pɹˈaɪɚ tə jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən kˈɑːntækt, ðə kwˈæntlən wɜː wˈʌn ʌvðə mˈoʊst pˈɑːpjʊləs fˈɜːst nˈeɪʃənz ʌvðə lˈoʊɚ fɹˈeɪsɚ ænd ðə lˈiːdɪŋ fˈækʃən ʌvðə stˈoʊ:lˈoʊ pˈiːpəl.
Prior to European contact, the Kwantlen were one of the most populous First Nations of the Lower Fraser and the leading faction of the Sto:lo people.