Indigenous
Indigenous
The term Coast Salish refers to people from many different communities along the coast of the Salish Sea, near present-day southern British Columbia, Washington, and northern Oregon. Prior to colonial governments imposing boundaries on these communities and their membership, people identified themselves according to their family relationships and the villages where they lived.
911吃瓜鈥檚 Burnaby campus is located on the traditional territories of four Coast Salish First Nations: The x史m蓹胃k史蓹y虛蓹m (Musqueam), Skwxw煤7mesh (Squamish), s蓹lil虛ilw虛蓹ta蕯涩 (Tsleil-Waututh), and the k史ik史蓹茮w虛蓹m (Kwikwetlem). These nations have a spiritual, cultural, and economic connection to this land that spans thousands of years, and they have marked the land with many named places. These place names embody stories that connect people, animals, the supernatural, villages, mountains, bodies of water, and entire territories. These places represent the h蓹n虛q虛蓹min虛蓹m虛 (Hun鈥檘umyi鈥檔um) language spoken by the x史m蓹胃k史蓹y虛蓹m (Musqueam), s蓹lil虛ilw虛蓹ta蕯涩 (Tsleil-Waututh), and k史ik史蓹茮w虛蓹m (Kwikwetlem) peoples, and S岣祑x瘫w煤7mesh Snichim spoken by the S岣祑x瘫w煤7mesh (Squamish) people.
We are deeply indebted to Dr. Rudy Reimer (Yumks), a S岣祑x瘫w煤7mesh archaeologist and 911吃瓜 Faculty member, and Mr. Gabriel George, a prominent community leader and Manager of Language and Culture at s蓹lil虛ilw虛蓹ta蕯涩 Nation, for their guidance, support, and generosity on this project. We are deeply grateful to these two individuals for sharing their knowledge of the landscape, and of their respective languages with us.
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