Splatsin

The Splatsin are a southern Secwépemc people whose country includes the Shuswap, Eagle and Salmon rivers. An elder explained their name as meaning riverbanks, recalling the places where their people lived. These waterways connect Shuswap Lake with the interior valleys, and salmon travelling upstream were central to the life of their communities. The Splatsin shared a language and longstanding ties with other Secwépemc peoples of the lakes, while maintaining their own places along the rivers.