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The Tsleil-Waututh Nation ("TWN") are Coast Salish peoples who speak hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓, the Downriver dialect [3] of the Halkomelem language, and are closely related to but politically and culturally separate from the nearby nations of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm , with whose traditional territories some claims overlap.
Squamish (/ ˈ s k w ɔː m ɪ ʃ / SKWAW-mish; [3] Sḵwx̱wú7mesh sníchim, sníchim meaning "language") is a Coast Salish language spoken by the Squamish people of the Pacific Northwest.
The Tsleil-Waututh are Sel̓íl̓witulh, the Shishalh are the Shishá7lh, the Musqueam are Xwmétskwiyam, and the Lil'wat are Lúx̱wels. [23] Roberts Creek is considered the border between the Squamish territory and Shishalh's. The Squamish are culturally and historically similar, but are politically different from their kin, the Tsleil-Waututh.
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Chief Dan George OC (born Geswanouth Slahoot; July 24, 1899 – September 23, 1981) was a chief of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation, a Coast Salish band whose Indian reserve is located on Burrard Inlet in the southeast area of the District of North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He also was an actor, musician, poet and author.
History of Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh longshoremen, 1863–1963; P. Joan Phillip This page was last edited on 29 March 2016, at 10:49 (UTC). Text ...
The Salishan (also Salish / ˈ s eɪ l ɪ ʃ /) languages are a family of languages of the Pacific Northwest in North America (the Canadian province of British Columbia and the American states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana). [1]
[2]: 78 As a result of epidemics, the population of the Tsleil-Waututh was reduced to 41 individuals by 1812 [4]: 203 from a pre-contact high of 10,000; according to the Tsleil-Waututh Nation, fewer than fifteen individuals remained. [5]: 16 At this time, the Tsleil-Waututh invited the neighboring Squamish to reside in Burrard Inlet.