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Nooksack Place Names
Places named in the
original Nooksack
language, Lhéchalosem
stólaw7
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The Nooksack Elders
Louisa George
Helen Paul and Esther Fidele
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Bambi, Brent Galloway, Alice Hunt, Esther Fidele, and Jess Cole
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Nooksack territory
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Locations of places named in Lhéchalosem
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1. Sq’eláxen Area near Tennant Lake
This name also refers to a group of people.
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9. Tl’eqx California Creek
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21. Méqsen Village at Stick Peter’s place
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George Cline and local resident
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Place names in the Lynden-Northwood area
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27. Sqwehálich Village on Stickney Island
Stickney Home barn
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Area of village site
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29. Lhchálos Village E of Lynden
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33. Sp’etós Pit house village site
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44. Sq’éq’ayex Village site on river
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51. Nek’iyéy Ten Mile Prairie
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US Northwest Boundary Survey map
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Place names in the Everson area
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54. Kwánech Village at Everson
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61. Temíxwten Village at Sumas, WA
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74. Xelxál7altxw Village at Johnnie place
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Place names in the Goshen-Lawrence area
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76. Ts’úts’um7als Location on Coffee
Johnson’s place
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78. Nuxwsá7aq Anderson Creek and
Goshen Prairie
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80. Spálhxen Village on Johnson Island
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Cedar plank longhouse at Spálhxen, Johnson Island, circa 1940. People
identified as R.E. Hawley and David Johnson.
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84. Yexsáy Smith Creek and village
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Place names in the Deming-Forks area
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89. Leme7ólh Fishing rocks
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90. Kw’élhqwàl7 Fishing rocks
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92. Nuxw7íyem South Fork and village
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Log house with dovetail corners at Nuxw7íyem village site, circa 1940.
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95. Nuxwt’íqw’em Middle Fork and village site
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97. Chuw7álich North Fork Nooksack River
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100. Xwkw’ól7exwey Kendall Creek and village
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113. Kwelshán High open slopes around Mt. Baker
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114. Kweq’ Smánit Mt. Baker
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121. Nuxwsxátsem North Fork Nooksack River
above Swamp Creek
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126. Núxwaymaltxw Camp at Skookum Creek
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129. Kwetl’kwítl’ Smánit Twin Sisters Mt.
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130A. Lake Whatcom
xácho7
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132. Chúkwenet Camp at north end of
Chuckanut Bay
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133. Xwótqwem Whatcom Creek and camp
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135B. Nuxws7áxwom Cherry Point