Qw'ó:ltl'el

English Etymology en hur Qw'ó:ltl'el. Proper noun sp en Kwantlen. en Madeline Rose Knickerbocker Sovereign Culture: Stó:lō Cultural Heritage and Political Activism in the Twentieth Century Simon Fraser University 2018 62 https://summit.sfu.ca/_flysystem/fedora/2022-08/input_data/21379/etd10778.pdf Stó:lō and other Xwélmexw narratives of smallpox reveal understandings of disease as a supernatural affliction, perhaps part of a necessary cycle of the world. Qw’ó:ltl’el narratives from the late nineteenth century depict a monstrous creature that breathed the disease onto children, and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh oral tradition that Mulks−a tribal historian−recounted in 1896 describes how the disease, a punishment from the Great Spirit, afflicted first salmon and then humans. en Joshua Carr and Amber Oliver Street Banners Maple Ridge, BC 2024-12 https://www.mapleridge.ca/parks-recreation/arts-theatre/public-art/street-banners We wanted to create a design that embodied our traditions, as well as honours the relationship between Qw’ó:ltl'el, q̓ic̓əy̓ and the City of Maple Ridge. https://web.archive.org/web/20260112142805/https://www.mapleridge.ca/parks-recreation/arts-theatre/public-art/street-banners 12 January 2026 Halkomelem Alternative forms hur Qw'ó:ntl'an Upriver hur q̓ʷa:n̓ƛ̓ən̓ Downriver Proper noun hur proper noun Kwantlen.