Squamish Explained

Squamish may refer to:

Places

• Squamish, British Columbia, a district municipality in British Columbia, Canada
• Squamish-Lillooet Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
• Squamish River, a river in British Columbia, Canada, named after the Squamish people

People

• Squamish people, a Northwest Coast indigenous people, in their language "Sḵwx̱wú7mesh", after whom the river is named (the town of Squamish is named for the river)
• Squamish language, the language of the Squamish people
• Squamish Nation, the band government of the Squamish people

Other

• 43-Man Squamish, a fictional sport featured in Mad Magazine
• Squamish Five, a militant activist group, named as such by the media because they were arrested near Squamish, British Columbia
• Squamish (wind), a type of wind in coastal British Columbia