Tsleil-Waututh

English

Etymology

From Halkomelem səlilwətaɬ.

Noun

Tsleil-Waututh sg or pl

  1. A First Nations group in the Canadian province of British Columbia that speaks the Salishan language known as Halkomelem.
    Synonym: səlilwətaɬ
    • 2025 September 25, Edzi'u Loverin, “Every Child Matters crosswalk at Tsleil-Waututh Nation one of several to be unveiled in Metro Vancouver”, in CBC News‎[1]:
      Candace Thomas, a Tsleil-Waututh artist, provided the design for the crosswalk which now spans the intersection of Dollarton Highway and Sleil-Waututh Road. It depicts a thunderbird embracing both residential school survivors and missing and murdered Indigenous women, according to the news release.
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