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Statimc Nation

The St’át’imc way of life is inseparably connected to the land. Our people use different locations throughout our territory of rivers, mountains and lakes for various traditional practices. The lessons of living on the land are a large part of the inheritance passed on from St’át’imc Elders to our children and learning is experientially based in the seasonal changes of the landscape.

Ci wa lh kalth ti tmicwa (the land is ours). The St’át’imc hold Title, rights and responsibility to our territorial lands and resources. We are ucwalmicw (the people of the land). We are a nation, not an interest group. As proclaimed by our ancestors in the Declaration of the Lillooet Tribe, May 10, 1911: We claim that we are the rightful owners of our tribal territory and everything pertaining thereto. We have always lived in our territory; at no time have we ever deserted it or left it to others. The source of these rights is St’át’imc law.