Coquitlam RiverThe Coquitlam River ( or ) is a tributary of the Fraser River in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The river's name comes from the word Kʷikʷəƛ̓əm which translates to "Red fish up the river". The name is a reference to a sockeye salmon species that once occupied the river's waters. The river is an 18 km meandering river with 30 tributaries and various morphological features.
Pitt RiverThe Pitt River in British Columbia, Canada is a large tributary of the Fraser River, entering it a few miles upstream from New Westminster and about 25 km ESE of Downtown Vancouver. The river, which begins in the Garibaldi Ranges of the Coast Mountains, is in two sections above and below Pitt Lake and flows on a generally southernly course. Pitt Lake and the lower Pitt River are tidal in nature as the Fraser's mouth is only a few miles downstream from their confluence.
Kwantlen First NationKwantlen First Nation (Halkomelem: q̓ʷa꞉n̓ƛ̓ən̓ or Qwʼó꞉ltlʼel) is a First Nationsband government in British Columbia, Canada, located primarily on McMillan Island near Fort Langley. The Kwantlen people traditionally speak hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓, the Downriver dialect of Halkomelem, one of the Salishan family languages.
HalkomelemSalishan language HalkomelemHalq̓eméylem / Hul̓q̓umín̓um̓ / hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓A farewell sign at Tsawwassen Mills in Delta, British Columbia, Canada. The Halkomelem text reads "ʔəy̓ sweyəl", which means 'good day'.Native toCanada, United StatesRegionSouthwestern British Columbia into Northern WashingtonEthnicityvarious Halkomelem-speaking peoplesNative speakersc.
British ColumbiaProvince of CanadaProvince in CanadaBritish Columbia is the westernmost province of Canada. Situated in the Pacific Northwest between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains, the province has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, forests, lakes, mountains, inland deserts, and grassy plains.
Salishan languagesThe Salishan languages ( ), also known as the Salish languages ( ), are a family of languages spoken in the Pacific Northwest of North America, including the Canadian province of British Columbia and the U.S. states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana. They are characterised by agglutinativity and syllabic consonants.
CoquitlamCity in British Columbia, CanadaCity in British Columbia, CanadaCoquitlam ( ) is a suburban city in the Lower Mainland area of British Columbia, Canada. It is one of the 21 municipalities comprising Metro Vancouver, and is the largest municipality in the Tri-Cities. Coquitlam was first settled by First Nations people thousands of years ago, and today is home to an ethnically diverse population estimated at 178,477 in 2026, making it the sixth-largest city in the province.
Musqueam First NationThe Musqueam Nation is a First Nation whose traditional territory encompasses the western half of what is now Greater Vancouver, in British Columbia, Canada. It is governed by a band council and is known officially as the Musqueam Indian Band under the Indian Act. "Musqueam" ( ) is an anglicization of the Hunʼqumiʼnum name xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, which means "place where the muthkwey grows".
Fraser RiverThe Fraser River () is the longest river within British Columbia, Canada, rising at Fraser Pass near Blackrock Mountain in the Rocky Mountains and flowing for 1,375 kilometres (854 mi), into the Strait of Georgia just south of the City of Vancouver. The river's annual discharge at its mouth is 112 cubic kilometres (27 mi3) or 3,550 cubic metres per second (125,000 cu ft/s), and each year, it discharges about 20 million tons of sediment into the ocean.Shuswap Indian BandThe Shuswap Indian Band (Shuswap language: Kenpesqʼt), also known as the Shuswap Band, is a First Nationsband government of the Secwepemc (Shuswap) people in the East Kootenay region of British Columbia, Canada, and a member of the Shuswap Nation Tribal Council. Its main reserve, the Shuswap Indian Reserve, lies just north of Invermere on the upper Columbia River, separated from the other Secwepemc bands by the Selkirk Mountains.
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