Squamish may refer to:
Places
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Squamish, British Columbia
Squamish (; Squamish language, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh sníchim: Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, ; 2016 census population 19,512) is a community and a district municipality in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of British Columbia, located at th ...
, a district municipality in British Columbia, Canada
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Squamish-Lillooet Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
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Squamish River, a river in British Columbia, Canada, named after the Squamish people
People
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Squamish people
The Squamish people (Squamish language, Squamish: ''Skwxwú7mesh'' , historically transliterated as Sko-ko-mish) are an Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast, indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest Coast. Archaeological evidence sh ...
, a Northwest Coast indigenous people, in their language "Sḵwx̱wú7mesh", after whom the river is named (the town of Squamish is named for the river)
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Squamish language
Squamish (; ', ''sníchim'' meaning "language") is a Coast Salish language spoken by the Squamish people of the Pacific Northwest. It is spoken in the area that is now called southwestern British Columbia, Canada, centred on their reserve commun ...
, the language of the Squamish people
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Squamish Nation, the band government of the Squamish people
Other
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43-Man Squamish
Thomas Freeman Koch (May 13, 1925 – March 22, 2015) was an American humorist and writer. He wrote for ''Mad Magazine'' for 37 years.
Early life
Koch (pronounced "Cook") was born in Charleston, Illinois, and spent his youth in Indianapolis be ...
, a fictional sport featured in ''Mad Magazine''
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Squamish Five
The Squamish Five (sometimes referred to as the Vancouver Five) were a group of self-styled "urban guerrillas" active in Canada during the early 1980s. Their chosen name was Direct Action. The five were Ann Hansen, Brent Taylor, Juliet Caroline ...
, a militant activist group, named as such by the media because they were arrested near Squamish, British Columbia
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Squamish (wind)
A squamish (also known as an Arctic outflow wind in winter months) is a strong and often violent wind occurring in many of the fjords, inlets and valleys of British Columbia. Squamishes occur in those fjords oriented in a northeast–southwest o ...
, a type of wind in coastal British Columbia
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