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The St'át'imc Chiefs Council (SCC) consists of political representatives from the 11 communities within the St'át'imc Nation. These communities include Bridge River (Nxwisten), Pavilion (Ts'kw'aylacw), Cayoose Creek (Sekw'el'was), Mt. Currie (Lil'wat), Seton Lake (Chalath), Lillooet (T'it'q'et), Fountain (Xaxl'ip), Anderson Lake (N'quatqua), Douglas (Xa'xtsa), Skatin and Samahquam. Each community representative has a seat at the St'át'imc Chiefs Council table. The St'át'imc Chiefs meet on a monthly basis. The aim is to follow through on the direction received from the people during the Unity meetings which was for the leadership to work together on a political level to address issues in a unified manner. The mandate that the SCC focuses upon is the long outstanding issue of our people's title and rights, along with land and resource concerns. There are several related issues that are also dealt with by the St'át'imc Chiefs Council.
Please read more about ST'ÁT'IMC nation on statimc.net
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The Upper St'át'imc Language,
Culture and Education Society
(USLCES)
Lillooet
British Columbia, Canada.
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k'alhwá7alap nsnekw'núk'wa7
(Translation: Hello, my friends/relatives)
From archaeological evidence it is known that the St’át’imc have occupied our traditional territory for thousands of years. Today the St’át’imc are organized administratively into eleven bands, six of which are members of and support the USLCES and total some 2600 people. The principal commercial and administrative centre for these communities is Lillooet.
In recent history the traditional culture of the St'át'imc has faced great challenges. As testament to the strength of St'át'imc Culture and our people, our culture survived these challenges and a renewal of our rich language and heritage is well underway.