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Ntlakyapamuk Indian Tribe History
Ntlakyapamuk. One of the four great Salish
tribes inhabiting the interior of British Columbia and popularly
called Thompson Indian from the river on which a large part of them
live. Internally they are divided into the Lower Thonlpsons living
from a short distance below Spuzzum on Fraser river, nearly to the
village of Cisco, and the Upper Thompson, whose towns extend from
tile latter point nearly to Lillooet on the Fraser, to within a
short distance of Ashcroft on the Thompson, and over all of Nicola
valley. The Upper Thompsons are subdivided by Teit into 4 minor
bands, the Lytton band, the Nicola band, the Spences Bridge band,
and the Upper Fraser band. In addition the following subdivisions
are mentioned: .Ainslie Creek, Boothroyds, Canoe Lake Indians, Cooks
Ferrv, Rhaap, Skowtous, and Snakaim. Total population 1,826 in 1902,
1,776 in 1906. The following list of villages was obtained
principally from Teit:
Villages of the Lower Thompsons:
Chetawe,
Kalulaadlek,
Kapachichin,
Kapaslok,
Kilmus,
Kleaukt,
Koiaum,
Nkakim
Nkattsim |
Nkoiam,
Noieltsi,
Npiktim,
Ntsuwiek,
Sintaktl,
Skohwak,
Skuzis,
Skwauvik
Spaim |
Spuzzum
Stahehani
Suk
Tagwayaum,
Tikwalus,
Tliktlaketin,
Tzauamuk |
Villages of the Lytton band:
Anektettim,
Cisco,
Kittsawat,
Natkelptetenk,
Nchekchekokenk
Nehowmean |
Nikaomin,
Nkoikin,
Nkya,
Noöt,
Npuichin,
Ntlaktlakitin, |
Staiya,
Stryne.
Tlkamcheen,
Tuhezep |
Villages of the Upper Fraser band:
Ahulka,
Nesikeep,
Nkaktko |
Ntlippaem,
Skekaitin,
Tiaks |
Villages of the Spences Bridge band:
Atchitchiken
Klukluuk
Nkamchin
Nkoeitko
Nokem
Nskakaulten |
Ntekem,
Nukaatko
Pekaist
Pemainus
Semehau
Snapa |
Spatsum
Stlaz
Tlotlowuk
Zakhauzsiken |
Village of the Nicola band:
Hanehewedl
Huthutkawedl
Koiskana
Kwilchana |
Naaik
Nchekus
Nsisket
Ntstlatko |
Petutek
Shahanik
Tsulus
Zoht |
To these the following names must be
added, although one or two of them may possibly be synonyms:
Cheuek
Kokoiap
Nhaiiken
Nkahlimiluh
Nkaih
Paska |
Schaeken
Shkuet
Shkuokem
Shuimp
Skappa |
Snakaim
Spapium
Soalcaint
Timetl
Tsuzel |
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opinions of the Webmasters of the site.
Handbook
of American Indians, 1906
Index of Tribes or Nations
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