The Xeni Gwet'in , also known as the Stone Chilcotin , are a First Nations people whose traditional territory is located in the southern Chilcotin District of the Canadian province of British Columbia , on the inland flank of the Coast Mountains west of the Fraser River . They are a subgroup of the Tshilhqot'in people and are also known as the Stoney Chilcotin, and reside in the area of Nemaia Valley , an unincorporated settlement and Indian Reserve community far off Highway 20 between Chilko and Taseko Lakes .
4-704: The real name of the most famous member of the Xeni Gwet'in is not known - Klatassine or Klatsassan, the name for the leader of the Chilcotin War of 1864, means "we don't know who he was". Their band government is called the Xeni Gwet'in First Nation . This British Columbia -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This First Nations in Canada –related article
8-479: A ferry site 30 mi (48 km) up the Homathko River . He and his warriors killed ferry-keeper Tim Smith, plundering the food and stores kept there. The next day, Lhatŝ’aŝʔin attacked the unsuspecting and unarmed road workers at the main camp, killing 9. Further up the trail, the band came upon foreman William Brewster and three of his men. All were killed, Brewster's body being mutilated and left while
12-592: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Klatassine Lhatŝ’aŝʔin (also known as Klatsassan or Klattasine ; died 1864), was a chief of the Chilcotin ( Tsilhqot'in ) people. He led a small group of warriors in attacks on road-building crews near Bute Inlet , British Columbia , in April and May 1864. The road crews had been starving and underpaying Tsilhqot'in workers, which provoked Lhatŝ’aŝʔin to declare war. On 29 April 1864, Lhatŝ’aŝʔin arrived at
16-450: The other three were thrown in the river. The band also killed William Manning, a settler at Puntzi Lake. Proceeding into the interior to escape justice, Lhatŝ’aŝʔin and his followers ambushed a pack-train led by Alexander McDonald; three more white workers were killed. In all, 19 white settlers were killed by Lhatŝ’aŝʔin and followers. Lhatŝ’aŝʔin and his followers were captured on August 11, 1864, under false pretenses of peace parley to end
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