Tahltan Stikine, British Columbia
Locality - A named place or area, generally with a scattered population of 50 or less. N. side of Stikine River at mouth of Tahltan River, Cassiar Land District
Mapped Location
Tahltan: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.
Information
General information on Tahltan
- Feature Type: Place
Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Tahltan
A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Tahltan | Official |
Origin Notes and History of Tahltan
References to Tahltan that document the origin of its place name
Tahltan (settlement) adopted 14 August 1952 on 104J, as labelled on BC map 1H, 1917. Form of name changed to Tahltan (locality) 29 November 1984 (Ottawa file 203-2).
"An old Indian village which embraces a number of dwellings and a church. It is now largely uninhabited at certain seasons. This is an Indian reservation."
"After the Cassiar gold excitement in 1874, the Tahltan tribe built a substantial log village on a level space upward of a mile and a half from the junction of the Tahltan with the Stikine, which is generally known as Tahltan, though its native name is Goon-tdar-shaga ( 'where the spring water stops' ). The only other native settlement is at Telegraph Creek, where a number of small log houses have been built to keep pace with the growth of the white settlement."
Stikine
- Atlin
- Bear Camp
- Bear Lake
- Ben-My-Chree
- Bennett
- Boulder City
- Callison Ranch
- Cariboo Meadows
- Cassiar
- Centreville
- Days Ranch
- Dease Lake
- Defot
- Engineer
- Fifth Cabin
- Fourth Cabin
- Good Hope Lake
- Hiusta Meadow
- Hyland Post
- Hyland Ranch
- Jade City
- Laketon
- Lindeman
- Lower Post
- McDame
- Pleasant Camp
- Porter Landing
- Rainy Hollow
- Rupert
- Saloon
- Scotia Bay
- Sheslay
- Surprise
- Tahltan
- Taku
- Tulsequah
Political Boundaries
Last updated: 2023-09-27