“But if you heard our Chief Louie, he would say, ‘Ts'elxwéyeqw means as far as you can get up the river using a paddle. Then when you had to switch to a pole, and that’s where Ts'elxwéyeqw was’.” This is a reference to the method of poling required to move a thick bottomed dugout canoe, known as a ‘shovel nose canoe,’ which was most suitable for travelling along the Ts'elxwéyeqw river (Chilliwack River) and sloughs due to its stability.