Sq’éwlets is the Halq’eméylem name for ‘Scowlitz’ Literally it means “turn of river at the bottom of mountain” .
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peq’ó:les
P’eq’ó:les is the Halq’eméylem word for ‘cataract’. Literally it means ‘white eye’. P’eq’ó:les is also the name of a place, across the Fraser river from Deroche, B.C.