Xwémalhkwu

English

Etymology

Transcription of Comox χʷɛmaɬkʷu.

Proper Noun

Xwémalhkwu

  1. Synonym of Homalco.
    • 2024 September 30, Jennifer Malloy, “How Indigenous-led Tourism Can Revive Lost Languages On Vancouver Island”, in Explore Magazine[1]:
      Janet Wilson, my Xwémalhkwu—or Homalco First Nation—guide for the day, leads me past this misfit marine feast and up a crescent beach to the now uninhabited village of Aupe: the place where her mother was stolen from her family and taken to a residential school, a place overflowing with trauma, yet a place that somehow still holds some semblance of hope for the future.
    • 2025 March 10, Rochelle Baker, “Homalco First Nation’s ecosystem approach to flooding protects people and culture”, in The Hamilton Spectator[2]:
      The Willow Creek watershed project will restore wetlands and watercourses in the Homalco First Nation’s territory to reduce flooding and other climate disaster risks, but also boost cultural values and sustainable economic development, said Xwémalhkwu (Homalco) Chief Darren Blaney.