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Tl’esqox t'in

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The Tl’esqox-t'in, meaning people of mud creek, are a First Nations people in the Chilcotin region of the Canadian province of British Columbia. They are a subgroup of the Tshilhqot'in people and reside mostly at Toosey, 25 kilometres west of the city of Williams Lake. Toosey is also known by its Tsilhqot'in language name Tl’esqox, and is located on Highway 20 near Riske Creek.

Their band government is called the Toosey First Nation. As of 2015, the population is 3,700.

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Tl’esqox-t'in Wikipedia