Most, if not all, of the land in central British Columbia occupied by Dakelh, from the headwaters of the Fraser River in the east to the headwaters of the Nechako River in the west, is divided into keyohs. “The keyoh is defined by specific boundaries, ownership, and authority. Ownership of the keyoh rests in the chief or noble, the head of his large extended family that uses the keyoh. The chief (Keyohwhuduchun) directs and manages the keyoh on behalf of his extended family, which consists of smaller nuclear families.” - John Dewhirst, anthropologist. The keyohs predate the creation of Indian bands (now usually referred to as “First Nations”) by the provincial and federal governments, and even predate the 1793 arrival of Europeans in central British Columbia. Keyoh owners have not ceded their lands to First Nations or the provincial government or the federal government