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Yekooche First Nation is based 75 kilometers northwest of Fort St. James, British Columbia at the north end of Stuart Lake on Yekooche reserves (about 380 hectares in size).〔(First Nation Detail ) , Indian and Northern Affairs Canada〕 It is known in English as ''Portage'' due to its location along the portage route between Babine Lake and Stuart Lake. Yekooche is a small community reserve. As of March 2008, there are 217 band members of which 130 live on the Yekooche reserves.〔 Near to Yekooche are Babine, Cunningham and Whitefish Lakes. These places are used to collect winter food for families. The people of Yekooche are Dakelh and speak the Stuart Lake dialect of the Carrier language. Due to their proximity to Lake Babine territory, they have traditionally been bilingual in Babine-Witsuwit'en. ==History== Yekoochet'en people have lived in the region of Cunningham Lake for thousands of years. In fact, the Yekooche people's very name derives from the area - Ye Koo refers to ''Yeko Bun'' (Cunningham Lake) and ''Che'' describes the tail end of Nankut Creek.〔Yekooche History〕 Yekooche First nation was one of the five communities that made up the Tl'azt'en Nation band, from which it separated in 1994. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Yekooche First Nation」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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