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Cheakamus (Squamish Chiyakmesh) is a village/community of the Indigenous Sḵwxwú7mesh, located near Squamish, British Columbia. The name of the Cheakamus River comes from the name of this village. "Chiyakmesh" translates into people of the fish weir. A chiyak is a special weir this village used on the Cheakamus River to catch salmon. It is the largest reserve of the Squamish Nation in size.
This community was severely affected by the 2005 CN Rail Cheakamus River derailment.
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