Granny & Papa, A Living Portrait Stories of the S¿á¿imcets Speaking People This is a story of the Transition time. A time when two cultures clashed together, changing both in ways yet to be understood. A time when 'gold fever' brought hordes of men, with only one goal: to get as much of the metal as they could by any means they could. The gold miners and those who profited from these events came and went within a few short years, but the after effects and repercussions are with us today. This is a story of the resilience of the Human Spirit of the Ucwalmicw of the Southern St¿át¿imcets Nation to survive and grow strong once again, while adapting to circumstances beyond our control. These stories relate to our 'Rites Of Passage' as we practiced them before and after contact with foreign nations.