Shuswap
Americannoun
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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
The mother stood beside old Shuswap, her bosom heaving vengefully as the warriors consigned her son to the ground.
From The Plowshare and the Sword A Tale of Old Quebec by Trevena, John
As our party of adventurers approached the Shuswap village, a little bit removed from the bank of the Fraser, they were greeted with a chorus of barking dogs.
From The Young Alaskans in the Rockies by Hough, Emerson
The defeated Shuswaps, standing on the shore, saw him do this, and again they filled the air with their angry yells.
From Thirty Indian Legends by Bemister, Margaret
Leaving the creek, he mounted the hill and from there could see the Shuswaps.
From Thirty Indian Legends by Bemister, Margaret
With a run the Shuswaps gained the summit and surrounded him.
From Thirty Indian Legends by Bemister, Margaret
You have committed a great wrong in making this expedition against the Shuswaps.
From Skookum Chuck Fables Bits of History, Through the Microscope by Cumming, R. D. (Robert Dalziel)
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 Lyman, William Denison
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