Xá:ytem Longhouse Interpretive Site
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Phone: (604) 820-9725 |
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The Xá:ytem historic site, location of the "Hatzic Rock", is situated on 18 acres, just east of the commercial core on the Lougheed Highway. Believed to be the site of the oldest dwelling yet found in British Columbia, the boulder marks a location where carbon dating of hundreds of native artifacts indicates that a dwelling existed 9,000 years ago.
The site was designated as a National Historic site in 1992.
To the First Nations people, the Hatzic Rock is a rare "transformer site" that depicts the Sto:lo story of 3 chiefs who challenged the Creator, and were turned to stone. The Xá:ytem interpretive centre was constructed in 1994 to provide information about the site, and to work to preserve this important treasure.
Tours are available.
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