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
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 Lambert, Thomas Wilson
Thus the silver form is found in Shuswap, Kamloops, and Nicola lakes, but in the large mountain lakes which have no open communication with the river only the ordinary rainbow is found.
From Fishing in British Columbia With a Chapter on Tuna Fishing at Santa Catalina by Lambert, Thomas Wilson
With a run the Shuswaps gained the summit and surrounded him.
From Thirty Indian Legends by Bemister, Margaret
At that time some branches of the Shuswaps and of the Kootenais came in.
From The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce by Lyman, William Denison
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 Bemister, Margaret
Leaving the creek, he mounted the hill and from there could see the Shuswaps.
From Thirty Indian Legends by Bemister, Margaret
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
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