Skwxwu7mesh Snichim-xweliten Snichim
Squamish Nation
This dictionary is the first published compilation by the Squamish Nation of Skwxwú7mesh Sníchim, one of ten Coast Salish languages. The Squamish peoples' traditional homeland includes the territory around Burrard Inlet (Vancouver, B.C.), Howe Sound, and the Squamish and Cheakamus river valleys. The Squamish language is critical to the Squamish Nation. It offers a view of modern daily life, and contains the historical record, protocols, laws, and concerns of generations of Squamish people, but is also critically endangered today.
This dictionary builds on over 100 years of documentation and research by Squamish speakers working with anthropologists and linguists beginning in ... Read more
This important work is a reflection of current knowledge and is designed as a beginner's resource for a diverse audience of learners and scholars, as well as a tool for exploration.
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Honore Watanabe
Anthropological Linguistics
"Offers a view of modern daily life but also contains the historical record, protocols and laws of Squamish people that are essential ... Read more