Video: Sxótsaqel – The Sacred Lake
Sxótsaqel, pronounced “skot-sa-qel”, is the Halq’eméylem name for Chilliwack Lake, meaning “sacred lake”. It is the ancestral homeland of the Ts’elxwéyeqw Tribe and a place of spiritual significance, believed to be the home of S’o:lmexw, or “water babies”.
