ɐkˈoːɹdɪŋ tʊ ˌænθɹəpˈɑːlədʒˌɪst tʃˈɑːɹlz hˈɪltˈaʊt, ðə mˈeɪn vˈɪlɪdʒ ʌvðə kwˈæntlən pˈiːpəl wʌz ˈɛs tʃˈaɪ ʃwˈɑː wˈaɪ ʃwˈɑː ˈɛm ʃwˈɑː ˌɛlbˈɑːɹ ɪn wʌt ɪz nˈaʊ nˈoʊn æz nˈuː wˈɛstmɪnstɚ.
According to anthropologist Charles Hill-Tout, the main village of the Kwantlen people was sχəyəməɬ in what is now known as New Westminster.