THESE INDIANS ARE 1 OF 4 GREAT SALISH TRIBES LIVING IN B.C. THEY LIVE ON THE THOMPSON RIVER. IN 1809 SIMON FRASER PASSED THROUGH THE TERRITORY AND HE WAS FOLLOWED BY VARIOUS EMPLOYEES OF THE HUDSON BAY COMPANY. IN 1858 THE MINERS INVADED THIS TERRITORY. BY 1863 THEY WERE GREATLY AFFECTED BY SMALLPOX. THEY CONTINUE TO LIVE IN THEIR ANCESTRAL TERRITORIES. BUY 1780 THERE WERE 5000 FOLKS BUT THEY DROPPED TO 2000 BY 1900.
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