Tk'emlups

Tk'emlúps stands where the North and South Thompson rivers meet, in the country of the Secwépemc people. The confluence brought together routes from different parts of the interior, and salmon returning up the rivers supplied an important food. In 1812 Alexander Ross established a Pacific Fur Company post here. The Secwépemc chief Kwa'lila moved his people nearer the trading post, placing the village in a position to control access to the new commerce and strengthen its standing.