T’kemlups (Kamloops) was a violent boom town which helped give birth to British Columbia. The Blackfoot Confederacy guarded the Rocky Mountain foothills, but by the late 18^th century fur traders found new routes into the interior northwest via the Columbia and Fraser Rivers, home of the Salish people, the Secwepemc, who lived a sustainable life here for thousands of years. The video includes Secwepemc culture and history, the Fish Lake Accord, David Stuart’s forts and co-operation with the Secwepemc, the fur trade companies, allied chief Nicola (Nkwala), the Fraser gold rush and war, the non-negotiated establishment of British Columbia in 1858, and the Chilcotin War.