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Identifier
021
Title
Cheekye as seen from the bridge
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Description
Cheekye is from the Indian name for Mount Garibald - in-ch-KAI which means "dirty place". The mountain was so named since dirty snow would result when dust would be blown onto the snowfields from cinder cones and lava. The pioneers adapted this name to the area and river.
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Source
Squamish Public Library, Squamish Files: Place Names.