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Map of the Saanich Reservation

Elsie Copper and her brother, who is wearing traditional Saanich dance regalia. George Gustav Heye, right. 1938 photo, NMAI.

The Saanich or W̱SÁNEĆ are indigenous nations from the north coast of the Olympic Peninsula in Washington, the Gulf and San Juan Islands, southern Vancouver Island and the southern edge of the Lower Mainland in British Columbia.

• BOḰEĆEN – Pauquachin
• MÁLEXEȽ – Malahat
• SEMYOME – Semiahmoo
• SXIMEȽEȽ – Esquimalt
• T’sou-ke – Sooke
• ȾÁ,UTW̱ – Tsawout
• W̱ĆIÁNEW̱ – Becher Bay
• W̱JOȽEȽP – Tsartlip
• W̱SÍKEM – Tseycum

Culture

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External links

• An Outline of the Morphology and Phonology of Saanich, North Straits Salish (Timothy Montler's site)
• Saanich Classified Word List (Timothy Montler's site)
• SENĆOŦEN (Saanich, Northern Straits Salish) (Chris Harvey's Native Language, Font & Keyboard)
• Saanich Indian School Board
• SENĆOŦEN Welcome page (First Voices)

See also

• Saanich language
• Coast Salish

Bibliography

• Bill, Adriane; Cayou, Roxanne; & Jim, Jacqueline. (2003). NET'E NEḰA' SḴELÁLṈEW'̲ [One green tree]. Victoria, B.C.: First Peoples’ Cultural Foundation & L̵ÁU,WELṈEW̲ Tribal School. ISBN 1-4120-0626-0.
• Mithun, Marianne. (1999). The languages of Native North America. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-23228-7 (hbk); ISBN 0-521-29875-X.
• Montler, Timothy. (1996). Languages and dialects in Straits Salishan. Proceedings of the International Conference on Salish and Neighboring Languages, 31, 249-256.
• Montler, Timothy. (1999). Language and dialect variation in Straits Salishan. Anthropological linguistics, 41 (4), 462-502.
• YELḰÁTT̵E [Claxton, Earl, Sr.]; & STOLC̸EL̵ [Elliot, John, Sr.]. (1994). Reef Net Technology of the Saltwater People. Brentwood Bay, B.C.: Saanich Indian School Board.

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