Editor:

I am writing as the Nitsil蕯in (Chief) of Tl鈥檈sqox, on behalf of the T艥ilhqot鈥檌n Council of Chiefs. Farwell Canyon (Nagwentled) sits right beside our community of Tl鈥檈sqox. As T艥ilhqot鈥檌n, we honour and respect our First Nations neighbours. We are tied together by shared histories, trade and family connections. 

As with all neighbours, or families, we sometimes disagree and we have our points of conflict, which we would prefer not to publicize in the media. However, in response to the article, Study finds pit houses in the Chilcotin 鈥榦lder than the pyramids,' we feel compelled to state that Nagwentled is Tsilhqot鈥檌n territory. Nagwentled has always been T艥ilhqot鈥檌n territory, and always will be, regardless of how many self-serving reports are released by Williams Lake First Nation or its in-house archeology company.

Sechanalyagh (thank you) for the opportunity to set the record straight on behalf of Tl鈥檈sqox and the T艥ilhqot鈥檌n Nation.

Sincerely,

Nitsil蕯in Francis Laceese