Ts'msyen en · NOUN
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Tsimshian Ts'msyen.
Meanings
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Synonym of Tsimshian
I'm Ts'msyen on my dad's side and German-Canadian on my mum's side. I inherited my nordic German mother's fair colouring, but my round native family's da'eel (cheeks) and my Ts'msyen dad's spiritual nature — his love of story and song.
2023 September 29, Pamela Post, “A Tale of Two Metlakatlas: Rematriating my Ts'msyen family history”, in CBC Radio: