Squamish
Vancouver's northern neighbor
Squamish refers to an Indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest Coast, inhabiting the area around what is now Vancouver, British Columbia, and their traditional territory.
The Squamish language belongs to the Coast Salish family.
The name also designates a district municipality and a town in British Columbia: We drove up to Squamish for the weekend.
Canada's western coastal province
- VancouverMajor Canadian Pacific port
- GaribaldiItalian nationalist general
- Pacific NorthwestCoastal American region, northward
- CanadaNorthern North American nation
municipality · district · town · eagles · fjord · coastal · outdoor recreation · tourism
Canadian native community
- SalishNorthwest Coast indigenous group
- IndigenousOriginal inhabitants of land
- bandGroup playing music together
- reserveSupply kept back
nation · territory · traditional · ancestors · elders · longhouse · potlatch · cedar
Igneous rock, quartz-rich
- boulderingRopeless low-height climbing
- cragSteep rugged outcrop
- sport climbingClimbing pre-protected rock routes
- routesPaths for travel
pitches · multipitch · dirtbag · climber · beta · anchors · belay · summit
Downward-flowing cold wind
- outflowFluid exiting a system
- coldLow temperature state
- gustsSudden bursts of air
- weatherAtmospheric state outdoors
sailing · kiteboarding · windsurfing · forecast · storm · downslope · squall · marine
Northwest Coast indigenous group
- endangeredAt risk of extinction
- revitalizationRestoring vigor or vitality
- immersionState of being submerged
- dialectRegional language variety
phonology · oral tradition · linguistic · preservation · documentation · elders · curriculum · place names
British Columbia
Canada's western coastal province
- VancouverMajor Canadian Pacific port
- GaribaldiItalian nationalist general
- Pacific NorthwestCoastal American region, northward
Canada · municipality · district · town · eagles · fjord · coastal · outdoor recreation · tourism · logging
First Nation
Canadian native community
- SalishNorthwest Coast indigenous group
- IndigenousOriginal inhabitants of land
- bandGroup playing music together
reserve · nation · territory · traditional · ancestors · elders · longhouse · potlatch · cedar · salmon
granite
Igneous rock, quartz-rich
- boulderingRopeless low-height climbing
- cragSteep rugged outcrop
- sport climbingClimbing pre-protected rock routes
routes · pitches · multipitch · dirtbag · climber · beta · anchors · belay · summit · approach
katabatic
Downward-flowing cold wind
weather · sailing · kiteboarding · windsurfing · forecast · storm · downslope · squall · marine · conditions
Salish
Northwest Coast indigenous group
- endangeredAt risk of extinction
- revitalizationRestoring vigor or vitality
- immersionState of being submerged
dialect · phonology · oral tradition · linguistic · preservation · documentation · elders · curriculum · place names · indigenous language