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”.
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S’ólh témexw te íkw’ eló. Xólhmet te mekw’stám ít kwelát. – This is our land. We have to look after everything that belongs to us.
I love and deeply respect your story. Our Creator has blessed you with a beauty and strength that is a precious endowment to behold.