Snokomish
The Snokomish were a Native American tribe that was wiped out by a smallpox epidemic around 1850 . They lived north of the Semiahmoo area , near the Canadian-American border, and were part of the coastal Salish . They spoke Halkomelem (Halq'emeylem), one of the Salish dialect groups.
history
Their territory included Boundary Bay and the catchment areas of the Serpentine , Nicomekl and Campbell Rivers . They were related to the Semiahmoo , sharing a fish trap with them at the mouth of the Campbell River and a common hunting ground.
Apparently they initially profited from trading with the Hudson's Bay Company at Fort Langley , as the trade route ran through their area. However, almost all of them fell victim to a severe smallpox epidemic in the late 1840s. The Snokomish site snákwaya, the location of which is uncertain but can certainly be found near Fort Langley, has been completely wiped out. The same goes for the village of Skwélic.
The few survivors joined the Semiahmoo, who took over the Snokomish area at the mouth of the Nicomekl and the Serpentine River.