of 50 or more, and having a recognized central area that might contain a post office, store and/or community hall, etc, intended for the use of the general public in the region. S of Callanan Lake, W of Williams Lake (city), Cariboo Land District

Mapped Location

Chilcotin Forest: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.

 

Information

General information on Chilcotin Forest

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Chilcotin Forest

A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named

Name Description
Chilcotin Forest Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Chilcotin Forest

References to Chilcotin Forest that document the origin of its place name

Ninkynee (settlement) adopted 18 January 1967, as suggested by the resident forester of the Chilcotin Forest Indian Training Centre and so-labelled on military map MCE 120, Chilcotin Training Area, 1967. Name changed to Chilcotin Forest (settlement) 8 May 1967, following local objections and a petition by Chilcotin Forest Community Club. Form of name subsequently changed to Chilcotin Forest (community).

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office  |  Province of British Columbia

Ninkynee is a Chilcotin word meaning "Indians own", expressing the community's nature and reason for existence. (December 1966 letter from Chilcotin Forest Indian Training Centre, file W.1.55); alternate suggestion Fort Chilcotin not acceptable as the settlement is not connected with any military installation (January 1967 letter from Director of Army Operational Services, file W.1.55).

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office  |  Province of British Columbia

 

Cariboo Regional District

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-09-27