Stó:lō

• Sto:lo, Stó:lô

Unadapted borrowing from Halkomelem Stó:lō.

Stó:lō sg or pl

1. A First Nations group in the Canadian province of British Columbia that speaks the upriver dialctect of the Salishan language known as Halkomelem.
   • 2012 June 28, Jennifer Feinberg, “Salmon savoured at Aboriginal Day Celebration in Chilliwack”, in The Chilliwack Progress‎^[1]:

     It was, in fact, a little harder than normal for the local fishermen to navigate the swollen waters of the mighty Fraser to net fish for the salmon ceremony, said Stó:lō grand chief Ken Malloway.

   • 2017 April 22, Francesca Bianco and Holly McKenzie Sutter, “Set in Stone: Stó:lō ancestors' spirits live in Fraser Valley landmarks”, in CBC News‎^[2]:

     This is Th'exelis. It is one of more than 100 sites where Stó:lō people believe their ancestors were transformed to stone. These sites contain living spirits, or Shxweli, and stand as cautionary tales from their ancestors.

   • 2018 May 19, Ryan Patrick Jones and Kallan Lyons, “B.C. school holds traditional naming ceremonies for Sto:lo youth”, in CBC News‎^[3]:

     "We wanted to start it because no one was getting any names handed down at that time," said Stó:lō elder Kwosel, who goes by her Halq'eméylem name.

   • 2021 November 11, “Stó:lō author Lee Maracle, a leading voice in Indigenous literature, dies at 71”, in Global News‎^[4]:

     Stó:lō writer Lee Maracle, who championed the stories of Indigenous women to change the face of Canadian literature, has died.

• stal̓əw̓ (Hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓)
• sta'lo', sta'luw' (Hul'q'umi'num')

From stó:lō (“river”).

Stó:lō

1. Fraser River.

Stó:lō

1. Stó:lō people.