Your Chilcotin Getaway
EXploRE
An unforgettable Wilderness
a land where people have tread lightly for Time Immemorial.
In harmony with nature and in keeping with Xeni Gwet’in tradition, here on #XeniWildBC lands you will be both humbled and inspired by massive mountain ranges, high alpine lakes and mighty carnivores; where a sense of freedom reigns and you meet each day with excitement and wonder.
Experience
Nature at Your Doostep
you will find pristine wilderness, adventure & tranquillity @ #XeniWildBC
Everywhere you look, the scenery takes your breath away. From verdant valleys and snow capped mountains to sparkling lakes and rushing rivers, this place will steal your heart.
Time stands still here. There are no crowds. It’s peaceful, spectacular; it’s Chicoltin Country.
ENJOY
#Natureascreated - Wild, Peaceful and Beautiful.
Here are a few fun facts about Nemiah’s (Xeni) landscape, which is in the heart of the Chilcotin Region of BC:
Nemiah is one of the most pristine, and untouched ecosystems left in North America.
Xeni Gwet’in have declared much of their territory a protected area, designating it the Aboriginal Wilderness Preserve (1989)
#XeniWildBC is home to the ?Elegesi Qayus Wild Horse Preserve (2002), where wild Gayuse horses are descendants of Spanish horses .
Nemiah is a four season environment at an elevation of 1,316 metres (4,318 feet).
The wild Gayuse horses that roam Xeni’s Wilderness are descendants of Spanish horses.
Chilko River and Chilko Lake support significant populations of sockeye, chinook, bull trout, rainbow trout, and steelhead
A WILD HORSE PRESERVE IN CANADA
This is the land of wild horses. Said to be descendants of the horses brought by the Spanish Conquistadors, these wild horses are central to the Xeni culture and life. There is no better symbol of the freedom of this land.
In June, 2002, the ?Eligesi Qiyus Wild Horse Preserve Declaration was signed, creating the only wild horse preserve in western Canada.
The Mystical Chilcotin Landscape
Hellobc.com, describes Chilcotin Country as: “With few roads and a frontier spirit, the Chilcotin has golden plateaus along the forested Coast Mountain Range, grasslands and glaciers, alpine rivers and lakes”.
Keep an eye out on Nemiah’s Journal as we add more excerpts, reflections and stories of Nemiah’s flora and fauna, community perspectives and Nemiah’s wild and spectacular natural environment for you to enjoy.
