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Keyoh is a term in the Dakelh, or Carrier, language meaning territory, village or trapline. It refers to a traditional Indigenous land governance system practiced by the central and southern Carrier peoples of the interior of British Columbia, Canada, governing land stewardship and resource management within family-held territories. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Keyoh (Wikipedia)
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    Keyoh is a term in the Dakelh (Carrier) language meaning territory, village, or trapline.
  • In Group: Indigenous and First Nations Legal Orders, Introduction, sentence 2
    It refers to a traditional Indigenous land governance system practiced by the central and southern Carrier peoples in the interior of British Columbia, Canada.
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