Sto꞉lo

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Halkomelem Stó꞉lô (“Fraser River”).

Noun

Sto꞉lo pl (plural only)

  1. A group of Salish First Nations peoples inhabiting the Fraser Valley and lower Fraser Canyon of British Columbia.
    • 2005 August 20, Robert Matas, “Natives wonder why child workers given more authority”, in The Globe and Mail‎[1], archived from the original on 6 November 2025:
      However some Sto:lo Nation members are now asking why the British Columbia government gave increased responsibility for aboriginal child protection services to those who were in charge at the time of Chassidy's death. Tyrone McNeil, a tribal chief of the Sto:lo Tribal Council, said yesterday in an interview.
    • 2007 October 1, “First Nations leader sworn in as B.C.'s lieutenant-governor”, in CBC News‎[2], archived from the original on 2 December 2022:
      Point acknowledged the significance of his Sto:lo heritage in his first speech as the Queen's representative in British Columbia.
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