THE NTLAKYAPUMUK IS ONE OF FOUR GREAT SALISH TRIBES LIVING IN B.C. THEY LIVE ON THE THOMPSON RIVERS. IN 1809 SIMON FRASER PASSED THROUGH THE TERRITORY AND WAS FOLLOWED BY VARIOUS EMPLOYERS OF THE HUDSON BAY COMPANIES. IN 1858 THE MINERS INVADED THIS TERRITORY. BY 1863 THEY WERE GREATLY AFFECTED BY SMALLPOX. THEY CONTINUE TO LIVE IN THEIR ANCESTRAL TERRITORIES. BY 1780 THERE WERE 50000 FOLKS, BUT THEY DROPPED TO 2000 BY 1900.
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