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Host Nations Pronunciation Guide

It’s important to use the correct pronunciation when respecting and honouring traditional Indigenous lands. Here’s how to correctly pronounce the names of Indigenous peoples on whose unceded traditional lands SFU campuses are situated:

Katzie (KATE-zee)
Kwantlen (KWANT-len)
Kwikwetlem (kweh-KWET-lem)
Musqueam (muss-KWEE-um)
Qayqayt (keh-KITE)

Semiahmoo (se-mi-AH-moo)
Squamish (SQUA-mish)
Sto:lo (STAW-low)
Tsawwassen (tsah-WASS-en)
Tsleil-Waututh (SLAY-wha-tuth)

To learn more about the Host Nations you can also visit each Nation’s website. They may have a phonetic pronunciation on their “91ܽ” page, an audio-recording of their name, or videos that include people saying the Nation’s name.