X̱wemelch'stn

X̱wemelch'stn

Xwemelch'stn, usually anglicized as Homulchesan, is a large community within the Squamish Nation of the Sḵwxwú7mesh people, who are a part of the Coast Salish ethnic and linguistic group. The name Xwemelch'stn, translates to "Fast Moving Water of Fish", relating to the Capilano River. The village is one of the oldest and major villages of the Sḵwxwú7mesh and continues to be so, being the Squamish Nation's most populated reserve. The community is also known as Capilano Indian Reserve, named like the adjacent Capilano River after Chief Joe Capilano. The community to date hold more than 500 hundred houses, along with the newly named Chief Joe Mathias Centre, the "Little Ones School", the Squamish Nation Youth Center, as well as many small businesses.

History

Xwemelch'stn first entered recorded history at the time of the voyage of Captain George Vancouver, when it and neighbouring Xwayxway, across the inlet on the eastern peninsula of what is now Stanley Park, otherwise known as Lumberman's Arch, became recorded in the Captain's journals. At the time it was a palisaded village and one of the largest Sḵwxwú7mesh villages in the Burrard Inlet.

Developments

ee also

* Sḵwxwú7mesh
* Squamish Nation
* Joe Capilano
* Sḵwxwú7mesh language

External links

* [http://www.squamish.net/ Squamish Nation]


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