Nyan Wheti is an ancient land route in northern British Columbia , Canada from the Dakelh villages on Fraser Lake ( Nadlehbunk'ut ) to villages on Stuart Lake ( Nak'albun ), about 50 km to the north. The name in Carrier means "The Way Across."
6-581: The trail, was part of the vast network called the Grease Trail which was used by the Dakelh people for as a major trade, travel and communication line. and its use only increased when European fur trade forts were set up on the two lakes, Fort Fraser and Fort St. James respectively. From Stuart Lake, the route follows Sowchea Creek south to Nanna ( Chus-Kan ) Lake, then past Marie ( Kwah ) Lake, Sutherland Lake, and Pitka Mountain, where it passes through
12-547: A loan from Heiltsuk or Haisla , North Wakashan languages spoken on the coast. "Because these trails were commonly used to transport Oolichan grease, they are now referred to as 'grease trails.' For thousands of years, First Nations traders followed well-trodden 'grease trails,' usually the easiest routes across plateaus, highlands and over challenging mountains far into the western interior, back-packing heavy boxes of valuable Oolichan grease, held in place by cedar rope 'tump-lines,' attached to headbands. The trails, operating on
18-664: A network of trails connecting the Pacific coast with the Interior in the Pacific Northwest . Trails were developed for trade between indigenous people , particularly the trade in eulachon oil (also spelled oolichan oil). The grease from these small fish could be traded for furs, copper , and obsidian , among other things. The Stó:lō people of the Fraser River simply ate the fish, either fresh or smoked, but
24-700: The Porte de l'enfer (Hell's Gate) Pass, ending finally in Nadleh Village on Fraser Lake. From Nadleh, the Cheslatta Trail continues south to Cheslatta Lake . At present, the trailhead in Fort St. James is located at the end of Baker Drive, off Sowchea road, between Paarens Beach Provincial Park and Sowchea Bay Provincial Park . It ends near the Nadleh Whut'en First Nation reserve, just off
30-526: The Yellowhead Highway . It is a class 5 trail, and it recommended only for skilled hikers. This British Columbia -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article relating to the Indigenous peoples of North America is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Grease Trail A grease trail is an overland trade route , part of
36-484: The people of the interior used the oil as a condiment (similar to butter ) and in various other ways. "Grease Trail", Carrier /tl'inaɣeti/. The name comes from the fact that the most important item traded into the interior was the processed oil of the eulachon fish Thaleichthys pacificus. Indeed, the Carrier word /tl'inaɣe/ "eulachon oil" is a compound of Carrier /xe/ "grease, oil" (combining form /ɣe/) with /tl'ina/,
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