Chutine, originally Chutine Landing, is an abandoned locality and is a former settlement at the confluence of the Chutine and Stikine Rivers in the

Stikine Country The Stikine Country , also referred to as the Stikine District or simply "the Stikine", is one of the historical geographic regions of the Canadian province of British Columbia, located inland from the central Alaska Panhandle and comprising the ...

of northwestern

British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, ...

, Canada. The name "Chutine" means "half-people" in the Tahltan language, as the community here was a mixture of

Tahltan The Tahltan or Nahani are a First Nations people of the Athabaskan-speaking ethnolinguistic group who live in northern British Columbia around Telegraph Creek, Dease Lake, and Iskut. The Tahltan constitute the fourth division of the ''Nahane' ...

and Tlingit peoples.

References

{{reflist Populated places on the Stikine River Stikine Country Unincorporated settlements in British Columbia Tahltan Tlingit culture