Nemaia Valley, British Columbia
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Nemaia Valley (also spelled "Nemiah" and "Nemaiah") is a valley east of Chilko Lake \ in west central British Columbia.
It is the home of the Xeni Gwet'in (Tsilhqot'in).
The name of Konni Lake, located near the eastern end of Nemaia Valley, is derived from the Tsilhqot'in language name Xeni.
[edit] References
- Lane, Robert (1953) Cultural Relations of the Chilcotin Indians of West Central British Columbia, Ph.D. dissertation, University of Washington.
- Lane, Robert (1981) "Chilcotin." In June Helm (ed.), Handbook of North American Indians: Subarctic, Vol.6.
Smithsonian Institution, Washington.
