The story
From its name in the indigenous Carrier language, meaning "big river".
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nechako
Today it means: A river that arises on the Nechako Plateau east of the Kitimat Ranges of the Coast Mountains of British Columbia, Canada, and flows north toward Fort Fraser, then east to Prince George where it enters the Fraser River. Full definition →