Lekwungen

English Noun sp * A member of a Native American people from British Columbia in Canada and Washington State in the United States. en Sandra Richardson Sandra Richardson: A new brand of reconciliation Times Colonist 2025-09-28 https://www.timescolonist.com/opinion/sandra-richardson-a-new-brand-of-reconciliation-11272901 The Victoria Foundation also unveiled its new brand identity, a fresh look that emphasizes the foundation’s commitment to the community. Key to the brand is an Indigenous companion logo, created by artist Bradley Dick, who is Lekwungen, Ditidaht, and Da’naxada’xw, with decades of experience making art in different mediums. https://web.archive.org/web/20251019225901/https://www.timescolonist.com/opinion/sandra-richardson-a-new-brand-of-reconciliation-11272901 19 October 2025 Translations Native American people Saanich: str LEQEṈEN Proper noun Dialect of the Northern Straits Salish language spoken by this people. en Kathryn Marlow School in Greater Victoria will get new Lekwungen name w:CBC News 2023-03-08 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/school-in-greater-victoria-will-get-new-lekwungen-name-1.6772748 An elementary school in Victoria will have a new name in the coming years — and that name will be in Lekwungen, the language of the Songhees and Esquimalt Nations on whose traditional territory the school sits. https://web.archive.org/web/20241106224542/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/school-in-greater-victoria-will-get-new-lekwungen-name-1.6772748 6 November 2024 Translations language Saanich: str LEQEṈ¸IN¸EṈ¸ Further reading str en Languages