Salishan
names are used by the Salish people of the western United States and Canada.
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XELAS m New World Mythology, SalishanName used by the Lummi people of northwest Washington state for the Transformer, a being that appears in the mythologies of many indigenous peoples who inhabited the Pacific Northwest Coast. This legendary figure (or figures) is also known as
Xáays in Squamish and
Xa:ls in Halkomelem.