The mystery of the Stuwix - an Athapaskan or Chinookan people amongst the Secx'emc

[phil cash cash]

>>In the chapter on on the Nicola Valley, where there is a shared presence
>>of Sce'exmx (a Nlaka'pamux-speaking people) and Spaxomin (Okanagan)
>>peoples, there is mention of the heritage of the Stuwix - "the
>>strangers":
>>
>>[From Chapter 11] "The third people of Nicola Valley are the enigmatic
>>Stuwix, sometimes called "the stragners.".  As a tangible, distinct
>>people, they no longer exist, and are more of a mystery now than at the
>>time of their appearance here.

this word sounds familiar.  in nez perce (sahaptian) it is said, ['istuKes],
for 'stranger, guest, visitor'.

phil cash cash
cayuse/nez perce