Stawamus (other)
Stawamus is adapted from the Squamish language name Sta7mes. * Stawamus Chief, a peak near Squamish, British Columbia, famed internationally for its rock climbing routes * Stawamus Squaw, a peak adjacent to the Stawamus Chief * Stawamus River, a river draining into Howe Sound at the village of Stawamus *Stawamus Lake, a lake in the North Shore Mountains at the head of the Stawamus River *Stawamus (village) Stawamus (St'a7mes or , in the original Squamish language )) is a village at the head of Howe Sound, located on Stawamus Indian Reserve No. 24, at the mouth of the Stawamus River and Mamquam Blind Channel, 1km south of Squamish, British Columbia. ...

Squamish Language
Squamish (; ', ''sníchim'' meaning "language") is a Coast Salish language spoken by the Squamish people of the Pacific Northwest. It is spoken in the area that is now called southwestern British Columbia, Canada, centred on their reserve communities in Squamish, North Vancouver, and West Vancouver. An archaic historical rendering of the native ' is ''Sko-ko-mish'' but this should not be confused with the name of the Skokomish people of Washington state. Squamish is most closely related to the Sechelt, Halkomelem, and Nooksack languages. The Squamish language was first developed in the 1880s by a German anthropologist, however the grammar of the language was developed by a Dutch linguist in the 1950s. The orthography or spelling system of the language came about in 1960s while the first Squamish dictionary was published only recently, specifically 2011. The language shares certain similarities with languages like Sechelt and Halkomelem which are spoken in similar regions. D ...
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