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Seven thousand years ago, before the pyramids, before Rome, before writing itself existed anywhere on Earth — people were already living on this exact bend of the Fraser River. In this episode, we walk through Keatley Creek and Bridge River, two of the largest pit-house archaeological sites in Canada, to uncover how the St'át'imc built a complex, trade-connected society insulated against brutal winters in homes dug straight into the earth (s7ístken), timed their entire year around a seasonal migration across the land, and turned this valley's salmon runs into the foundation of a civilization that never actually ended. This is deep history you can still walk into today.
🎙️ Canuckly S02E12 — "8,000 Years on One River Bend"
- Cold Open — "Before the Pyramids, Before Rome"
- Who the St'át'imc Are
- Keatley Creek: 7,000 Yea ...
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St'át'imc Nation historyKeatley Creek archaeological sitePit house s7ístken British ColumbiaOldest continuously inhabited North AmericaXwísten Experience ToursIndigenous cultural tourism BCBridge River archaeological siteFraser River salmon historyLillooet Indigenous historySt'át'imcets language
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