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