The Skatin First Nations,[1] aka the Skatin Nations,[2] are a band government of the In-SHUCK-ch Nation, a small group of the larger St'at'imc people who are also referred to as Lower Stl'atl'imx. The Town of Skatin - the St'at'imcets version of the Chinook Jargon Skookumchuck- is located 4 km south of T'sek Hot Spring- alt. spelling T'sek Hot Spring - commonly & formerly named both St. Agnes' Well & Skookumchuck Hot Springs The community is 28 km south of the outlet of Lillooet Lake on the east side of the Lillooet River. It is approximately 75 km south of the town of Pemberton and the large reserve of the Lil'wat 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 Port Douglas, near the mouth of the Lillooet River where it enters the head of Harrison Lake. The N'Quatqua First Nation on Anderson Lake, between Mount Currie and Lillooet, 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 site of the hot springs was used by travelers on the old Douglas Road prior to the abandonment of that route by most traffic in about 1864, when the Cariboo Road via the Fraser Canyon became the main access to the BC Interior from the Lower Mainland.

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

Work is slowly proceeding on the 7 Nations Highway re-connecting Harrison Hot Springs to Pemberton[3] see Skatin for details

Population

Skatin 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,.[4] the majority living in the Fraser Valley and Lower Mainland including Vancouver.

Indian Reserves

Indian Reserves under the administration of the Skatin Nations are:[5]

References

  1. ↑ Skatin First Nations page, In-SHUCK-ch website
  2. ↑ Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, First Nation Dtail
  3. ↑ "Road Conditions in the Sea to Sky District - Province of British Columbia".
  4. ↑ "Registered Population". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
  5. ↑ Indian and Northern Affairs Canada Reserves/Settlements/Villages Detail
  6. ↑ "Franks Indian Reserve 10". BC Geographical Names.
  7. ↑ "Glazier Creek Indian Reserve 12". BC Geographical Names.
  8. ↑ "Morteen Indian Reserve 9". BC Geographical Names.
  9. ↑ "Perrets Indian Reserve 11". BC Geographical Names.
  10. ↑ "Sklahhesten Indian Reserve 5". BC Geographical Names.
  11. ↑ "Sklahhesten Indian Reserve 5A". BC Geographical Names.
  12. ↑ "Sklahhesten Indian Reserve 5B". BC Geographical Names.
  13. ↑ "Skookumchuck Indian Reserve 4". BC Geographical Names.
  14. ↑ "Skookumchuck Indian Reserve 4A". BC Geographical Names.
  15. ↑ "Sweeteen Indian Reserve 3". BC Geographical Names.
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