The Skatin First Nations, aka the Skatin Nations, are a

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of the

In-SHUCK-ch Nation The In-SHUCK-ch Nation, also known as Lower Lillooet people, are a small First Nations Tribal Council on the lower Lillooet River south of Pemberton- Mount Currie in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The communities of the In-SHUCK-ch ar ...

, a small group of the larger St'at'imc people who are also referred to as Lower Stl'atl'imx. The Town of

Skatin Skatin is a community of under 100 persons in Skatin First Nations, aka the Skatin Nations, a Band government of the larger Band of the In-SHUCK-ch Nation, part of the St'at'imc people who are also referred to as Lower Stl'atl'imx. Skatin, the o ...

- the

St'at'imcets Lillooet , known in the language itself as / (), is the language of the St’át’imc, a Salishan language of the Interior branch spoken in southern British Columbia, Canada, around the middle Fraser and Lillooet Rivers. The language of th ...

version of the Chinook Jargon ''Skookumchuck''- is located 4 km south of

T'sek Hot Spring :''This page is about natural hot spring near the First Nations community of Skatin 50 kilometres south of Pemberton Pemberton, British Columbia. For the town and associated rapids in the East Kootenay see Skookumchuck, British Columbia; for th ...

- ''alt. spelling T'sek Hot Spring'' - commonly & formerly named both St. Agnes' Well &

Skookumchuck Hot Springs :''This page is about natural hot spring near the First Nations community of Skatin 50 kilometres south of Pemberton Pemberton, British Columbia. For the town and associated rapids in the East Kootenay see Skookumchuck, British Columbia; for the ...

The community is 28 km south of the outlet of

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on the east side of the

Lillooet River The Lillooet River is a major river of the southern Coast Mountains of British Columbia. It begins at Silt Lake, on the southern edge of the Lillooet Crown Icecap about 80 kilometres northwest of Pemberton and about 85 kilometres northwest of W ...

. It is approximately 75 km south of the town of Pemberton and the large reserve of the

Lil'wat The Lil'wat First Nation ( lil, líl̓watǝmx), a.k.a. the Lil'wat Nation or the Mount Currie Indian Band, is a First Nation band government located in the southern Coast Mountains region of the Interior of the Canadian province of British Col ...

branch of the St'at'imc at Mount Currie. Other bands nearby are Samahquam at Baptiste Smith IR on the west side of the Lillooet River at 30 km. and Xa'xtsa First Nations; the latter is located at

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, near the mouth of the Lillooet River where it enters the head of

Harrison Lake Harrison Lake is the largest lake in the southern Coast Mountains of Canada, being about 250 square kilometres (95 mi²) in area. It is about 60 km (37 mi) in length and at its widest almost 9 km (5.6 mi) across. Its sou ...

. The N'Quatqua First Nation on Anderson Lake, between Mount Currie and

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, was at one time involved in joint treaty negotiations with the In-SHUCK-ch but its members have voted to withdraw, though a tribal council including the In-SHUCK-ch bands and N'Quatqua remains, the

Lower Stl'atl'imx Tribal Council The Lower Stl'atl'imx Tribal Council is a First Nations tribal council in British Columbia, Canada, comprising four band governments of the St'at'imc (Stl'atl'imx or Lillooet) people: * N'quat'qua First Nation * Semahquam First Nation * Douglas ...

. The site of the hot springs was used by travelers on the old

Douglas Road The Douglas Road, a.k.a. the Lillooet Trail, Harrison Trail or Lakes Route, was a goldrush-era transportation route from the British Columbia Coast to the Interior (NB another route known as the Lillooet Trail was the Lillooet Cattle Trail, which ...

prior to the abandonment of that route by most traffic in about 1864, when the

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via the

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became the main access to the

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from the Lower Mainland. The

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established a mission & church - which is still standing- and encouraged the native people in the surrounding "wilderness" to settle there. see

for details. Work is slowly proceeding on the ''7 Nations Highway'' re-connecting

Harrison Hot Springs The Village of Harrison Hot Springs is a small community at the southern end of Harrison Lake in the Fraser Valley of British Columbia. It is a member of the Fraser Valley Regional District; its immediate neighbour is the District of Kent and in ...

to Pemberton see

for details

Population

town site includes about 30 houses, a band office, and a new school and gymnasium built in 2003. The population living at Skatin is 65 at the town site, 74 on other Reserves & 275 off Reserves,. the majority living in the Fraser Valley and Lower Mainland including Vancouver.

Indian Reserves

Indian Reserves under the administration of the Skatin Nations are: *

Franks Indian Reserve No. 10 The Franks ( la, Franci or ) were a group of Germanic peoples whose name was first mentioned in 3rd-century Roman sources, and associated with tribes between the Lower Rhine and the Ems River, on the edge of the Roman Empire.H. Schutz: Too ...

, on the left bank of the Lillooet River, at the 11 Mile Post of the Douglas Portage (i.e. the Douglas Road), 44.90 ha. ''nsesq'' was the name in Ucwalmicwts for the village formerly on this site. *

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, on the right bank of Snowcap Creek, at the south end of Glacier Lake, 113.30 ha. * Morteen Indian Reserve No. 9, on the left bank of the Lillooet River, adjoined on the north by Skookumchuck IR No. 4A, 50.60 ha. * Perrets Indian Reserve No. 11, on the left bank of the Lillooet River at the 10 Mile Post of the Douglas Portage, 12.10 ha. ''cúmlvqs'' was the name in Ucwalmicwts for the village formerly on this site. * Sklahhesten Indian Reserve No. 5, at the 14 Mile Post of the Douglas Portage, on the Lillooet River, 32 ha. ''k'acsten'' was the name in Ucwalmicwts for the village formerly on this site. * Sklahhesten Indian Reserve No. 5A, on the left bank of the Lillooet River adjoining Sklahhesten IR No. 5 on the north, 74.9 ha. * Sklahhesten Indian Reserve No. 5B, on the left bank of the Lillooet River, 35.2 ha. *

Skookumchuck Indian Reserve No. 4 Skookumchuck () is a Chinook Jargon term that is in common use in British Columbia English and occurs in Pacific Northwest English. '' Skookum'' means "strong" or "powerful", and "chuck" means water, so ''skookumchuck'' means "rapids" or " white ...

, both banks of the Lillooet River opposite Snowcap Creek, at the 19 Mile Post on the Douglas Portage, on the Lillooet River, 212.9 ha. ''(s)qátin(a)'' was the name in Ucwalmicwts for the village formerly on this site. *

Skookumchuck Indian Reserve No. 4A Skookumchuck () is a Chinook Jargon term that is in common use in British Columbia English and occurs in Pacific Northwest English. ''Skookum'' means "strong" or "powerful", and "chuck" means water, so ''skookumchuck'' means "rapids" or "whitewat ...

, on the left bank of the Lillooet River, southeast of Skookumchuck IR No. 4, 86.2 ha. * Sweeteen Indian Reserve No. 3, near the 21 Mile Post on the Douglas Portage, on the Lillooet River, 14.50 ha. ''(s)cwíten'' was the name in Ucwalmicwts for the Whistling Rock and farm on this site.

References

{{St'at'imc First Nations St'at'imc governments Lillooet Country