A'taw'bun'kut'en

The long waters of Babine Lake lie within the homeland of the Nat’oot’en. The lake drains north through the Babine River towards the Skeena, and its shores contain a succession of village and fishing sites. Salmon returning from the sea have long sustained people in this interior country. When European fur traders arrived, several Nat’oot’en villages already stood on the lake; a trading post was established near its outlet in 1822.