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![]() Elsie Copper and her brother, who is wearing traditional Saanich dance regalia. George Gustav Heye, right. 1938 photo, NMAI. | |
Regions with significant populations | |
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Languages | |
English, Saanich | |
Religion | |
Christianity, Animism | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Coast Salish |
People | W̱SÁNEĆ |
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Language | SENĆOŦEN |
Country | ÁLEṈENEȻ (TŦE W̱SÁNEĆ)[1][2][3] |
The Saanich or W̱sáneć (Saanich:W̱SÁNEĆ, [xʷˈsenət͡ʃ], Xwsenəč) are indigenous nations from the north coast of the Gulf and San Juan Islands, southern Vancouver Island and the southern edge of the Lower Mainland in British Columbia.
ÁLEṈENEȻ means "homeland" in the SENĆOŦEN language.