Keyoh is a

Dakelh The Dakelh (pronounced ) or Carrier are the indigenous people of a large portion of the Central Interior of British Columbia, Canada. The "Carrier" name was derived from an English translation of ''Aghele'', the name from the neighbouring Sekani ...

word meaning (ᗸᘏᑋ, territory, village, trapline). It is the principal traditional area of which a certain

indigenous Indigenous may refer to: *Indigenous peoples *Indigenous (ecology), presence in a region as the result of only natural processes, with no human intervention *Indigenous (band), an American blues-rock band *Indigenous (horse), a Hong Kong racehorse ...

corporate family group has customary use, occupancy, governance,

stewardship Stewardship is an ethical value that embodies the responsible planning and management of resources. The concepts of stewardship can be applied to the environment and nature, economics, health, property, information, theology, cultural resources e ...

and

ownership Ownership is the state or fact of legal possession and control over property, which may be any asset, tangible or intangible. Ownership can involve multiple rights, collectively referred to as title, which may be separated and held by different ...

rights. It is applied to designate areas such as

countries A country is a distinct part of the world, such as a state (polity), state, nation, or other polity, political entity. It may be a sovereign state or make up one part of a larger state. For example, the country of Japan is an independent, so ...

and settlements such as towns and a

trapline In the fur trade, a trapline is a route along which a trapper sets traps for his or her quarry. Trappers traditionally move habitually along the route to set and check the traps, in so doing become skilled at traversing remote terrain, and beco ...

in the non-native sense, that is the area within which a certain person has the right to trap, but the common translation "trapline" is misleading both in that it is not restricted to the right to trap and it is independent of the provincial system of trapline registration. Indeed, one source of disparity between provincially registered traplines and keyoh, is that provincially registered traplines are held by a single individual who for many years had to be male, while ''keyoh'' are held corporately, with its hereditary chief also being strongly patrilineal. The

hereditary chief Heredity, also called inheritance or biological inheritance, is the passing on of traits from parents to their offspring; either through asexual reproduction or sexual reproduction, the offspring cells or organisms acquire the genetic informa ...

of a Keyoh is known as the ''keyoh-whudachun'', Keyoh Holder or noble. The term keyoh is used in reference to

Indigenous rights Indigenous rights are those rights that exist in recognition of the specific condition of the Indigenous peoples. This includes not only the most basic human rights of physical survival and integrity, but also the rights over their land (includ ...

as on the web site of th
Maiyoo Keyoh
Keyohs predate the Canadian Indian Act

statutory A statute is a formal written enactment of a legislative authority that governs the legal entities of a city, state, or country by way of consent. Typically, statutes command or prohibit something, or declare policy. Statutes are rules made by le ...

creations of Indian Bands, such as

Nak'azdli Band Nak'azdli Band is a Dakelh The Dakelh (pronounced ) or Carrier are the indigenous people of a large portion of the Central Interior of British Columbia, Canada. The "Carrier" name was derived from an English translation of ''Aghele'', the name ...

, and keyohs continue to persist to the present. The word takes the form keyah in the more western dialects. It is also the name of one of the student residence halls at the

University of Northern British Columbia The University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) is a small, research-intensive public university in British Columbia, Canada. The main campus is located in Prince George, with additional campuses located in Prince Rupert, Terrace, Quesnel, and ...

. UNBC defines ''Keyoh'' as "our community", and Neyoh, the name of another hall, as "our home" UNBC Residence web site
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References

External links

Keyoh HuwunlineFraser Fort George Regional MuseumKeyoh Aboriginal Interests
Dakelh Land management Forest governance Customary legal systems Fur trade {{FirstNations-stub