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Sechelt (/ ˈ s iː ʃ ɛ l t /, shíshálh Language: ch'atlich [3]) is a district municipality located on the lower Sunshine Coast of British Columbia.Approximately 50 km (30 miles) northwest of Vancouver, it is accessible from mainland British Columbia by a 40-minute ferry trip between Horseshoe Bay and Langdale, and a 25-minute drive from Langdale along Highway 101, also known as the ...
The language of the shíshálh people is she shashishalhem or Sechelt, a Coast Salish language most closely related to Squamish, Halkomelem, and Nooksack. [3] In the 1970s, nation elders began efforts to revive the she shashishalhem language. The band collaborated with University of British Columbia linguist Ron Beaumont to create a Sechelt ...
Shíshálh Nation Government District, formerly known as Sechelt Indian Government District, [5] is a First Nations government district administered by the shíshálh Nation, and located in the Sunshine Coast region of southwest British Columbia, Canada.
Sechelt is most closely related to Squamish, Halkomelem, and the Nooksack. Although critically endangered, [8] the shíshálh people, with help from others, have reclaimed 603 phrases and 5659 words in total [6] and have a published dictionary and grammar. [9]
St. Augustine's Indian Residential School was a school in Sechelt, British Columbia, Canada, from 1904 to 1975, which was part of the Canadian Indian residential school system. [1] [2] Former pupils include actor Pat John who played in The Beachcombers for 19 years. [3]
Sechelt is a district municipality in British Columbia, Canada. Sechelt could also refer to: Sechelt (steamboat), also known as Hattie Hanson; Shishalh, a First Nations group in the region, also known as the Sechelt; Sechelt language, the language spoken by the Shishalh; Sechelt Aerodrome; Sechelt Inlet, an inlet
Sechelt Inlet [1] formerly Seechelt Inlet [2] is one of the principal inlets of the British Columbia Coast. The inlet is significant in that it almost makes an island of what is instead the Sechelt Peninsula, whose isthmus is at the town of Sechelt at the head of the inlet. The isthmus is less than 1.2 km (0.75 mi) in length.
Pages in category "Sechelt" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...