Sto꞉lo

noun

A group of Salish First Nations peoples inhabiting the Fraser Valley and lower Fraser Canyon of British Columbia.

Meanings

nounSto꞉lo pl (plural only)

alternative Stó꞉lō · alternative Stó:lô · alternative Stó:lõ · alternative Staulo · alternative Stahlo

  1. pluralplural onlyA group of Salish First Nations peoples inhabiting the Fraser Valley and lower Fraser Canyon of British Columbia.

    Point acknowledged the significance of his Sto:lo heritage in his first speech as the Queen's representative in British Columbia.

    2007 October 1, “First Nations leader sworn in as B.C.'s lieutenant-governor”, in CBC News, archived from the original on 02 Dec 2022
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    However some Sto:lo Nation members are now asking why the British Columbia government gave increased responsibility for aboriginal child protection services to those who were in charge at the time of Chassidy's death. Tyrone McNeil, a tribal chief of the Sto:lo Tribal Council, said yesterday in an interview.

    2005 August 20, Robert Matas, “Natives wonder why child workers given more authority”, in The Globe and Mail, archived from the original on 06 Nov 2025

Origin

  1. HalkomelemStó꞉lô“Fraser River”
  2. EnglishSto꞉lo

Unadapted borrowing from Halkomelem Stó꞉lô (“Fraser River”).

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APA

Sto꞉lo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sto%EA%9E%89lo

MLA

“Sto꞉lo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sto%EA%9E%89lo. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sto꞉lo,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sto%EA%9E%89lo.

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