People / community

Chilcotin (Tŝilhqot'in)

Tŝilhqot’in is a people’s own name used alongside Chilcotin. Tŝilhqot’in institutions connect language, history and territory.

Read the sources [1] tsilhqotin.ca

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Source collection
3 annotated resources · 3 Indigenous-led
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0 substantive works · selected content reviewed
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October 19, 2026
A source guide for a deeper dive.This entry provides a brief orientation and an organized reading path. A comprehensive deep dive has not yet been completed. Follow the annotated sources and distinguish primary community accounts from outside reference material.
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Identity and context

Tŝilhqot’in is a people’s own name used alongside Chilcotin. Tŝilhqot’in institutions connect language, history and territory.

Read the sources [1] tsilhqotin.ca

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A path for deeper reading

Focus the next stage of research on: Community governments, language and territorial histories. The sources below are selected reading paths; their authorship, dates and community scope should guide how they are used.

Read the sources [1] tsilhqotin.ca [2] tsilhqotin.ca [3] tsilhqotinlanguage.ca

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Indigenous-ledtsilhqotin.caSource 2

Language Revitalization Plan February 3, 2026 - Tŝilhqot’in National Government

Community or Indigenous-organization perspective linked for this entry. Use “Language Revitalization Plan February 3, 2026 - Tŝilhqot’in National Government” to begin with the publisher’s own account; check whether its scope is one community or a wider people.

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https://tsilhqotin.ca/publications/language-revitalization-plan-february-3-2026/
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Indigenous-ledtsilhqotinlanguage.caSource 3

Tŝilhqot’in Language Hub

Community or Indigenous-organization perspective linked for this entry. Use “Tŝilhqot’in Language Hub” to begin with the publisher’s own account; check whether its scope is one community or a wider people.

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Access recorded: October 19, 2026

https://www.tsilhqotinlanguage.ca/
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