The first synthesis of the archaeological and ethnological evidence pertaining to the St'át'imc or Upper Lillooet people of the Mid-Fraser Canyon.

The Middle Fraser Canyon contains some of the most importantarchaeological sites in British Columbia, including the remains ofancient villages that supported hundreds, if not thousands, of people.How and why did these villages come into being? Why were theyabandoned? In search of answers to these questions, Prentiss and Kuijttake readers on a voyage of discovery into the ancient history of theSt'át'imc, or Upper Lillooet, a people whose struggles andsuccesses are brought to vivid life through photographs, artistic andfictionalized reconstructions of life in the villages, and discussionsof evidence from archaeological surveys and excavations.