Sliammon


SLIAMMON  () people, a FIRST NATION of the Northern Coast SALISH people, occupied the mainland coast of GEORGIA STRAIT from DESOLATION SOUND south to SALTERY BAY in JERVIS INLET. Traditionally their main villages were at Grace Harbour and Sliammon Creek, though the modern population of about 1,000 is centred at the village of Sliammon, north of POWELL RIVER. KLAHOOSE and HOMALCO people also reside at the village and are often called...

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