When you go into the forest, it is Nuxalk Protocol to pray. We say Anulicwhitulhx Manakays four times together as a group because it means clear our path, Creator.

As you walk up the trail to the right, you will see Satsk’ ayxw, Mt.Stupendous, which means “Mountain with the high top” the Nuxalk people who lived here named it “pointy top.” When Alexander Mackenzie came, he thought it was cool that it was so high. You will also see Mountain Wapat or Tabletop mountain; it means something like “sideways” and is where sports day used to take place.

It’s interesting because you can know the story behind the mountain names and trails, it’s also essential to learn about our culture to tell it to other people who want to know.