Stʼatʼimc
St̓át̓imc | |
|---|---|
| Total population | |
| 3,837 (2023) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Canada (British Columbia) | |
| Languages | |
| English, Stʼatʼimcets | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity, Animism, other | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| other Interior Salish-speaking peoples |
The Stʼatʼimc (/stætˈliːəm/ stat-LEE-uhm; St̓át̓imc [ˈʃt͡ɬʼæt͡ɬʼemx]), also known as the Lillooet (/ˈlɪluɛt/), are an Interior Salish people located in the southern Whale Mountains and Fraser Canyon region of the Interior of the Canadian province of British Columbia.
Stʼatʼimc culture displayed many features typical of Northwest Coast peoples: the potlatch, clan names, mythology, prestige afforded the wealthy and generous, and totem poles in some communities, especially in the Lilʼwat First Nation (Lilʼwat7ul), whose tribal lands and trade routes in the Whistler Valley and Green River Valley overlapped with those of the Squamish First Nation, a Coast Salish people. Today they total about 6259.