Elements area
Identifier
011
Title
Cheakamus River from bridge
Date(s)
Description
The original spelling of the Cheakamus area (river and canyon) is chee-YAK-mush which is Indian for "fish weir". A slight variation in belief is that the original Indian spelling is Tsee-ark-amiskt which means "fish trap" and refers to the difficulty salmon have in travelling up the river.
Format
Source
Squamish Public Library, Squamish Files: Place Names.