Shuswap
Americannoun
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Shuswaps,
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Shuswap
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Also called Secwepemc. a member of a First Nation of interior British Columbia.
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Also called Secwepemctsin. the Salishan language of the Shuswap.
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of Shuswap
First recorded in 1830–40; Anglicization of Shuswap səxwepmx (also ʃəxʷəpəməxˈtʃin ), a self-designation
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Honey Williams August told the CBC that she lost her two cats, along with her home and garden near Little Shuswap Lake.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2023
The word Kamloops comes from the English translation of the local First Nations Shuswap saying Tk’emlúps, meaning “where the rivers meet”.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 20, 2018
“This is an assertion of their authority in their traditional lands and waters,” after the Cypress Island failure, said a Thursday statement by the chiefs of the Shuswap Nation Tribal Council.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 1, 2017
Fishing is the same here as in the Shuswap; it is only good on hot, calm days, and wind puts the fish down.
From Fishing in British Columbia With a Chapter on Tuna Fishing at Santa Catalina by Thomas Wilson Lambert
The best way to enjoy sport on the Shuswap Lake is to hire a steam launch and cruise round to the mouths of the various streams and try them in turn.
From Fishing in British Columbia With a Chapter on Tuna Fishing at Santa Catalina by Thomas Wilson Lambert
Their relations were usually very amicable, but between the Shuswaps and the Okanogans was deadly and long-continued enmity.
From The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce by William Denison Lyman
British Columbia has about 25,000, most of whom are along the coast, though one of the important tribes, the Shuswaps, is in the interior.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" by Various
With a run the Shuswaps gained the summit and surrounded him.
From Thirty Indian Legends by Margaret Bemister
And after that there was peace between the Shuswaps and the Okanogans.
From The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce by William Denison Lyman
Soon the Shuswaps neared the top of the hill, and he knew he must think of some plan to delay them here.
From Thirty Indian Legends by Margaret Bemister
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