səlilwət

səl̓ilw̓ət is the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ (Hun’qumyi’num) name for Burrard Inlet and Indian Arm, and is the place from which the səlilwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) people derive their name. The commonly used term Tsleil-Waututh is an anglicised version of səl̓ilw̓ət with a possessive suffix. The literal translation of Tsleil-Waututh is “The People of the Inlet”.

Photo Credit: Tsleil-Waututh Nation