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Secwepemc Museum and Heritage Park

Secwepemc Museum and Heritage Park

Visit and view the attractive museum exhibits, which incorporate the oral history and legends of the Secwepemc People along with historical photographs, illustrations and artifacts. Visit the ... Read More


Season
All Year
Phone
(250) 828-9749
Toll Free
(888) 656-7599
Email
Location
Social


Visit and view the attractive museum exhibits, which incorporate the oral history and legends of the Secwepemc People along with historical photographs, illustrations and artifacts.

Visit the Secwepemc Museum and Heritage Park and experience the rich cultural history of the Secwepemc People.


Museum

On display you will find a birch bark and dugout canoe and displays on hunting, fishing, clothing, games, food gathering and cooking.

Heritage Site

Outdoor cultural displays in the 12-acre Native Heritage Park on the banks of the South Thompson River are a natural complement to the Museum. More than a kilometer of trails lead visitors through the archaeological remains of a 2000-year old Secwepemc winter village site, four reconstructed winter pit houses and a summer village. Hunting lean-to, fish drying rack, fish trap, smoke house and traditional plant foods. The Secwepemc Ethnobotanical Gardens located in the Heritage Park represent the ecosystem found within the Secwepemc Territory.