Meaning of Tlowitsis | Babel Free
Definitions
A First Nation of Vancouver Island, based around Nenagwas, south of Campbell River, traditionally based around Turnour Island, British Columbia, part of the Kwakwaka'wakw.
plural, singular
Examples
“Since the school closed in Kalagwee on Turnour Island in the 1960s and members left the settlement, the Tlowitsis have been scattered around B.C. with no one place to call home.”
“Chief John Smith and his brother, Thomas, a councillor, hope to finally begin work on a new village for the Tlowitsis after a decades-long search and the 2018 purchase of land south of Campbell River from a logging company.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.