Cassiar Mountains

The Cassiar Mountains rise in the northern interior, forming part of a rugged country of forested valleys and headwaters. To their east lie the upper waters of the Liard, within the traditional territory of the Kaska Dena. Kaska families travelled through their extensive homeland according to the seasons, hunting and gathering along rivers and among the mountains. The name Cassiar has been linked to the name Kaska, though other explanations have also been proposed.