sentences:  Nicola became trusted by the fur traders, who left him to be in charge of the trading post for the winter.He kept the place well and collected many furs, and upon their return in gratitude the traders gave him 10 guns and a supply of ammunition.Around this time Kwali'la (Duncan to the traders) the chief of the Kamloops Shuswap (Secwepemc), who was also his uncle and foster-father, reminded him of the need to avenge his father's death, and he formed an alliance of neighbouring peoples to attack the Lillooet (St'at'imc).