This research is a community-based oral history project under the Tl'azt'en Nation/University of Northern British Columbia Community Research Alliance (CURA) and focuses on the area around Yeko [Cunningham Lake]. Tl'azt'en Nation is located in North Central British Columbia, approximately 65 km north of Fort St. James. The Tl'azt'enne self identity as Dakelhne. Conducting this research into the history and significance of Yeko, with members of the Tl'azt'en Nation Elders Society, ensures that Tl'azt'tenne can pass on this important history about their land and culture to the next generation. The information gathered was documented using written, audio, and video techniques, according to the wishes of the Elders/experts. Archival research of written sources has also been used to supplement the oral history. Three general themes emerged throughout the research: Importance of Community, Learning of Traditions, and Treaty. Each of the Elders discussed how close-knit the communities were in the past. --P. ii.
