- Tsk'weylecw'mc
The Tsk'weylecw'mc or Tsk'waylaxw'mx are a First Nations people in the Central Fraser Canyon area of the Canadian province of British Columbia. They are a subgroup of both the
St'at'imc andSecwepemc peoples and reside at and around the community of Pavilion, an unincorporated settlement comprising the Pavilion Indian Reserve and adjacent ranches on Highway 99 about 30 kilometres north of Lillooet, near Marble Canyon. There is another reserves of which is immediately on the other side of Marble Canyon near Upper Hat Creek. Another non-residential reserve on the opposite side of the Fraser River from Pavilion is Pavilion Indian Reserve 1A, used for hunting in that area. They historically have close ties and a shared cultural identity with theirSecwepemc neighbours, particularly the Bonaparte group, but also with theSt'at'imc of Fountain and Lillooet. The Tsk'weylecw'mc are both St'at'imc Secwepemc ethnically, and have close family ties and shared cultural traditions with the Canyon Shuswap at nearby High Bar, theLlenlleney'ten , who although Secwepemc are partlyTsilhqot'in in identity. Their particular dialect is a hybrid ofSt'at'imcets andSecwepemctsin . Most placenames in the Pavilion area are Secwepemctsin, a legacy times in the recent past, just prior to theFraser Canyon Gold Rush , when the east bank of the Fraser, including Fountain and opposite Lillooet itself, were part of Secwepemc territory.Their band government is called the
Pavilion Indian Band , which is a member of theLillooet Tribal Council although retaining some official ties to the Secwepemc tribal councils.
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