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This is a list of submitted place names in which the usage is secwepemc.
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Teqtéqe (River) Secwepemc
Teqtéqe is the Secwepemc (Shuswap) name for the Fraser River. The word is traditionally associated with "the river that sustains life". The Fraser River served as a transportation corridor for Indigenous Peoples long before European contact and exploration.