Cheslattat'en

The Cheslatta people lived for centuries around Cheslatta and Murray lakes in the upper Nechako country. Their villages were linked by trails to other communities across the interior. Before European contact, families fished for trout, char and whitefish in freshwater lakes and traded with neighbours for salmon. The Cheslatta also exchanged goods with peoples farther west, including the Haisla and Nuxalk, across routes reaching towards the Pacific coast.