Place Names in lək̓ʷəŋən:

  • Bukkaynung now known as “Jemmy Jones Island,” where the Cadboro Bay people gathered camas
  • cəlíʔɬčə (Tsuli’lhchu) now known as the “Mount Douglas” area
  • Chikawich now known as “Mcneill Bay”
  • Čeqʷəŋín (Cheko’nein) now known as the “Cadboro Bay” area
  • čilq̓áʔwəč (Chilka’wuch) now known as the “Oak Bay” area
  • Kuhl-snela now known as “Victoria Harbour”
  • Kwatsech now known as “Gordon Head”
  • P’kols now known as “Mount Douglas”
  • P’q’als now known as “Mount Tolmie”
  • Shpwhung now known as the “Oak Bay” marina area
  • Sitchanalth now known as “Willow Beach”
  • sxʷéŋxʷəŋ (Swenghwung) now known as the “James Bay” area
  • Wholaylch  now known as “Ross  Bay,”  including  “Clover  Point”
  • xʷsépsəm (Xwsepsum) now known as the “Esquimalt” area

Place Names in SENĆOŦEN:

  • ‘I’EL,ILCE now known as “Cordova Bay”
  • KEM¸OŦEN now known as “Camosun”
  • MÁL¸EXEȽ now known as the “Mill Bay Reserve,” “Malahat”
  • METULIYE now known as “Victoria”
  • MIḴEN now known as “Beacon Hill”
  • ṈÁ¸ḴE¸ now known as “Oak Bay”
  • PKOLS now known as “Mount Douglas”
  • SĆEU¸OŦEN now known as “Tswwassen”
  • SETI¸NES now known as “Sidney”
  • ŚJEL¸KE now known as “Swartz Bay”
  • SḰX̱O¸MEŚ now known as “Vancouver”
  • SMEĆE¸OŦEN now known as “Mechosin”
  • SX̱IMÁȽEȽ now known as “Esquimalt”
  • W̱ENÁ¸NEĆ now known as “Salt Spring Island”
  • W̱JOȽEȽP now known as “Brentwood Bay”
  • X̱E¸OL¸X̱ELE₭ now known as “Elk Lake”

References:

Esquimalt Nation Website:

Home • Esquimalt Nation • Community Engagement

Malahat Nation Website:

Malahat Nation

Pauquachin Nation Website:

Pauquachin First Nation

Songhees Nation Website:

Songhees Nation

WSANEC Leadership Council Website:

W̱SÁNEĆ Leadership Council (wsanec.com)

History of P’kols (Mount Douglas):

https://crdcommunitygreenmap.ca/story/history-pkols-mount-douglas

Significance of qʷəɬáʔalʔ/ḰȽO,EL (camas) for the Salish Peoples (including camas bulb recipes for nourishment!):

Camas (ospi.k12.wa.us)

Other Resources:

Native Land

https://native-land.ca

“Native Land is an app to help map Indigenous territories, treaties, and languages.”
You can enter an address or click on the map to see relevant territories in the region.

FirstVoices

https://www.firstvoices.com

“FirstVoices is a collaborative platform where Indigenous communities manage, curate and share their languages.”
You can use the site to search languages, listen to recorded audios by elders, and search words in that language to find its meaning or the English translation.