Texqa'kallt
The Texqa'kallt or Xexka'llt (Shuswap: [tɛxqaʔkaɬt] "people of the upper reaches") are a division of the Shuswap people of British Columbia that are historically cited as living in and around the North Thompson, through to the Robson Valley. Historic accounts record them as being a mixed peoples speaking Cree and Shuswap, and ethnically of Iroquois, Cree and Shuswap origin. They are known for their participation in the Shuswap-Sekani War, a series of scattered skirmishes and conflicts in and around southern-central British Columbia during the 1780s.
Shuswap family | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| North Thompson (Canada) | |
| Languages | |
| Shuswap, Cree | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Secwépemc, Sekani |
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