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End your journey alongshore in Squamish, the northern tip of Howe Sound where the Squamish River fans out into an estuary that sits at the geographic center of the Biosphere Reserve.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 3, 2022

To the non-Washington resident, it may be hard to guess which of the following places are fictional: Squahamish, Sammamish, Suquamish, Swinomish, Squamish and Snohomish.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 29, 2022

“Other First Nations with overlapping land claims are not working together, but Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh are, and this is making them unstoppable,’’ she said.

From New York Times • Aug. 23, 2022

“That’s when the conversations started,’’ said Mr. Williams, the Squamish councilor whose ancestral name is Sxwíxwtn.

From New York Times • Aug. 23, 2022

Then came the great Squamish chief, saying more welcoming words, and inviting his guests to begin their tribal dances.

From The Shagganappi by Johnson, E. Pauline