Donna (1) mukw’ stem lhemts’tus—stsi’yu, tsqw’iil’muhw, tstsulqama’, tsq’e’lux sqw’iil’muhw.They picked everything—strawberries, blackberries, raspberries, black blackberries. (2) ’uy’.They were good. (3) ts’ey’hwtus tthu s’ul’eluhwulh.The elders used to dry them. (4) They dry it. (5) ts’ey’hwtus thu stsi’yu.They dried the strawberries. (6) lumnuhw na’nuts’a’ s’eluhw, wulh s’e.e.eluhw, suw’ lhumts’tus kw’am’kw’um’, suw’ ts’uy’hwtus…I saw one elder, when they were … Read more
(1) suw’ q’aq’i’ lhunu skw’umilhum.My foster child was sick. (2) suw’ yuthusthelum qw’uqw’um’ tthu she’ituns tl’eel’uqt tthu she’ituns.So, they told me to cut off her hair; her hair was really long. (3) sus ’uw’ qw’uqw’um’.So, it was cut. (4) suw’ yuthusthelum yathulh ’uw’ q’aq’i’.They told me to do that if she’s sick. (5) yuthusthelum, “t’e’t … Read more
(1) [In English:] Good morning. (2) I’m Theresa Thorne, from Cowichan band. (3) suw’siw’ tthunu sne.suw’siw’ is my name. (4) kw’unus tuw’ qwul’qwul ’ul’ ’u tthu sht’es tthu slhexun’, slhexun’s tthu hwuhwilmuhw.I’ll speak a little about medicine, the native medicine. (5) st’e ’uw’ ni’ut yu ’i’kw’nuhw.We have forgotten how to use it. (6) kws m’iis … Read more
(1) nem’ tsun skwoul tuli’ kw’i sta’luw’ suw’ ’a’ulh tst ’u thu miner’s train.I traveled to school along the river, aboard the miner’s train. (2) yul’ew’ tth’a’kwus tintun tu netulh ’i’ ni’ tst wulh ’aalh ’u thu hwuy’qwul’ulh ni’ wuqw’ilum.Around seven in the morning, we’d get on the train, pile right on. (3) nem’ tst … Read more
Filmed in 1998
