Nooksack Place Names
Places named in the
original Nooksack
language, Lhéchalosem
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The Nooksack Elders
Louisa George
Helen Paul and Esther Fidele
Bambi, Brent Galloway, Alice Hunt, Esther Fidele, and Jess Cole
Nooksack territory
Locations of places named in Lhéchalosem
1. Sq’eláxen Area near Tennant Lake
This name also refers to a group of people.
9. Tl’eqx California Creek
21. Méqsen Village at Stick Peter’s place
George Cline and local resident
Place names in the Lynden-Northwood area
27. Sqwehálich Village on Stickney Island
Stickney Home barn
Area of village site
29. Lhchálos Village E of Lynden
33. Sp’etós Pit house village site
44. Sq’éq’ayex Village site on river
51. Nek’iyéy Ten Mile Prairie
US Northwest Boundary Survey map
Place names in the Everson area
54. Kwánech Village at Everson
61. Temíxwten Village at Sumas, WA
74. Xelxál7altxw Village at Johnnie place
Place names in the Goshen-Lawrence area
76. Ts’úts’um7als Location on Coffee
Johnson’s place
78. Nuxwsá7aq Anderson Creek and
Goshen Prairie
80. Spálhxen Village on Johnson Island
Cedar plank longhouse at Spálhxen, Johnson Island, circa 1940. People
identified as R.E. Hawley and David Johnson.
84. Yexsáy Smith Creek and village
Place names in the Deming-Forks area
89. Leme7ólh Fishing rocks
90. Kw’élhqwàl7 Fishing rocks
92. Nuxw7íyem South Fork and village
Log house with dovetail corners at Nuxw7íyem village site, circa 1940.
95. Nuxwt’íqw’em Middle Fork and village site
97. Chuw7álich North Fork Nooksack River
100. Xwkw’ól7exwey Kendall Creek and village
113. Kwelshán High open slopes around Mt. Baker
114. Kweq’ Smánit Mt. Baker
121. Nuxwsxátsem North Fork Nooksack River
above Swamp Creek
126. Núxwaymaltxw Camp at Skookum Creek
129. Kwetl’kwítl’ Smánit Twin Sisters Mt.
130A. Lake Whatcom
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132. Chúkwenet Camp at north end of
Chuckanut Bay
133. Xwótqwem Whatcom Creek and camp
135B. Nuxws7áxwom Cherry Point