Meanings
- alternativepluralsingularAlternative form of Stó:lō.
Some Sto:lo members will be boarding a chartered bus Friday in Chilliwack, heading for Vancouver to show support for the filing of a statement of claim in B.C. Supreme Court to protect Sto:lo people's collective rights and title in the 5-Mile Fishery.
2013 June 20, Jennifer Feinberg, “Sto:lo head to B.C. Supreme court over Yale Treaty”, in The Chilliwack Progress2 more examples
Victor said the Sto:lo, which includes the Cheam First Nation, want to see grounds for the pipeline expansion project, including the completion of environmental assessments that examine the risks and impacts of a spill. The council also wants to be part of ongoing consultations and environmental assessments, he added. "We need to see justification," said Victor. "The Sto:lo face uncertainty with the project's impacts to our way of life. We want to see it done right."
2018 November 26, The Canadian Press, “B.C. chief tells pipeline hearings his people are responsible for the land”, in CTV NewsSpecifically, Burry is listening to people like Nolan, the cast of singers with Métis, Inuk, and Mi’kmaq heritages, and to mezzo-soprano Marion Newman, who is set to sing the role of Shanawdithit. Newman, whose Kwagiulth and Sto:lo roots lie in British Columbia, is one of Canada’s most in-demand singers, particularly for contemporary music and Indigenous projects.
2019 May 15, Jenna Simeonov, “Tapestry Opera does right by Indigenous collaboration”, in The Globe and Mail
Origin
- HalkomelemStó:lō
- EnglishSto:lo
Borrowed from Halkomelem Stó:lō.
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Sto:lo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sto%3Alo
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