http://www.lightstalkers.org/galleries/contact_sheet/23661 The reserves of the In-SHUCK-ch Nation are scattered along both sides of British Columbia’s Lillooet River in an expanse of traditional territory stretching 100km north and south between the towns of Pemberton and Harrison Lake. Like many of Canada’s indigenous communities, the settlements of the In-SHUCK-ch exist in isolation; poverty is rampant and infrastructure dearly lacking, and with limited access to health and education resources, the communities of the Lillooet River Valley can be seen to represent a continuation of what has too often been referred to as the “Indian Problemâ€*. In an arrangement resented by both the government and its Indian ‘wards’, the In-SHUCK-ch and its fellow nations survive largely on subsidies, their ability to contribute to the Canadian economy historically crippled. http://www.lightstalkers.org en-us http://images.lightstalkers.org/avatars/32600/WinterCamping_0006_small.jpg http://www.lightstalkers.org/Jonathan Taggart <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/977193/01_small.jpg' /><br />The access road through the Lillooet River Valley, flanked by In-SHUCK-ch Mountain (whose name means "Split Like a Crutch" in the Ucwalmicwts language) and electrical towers. Power lines have run the length of the valley for fifty years, but as of yet the In-SHUCK-ch territories remain disconnected from the grid. <br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/977193'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/977193 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:50:23 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/977193 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/977193/01_small.jpg' /><br />The access road through the Lillooet River Valley, flanked by In-SHUCK-ch Mountain (whose name means "Split Like a Crutch" in the Ucwalmicwts language) and electrical towers. Power lines have run the length of the valley for fifty years, but as of yet the In-SHUCK-ch territories remain disconnected from the grid. <br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/977193'>view full-size image</a> Jonathan Taggart <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/977196/02_small.jpg' /><br /><br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/977196'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/977196 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:51:36 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/977196 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/977196/02_small.jpg' /><br /><br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/977196'>view full-size image</a> Jonathan Taggart <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/977199/03_small.jpg' /><br /><br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/977199'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/977199 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:52:31 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/977199 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/977199/03_small.jpg' /><br /><br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/977199'>view full-size image</a> Jonathan Taggart <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/977202/04_small.jpg' /><br />Abandoned cars sit on the edge of a clearing in the community of Sachteen.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/977202'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/977202 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:53:27 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/977202 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/977202/04_small.jpg' /><br />Abandoned cars sit on the edge of a clearing in the community of Sachteen.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/977202'>view full-size image</a> Jonathan Taggart <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/977205/05_small.jpg' /><br />Alex Peters sits in house fatherÕs house on the Skookumchuck Indian Reserve. Members of the Peters family are among the few surviving speakers of Ucwalmicwts, the language of the Lillooet people. <br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/977205'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/977205 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:53:57 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/977205 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/977205/05_small.jpg' /><br />Alex Peters sits in house fatherÕs house on the Skookumchuck Indian Reserve. Members of the Peters family are among the few surviving speakers of Ucwalmicwts, the language of the Lillooet people. <br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/977205'>view full-size image</a> Jonathan Taggart <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/977208/06_small.jpg' /><br /><br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/977208'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/977208 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:56:35 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/977208 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/977208/06_small.jpg' /><br /><br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/977208'>view full-size image</a> Jonathan Taggart <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/977211/07_small.jpg' /><br />Dan-Dan Peters in his fatherÕs house on the Skookumchuck Indian Reserve. Members of the Peters family are among the few surviving speakers of Ucwalmicwts, the language of the Lillooet people. <br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/977211'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/977211 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 22:10:44 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/977211 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/977211/07_small.jpg' /><br />Dan-Dan Peters in his fatherÕs house on the Skookumchuck Indian Reserve. Members of the Peters family are among the few surviving speakers of Ucwalmicwts, the language of the Lillooet people. <br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/977211'>view full-size image</a> Jonathan Taggart