Ulkatcho First Nation

{{Short description|Dakelh First Nations government in the Canadian province of British Columbia}} {{maplink|type=point|frame=yes|coord={{Coord|52.46779608311752|N|125.31679134539937|W}}|zoom=11|text=Location of Ulkatcho First Nation Band office}}

'''Ulkatcho First Nation''' is a Dakelh First Nations government in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is a member of the Carrier Chilcotin Tribal Council, and its offices are located in Anahim Lake, British Columbia at the western edge of the Chilcotin District. The Ulkatcho government is responsible for 22 Indian reserves with a population of 729 members living on-reserve, and another 200 living off reserve. Its people are of the Ulkatchot’en ethnic group, a subgroup of the Carrier (Dakelh). Ulkatcho people have intermarried heavily with both Nuxalk and Chilcotin people and share territory in the Coast Range with the Nuxalk. Many distinctively Ulkatcho family names, such as ''Cahoose'', ''Capoose'', ''Squinas'', and ''Stilas'' come from Nuxalk. The Chief is known as the ''Dayi''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Midzain |first=Teryn |date=2025-12-04 |title=Ulkatcho First Nation's CAO accepts role as new Dayi(Chief) |url=https://www.mycariboonow.com/114841/news/indigenous/ulkatcho-first-nations-cao-accepts-role-as-new-dayichief/ |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251204224836/https://www.mycariboonow.com/114841/news/indigenous/ulkatcho-first-nations-cao-accepts-role-as-new-dayichief/ |archive-date=2025-12-04 |access-date=2025-12-15 |website=My Cariboo Now |language=en-CA }}</ref>

==Name== The name ''Ulkatcho'' is an anglicisation of Ulhk'acho, the name of one village, now disused, on Gatcho Lake. ''Ulhk'acho'' means "big bounteous place", a place with bountiful fish, game, and other resources. It is based on the root ''k'a'' "fat".

==Chief and councillors== ===Current=== * Chief: Derek Sill

*Bradley Jimmie *Breanna Charleyboy *Lorne Cahoose *Corrine Cahoose

===Former chiefs===

* Charlie Williams (2025)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mollins |first=Andie |date=2025-12-03 |title=Charlie Williams steps down as chief of Ulkatcho First Nation |url=https://100milefreepress.net/2025/12/03/charlie-williams-steps-down-as-chief-of-ulkatcho-first-nation/ |access-date=2025-12-15 |website=100 Mile Free Press |language=en}}</ref> * Lynda Price (2005-2009, 2019-2025)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=reports |first=Staff |date=2019-06-25 |title=Mother of NHLer Carey Price elected chief of B.C. First Nation |url=https://ladysmithchronicle.com/2019/06/25/mother-of-nhler-carey-price-elected-chief-of-b-c-first-nation/ |access-date=2025-12-15 |website=Ladysmith Chronicle |language=en}}</ref>

*Betty Cahoose (2015-2019)<ref name=":0" /> *Zach Parker (2011-2015)<ref>{{Cite web |last=reports |first=Staff |date=2013-05-13 |title=Chief at Ulkatcho re-elected |url=https://wltribune.com/2013/05/13/chief-at-ulkatcho-re-elected/ |access-date=2025-12-15 |website=Williams Lake Tribune |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=reports |first=Staff |date=2011-05-13 |title=Ulkatcho has a new chief and council |url=https://wltribune.com/2011/05/13/ulkatcho-has-a-new-chief-and-council/ |access-date=2025-12-15 |website=Williams Lake Tribune |language=en}}</ref> *Allan Weselowski *Cassidy Sill *Jimmy Stillas *Vivan Cahoose

==Reserves==

The figures following each reserve name are its area, in hectares.

==Notable Ulkatcho people==

*Carey Price, professional ice hockey goaltender and Olympic champion, son of former Chief Lynda Price. *Jimmy Stillas, former chief whose death was one of the incidents leading to the Cariboo-Chilcotin Justice Inquiry.

==See also==

*Dakelh *Carrier language

==References== {{Reflist}} *Birchwater, Sage. 1991. 'Ulkatcho'ten: the People of Ulkatcho. Anahim Lake, B.C.: Ulkatcho Indian Band. *Goldman, Irving. 1940. “The Alkatcho Carrier of British Columbia,” in Linton, Ralph (ed.) ''Acculturation in Seven American Indian Tribes''. New York: Appleton-Century pp. 333–389 *Goldman, Irving. 1943. “The Alkatcho Carrier: Historical Background of Crest Prerogatives,” ''American Anthropologist'' 41.396-421. *Indian and Northern Affairs. [https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/FNMain.aspx?BAND_NUMBER=722&lang=eng Ulkatcho First Nation entry in Indian and Northern Affairs Canada First Nations profiles]

==External links== *[https://www.ulkatcho.ca/ Ulkatcho First Nation web site] *[http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/maps/topo/map?mapsize=428%20380&lat=53.0000000025&long=-125.699999997&mapxy=-1955111.17626+923039.450077&scale=5000000&feature_na=Ulkatcho&location1=59&unique_key=JBRNK&searchstring=Ulkatcho&entity=UNP&layers=fapfeature+fapfeature%20north_arrow%20other_features%20million_grid%20t50k_grid%20grid_50k_3%20roads%20hydrography%20boundary%20builtup%20vegetation%20populated_places%20railway%20power_network%20manmade_features%20designated_areas%20water_features%20water_saturated_soils%20relief%20contours%20toponymy%20contour%20nodata_ntdb_50k&urlappend=%26map_textzoom03_feature%3Dnew%26map_textzoom03_feature_points%3D-1955097.59571+923028.183148%26map_textzoom03_class_text%3DUlkatcho%26map_textzoom46_feature%3Dnew%26map_textzoom46_feature_points%3D-1955097.59571+923028.183148%26map_textzoom46_class_text%3DUlkatcho%26map_arrowzoom03_feature%3Dnew%26map_arrowzoom03_feature_points%3D-1955097.59571+923028.183148 Location map of Ulkatcho First Nation, Atlas of Canada, Natural Resources Canada] *[https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/first-nation-slams-b-c-firefighting-tactics-1.483590 CBC news item on Ulkatcho criticism of fire fighting programs] {{Tsilhqot'in First Nations}} {{Carrier First Nations}}{{First Nations in British Columbia|state=collapsed}} Category:Chilcotin Country Category:Dakelh governments