Siwash

For bay of the Sea of Azov in Crimea, see Sivash.

Siwash is a Chinook Jargon word for native peoples, derived from the French "sauvage", wild. It may refer to:

Siwash College, a fictional school in the stories of George H. Fitch
Siwash Creek or Nashwito Creek, two of five creeks in British Columbia
Siwash sweater is another name for a sweater made with Cowichan knitting, also known as a Cowichan sweater
Siwash Rock, a rock outcropping in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
USS Siwash (SP-12), a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919

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