Questions tagged [first-nations]

The aboriginal people of current-day Canada, excluding the Inuit and Métis peoples.

The First Nations are the aboriginal people of current-day Canada, excluding the Inuit and Métis peoples.

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What is sásq'ets, from Halkomelem myths?

The modern term Sasquatch is a loan word (first used by Indian Agent J.W. Burns) based on the Halkomelem First Nations people's word sásq'ets. In the myths of the Halkomelem people, what was sásq'ets? Were there identifiable stories told about it,…
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