THE LILLOOET INDIANS ARE ALSO CALLED STATIMC INDIANS. THEY LIVE NORTH OF VANCOUVER ON LILLOOT RIVER. THEN LIFE IS INSEPARABLE. FROM THEIR LAND. THEIR PEOPLE USE DIFFERENT LOCATIONS TO PLAN TRIPS,HUNT, FISH, HARVEST FOOD, AND GATHER MEDICINES. THE LESSONS OF HOW TO LIVE ON THE LAND ARE PASSED DOWN FROM THE ELDERS. THEY LIVE A RICH LIFE FISHING AND DEFEND CONTROL OF A RICH RESOURCE THAT SEEDS OUR PEOPLE. THEIR FISH ARE A VALUE D STAPLE FOR TRADE WITH NEIGHBORS. THEY CAN THINK OF NO BETTER PLACE TO LIVE. THEY HAVE ALWAYS BEEN OWNERS OF THEIR TERRITORY AND AS PROCLAIMED BY THEIR ANCESTORS THEY HAVE ALWAYS LIVED BY HUNTING, GATHERING AND FISHING.
THEIR VISION IS ONE OF OF RESPECT FOR EACH OTHER AND A RELATIONSHIP WITH THE LAND. THEY RESPECT THEIR TRADITIONS. THEY PUT THE HEALTH OF THE AIR, WATER, PLANTS, ANIMALS, AND LAND BEFORE ALL ELSE. THEIR RESOURCES CONTINUE TO PROVIDE SUSTENANCE IN OLD AND NEW WAYS FOR EVERYONE.
THEY ARE PROTECTING THEIR CULTURAL HERITAGE AND ECOLOGY OF THE LAND BEFORE ALL ELSE. THEIR RESOURCES CONTINUE TO PROVIDE SUSTENANCE FOR EVERYONE. THEY ARE PROTECTING THEIR CULTURAL HERITAGE AND LAND ECOLOGY. ALL OF THEIR LANDS ARE CONSIDERED A CULTURAL PROTECTION AREA. MOST OF THEIR SITES ARE SACRED AND SPIRITUAL. THEY PROTECT THE ROOT PEOPLE , THE BERRIES AND OTHER PLANTS.
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