Editing Lillooet (section)

==First Nations==
A main population centre of the [[Stʼatʼimc]] (Lillooet Nation), who comprise just over 50 per cent of the Lillooet area residents, it is one of the southernmost communities in North America where [[Indigenous peoples in Canada|indigenous people]] form the majority. [[First Nations in Canada|First Nations]] communities assert the land is traditional territory, having been continuously inhabited for thousands of years. The confluence of several main streams with the Fraser attracted large seasonal and permanent indigenous populations. Situated in the [[Fountain, British Columbia|Lower Fountain]], the [[Bridge River Rapids]] (Sat' or Setl), which blocked migrating salmon, has remained a popular fishing and fish drying site for centuries. [[Keatley Creek Archaeological Site]], one of the largest ancient [[pit-house]] communities in the [[Pacific Northwest]], is one of the many archaeological and heritage sites in the vicinity.<ref>''A Complex Culture of the Northwest Plateau'', ed. Bryan Hayden, SFU Archaeology</ref> Several [[petroglyph]] sites have been documented along the Fraser in the vicinity of Lillooet.<ref>{{cite journal | url=https://open.library.ubc.ca/viewer/ohs/1.0132214#p22z-4r0f:%22Lillooet%22 |last=Lundy |first=Doris |title=Okanagan Historical Society: Petroglyphs of the Middle Fraser River |date=1978 |pages=23–28 (21–26) |website=library.ubc.ca}}</ref>