Nemaiah Valley

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'''Nemaiah Valley''', also spelled '''Nemiah Valley''' and '''Nemaia Valley''', is an unincorporated locality and First Nations reserve and ranching community between Chilko Lake and the Taseko Lakes in the Chilcotin District of the Central Interior of British Columbia.

It is the home of the Xeni Gwet'in band of the Tsilhqot'in people. Associated Indian Reserves are the Garden Indian Reserve No. 2, Tanakut Indian Reserve No. 4, Lohbiee Indian Reserve No. 3, and Lezbye Indian Reserve No.6.

The name of Konni Lake, located near the eastern end of Nemaiah Valley, is derived from the Tsilhqot'in language name ''Xeni''.

==Origin of name==

Nemiah was the leader [of the people who lived at Konni Lake] who first met with white chiefs 10 generations ago.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Coull |first=Cheryl |title=The Traveller's Guide to Aboriginal British Columbia |publisher=Whitecap Books |year=1996 |isbn=9781551104027 |location=Vancouver}}</ref>

== References == {{reflist}} * 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. * {{BCGNIS|30050|Nemaiah Valley}}

== External links == * [https://web.archive.org/web/20110727232822/http://xenigwetin.com/ Xeni Gwet'in homepage] * [http://www.fonv.ca Friends of the Nemaiah Valley website]

Category:Populated places in the Chilcotin Category:Unincorporated settlements in British Columbia Category:Indian reserves in British Columbia Category:Tsilhqot'in communities Category:Chilcotin Ranges