COQUITLAM, B.C. — The Riverview Lands are no more. B.C. officials announced Wednesday they have been renamed səmiq̓wəʔelə (pronounced Suh-MEE-kwuh-EL-uh), to recognize and honour the Kwikwetlem First Nation’s (kʷikʷəƛ̓əm) historical and cultural ties to its ancestral land. kʷikʷəƛ̓əm asserts Indigenous rights and title to səmiq̓wəʔelə as part of its core traditional territory. “The name səmiq̓ʷəʔelə … Continue reading Riverview lands renamed to səmiq̓wəʔelə