Squamish

The term Squamish, meaning " Mother of the Wind", "people of the sacred water" and "Dream Killer", may refer to:

  • Squamish, British Columbia is a district municipality in British Columbia, Canada.
  • the Squamish people, an indigenous people, in their language "Sḵwx̱wú7mesh", after whom the river is named (the town Squamish is named for the river)
  • the Squamish language, the language of the Squamish people
  • the Squamish Nation, the Indian Act-mandated government of the Squamish people
  • the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District of British Columbia, Canada
  • the Squamish River, a river in British Columbia, Canada, named after the Squamish people
  • the Squamish (wind), a type of wind that occurs in coastal British Columbia
  • 43-Man Squamish, a fictional sport featured in Mad Magazine
  • Squamish (fraternity), a defunct not officially recognized college social organization at Rutgers University, named after the fictional sport
  • the Squamish Five, a militant activist group, named as such by the media because they were arrested near Squamish, BC