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Known as Sutikalh, the St'at'imc winter spirit of the area, the camp was set up to stop government and corporate plans to build a $500 million all-season ski and recreation resort in an untouched Alpine mountain area. Part of the Cayoosh Moutain Range, the region is a transition zone from the coast to the Interior. It is habitat to Grizzly bears, cougar, bobcat, wolverine, deer, hawks, owls and many other small animals. It also contains one of the largest herds of Mountain Goats now remaining in North America. The area has been occupied and used by the St'at'imc for as long as 10,000 years, following the retreat of the last glacial period which carved out the steep-sided valleys and jagged mountain tops.
To this day the area remains unceded, unsurrendered St'at'imc territory, in which neither Canada nor BC have legal or moral authority to govern, claim territory or even carry out business. That both levels of government continue to impose their authority is a violation of Canada's own laws and its highest courts (i.e., the 1763 Royal Proclamation and, to a lesser extent, the 1997 Delgamuukw Supreme Court Decision). The camp has persisted for three years and the danger of NGR consultants building in the area increases by the day. To find out more, read the Background of the area and Updates as they come in. PLEASE - consider supporting the camp in whatever way you can! More Information: Camp Contact: Sutikalh - Melvin Creek Camp
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 This
page was put together by the Resist! Collective
to support the work of
those defending Melvin Creek. Text and artwork on this site comes from
camp occupants and involved supporters. For website updates, contact sutikalh@resist.ca.
For further information, please
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On
May 2, 2000, members of the St'at'imc nation and their allies
established a permanent camp near Melvin Creek, located off Highway 99
between Mt. Currie/Pemberton and Lillooet, in the southern Interior
region of BC.