Qw'ó:ltl'el

Proper noun

Qw'ó:ltl'el sg or pl

1. (plural, singular) Synonym of Kwantlen.
   • Stó:lō and other Xwélmexw narratives of smallpox reveal understandings of disease as a supernatural affliction, perhaps part of a necessary cycle of the world. Qw’ó:ltl’el narratives from the late nineteenth century depict a monstrous creature that breathed the disease onto children, and...2018, Madeline Rose Knickerbocker, Sovereign Culture: Stó:lō Cultural Heritage and Political Activism in the Twentieth Century, Simon Fraser University, page 62
   • We wanted to create a design that embodied our traditions, as well as honours the relationship between Qw’ó:ltl'el, q̓ic̓əy̓ and the City of Maple Ridge.2024 December, Joshua Carr and Amber Oliver, quotee, “Street Banners”, in Maple Ridge, BC

   Synonyms:

   Kwantlen