Meanings
- pluralsingularA First Nations group in the Canadian province of British Columbia that speaks the Salishan language known as Halkomelem.
Candace Thomas, a Tsleil-Waututh artist, provided the design for the crosswalk which now spans the intersection of Dollarton Highway and Sleil-Waututh Road. It depicts a thunderbird embracing both residential school survivors and missing and murdered Indigenous women, according to the news release.
2025 September 25, Edzi'u Loverin, “Every Child Matters crosswalk at Tsleil-Waututh Nation one of several to be unveiled in Metro Vancouver”, in CBC NewsSynonyms: səlilwətaɬ
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA First Nations group in the Canadian province of British Columbia that speaks the Salishan language known as Halkomelem.
Origin
- Halkomelemsəlilwətaɬ
- EnglishTsleil-Waututh
From Halkomelem səlilwətaɬ.
More words from Halkomelem
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