X̱wáýx̱way

British Columbia, Canada

X̱wáýx̱way (Squamish: [ʷajʷaj]) or x̌ʷay̓x̌ʷəy̓ (Halkomelem: [ʷajˀʷəjˀ]), rendered in English as Xway xway and Whoiwhoi, is a First Nations village site, located in what is now Stanley Park in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The village was located on the eastern peninsula of the park, near what is now Lumberman's Arch. The village was home for many Squamish, Musqueam and Tsleil-waututh people, but after European colonization began in the Vancouver area, the inhabitants were forced to re-locate to nearby villages. The village was named for a mask ceremony; thus, the best translation of x̱wáýx̱way would be 'masked dance performance'.

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