Ligwilda'xw

See also: Lig̱wiłda'x̱w

English

Etymology

From Kwak'wala Lig̱wiłda'x̱w (U'mista spelling).

Noun

Ligwilda'xw sg or pl

  1. Anglicised spelling of Lig̱wiłda'x̱w.
    • 2018 May 23, “Renaming of Emily Carr painting spurs debate about reconciliation in art”, in CBC News‎[1]:
      But for Ligwilda'xw interdisciplinary artist Sonny Assu of Campbell River, B.C., changing the name of the painting does not spark a conversation about colonial history so much as it "revises" it.
    • 2021 February 22, “Two B.C. artists chosen for Indigenous art fellowship”, in Vancouver Sun‎[2]:
      Ligwilda’xw Kwakwaka’wakw contemporary artist Sonny Assu of Campbell River and Catherine Blackburn, an English River First Nation Dene multidisciplinary artist and designer from Thornhill, were among five Indigenous artists chosen for this year’s fellowship.
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