Donna Status of the Hul’q’umi’num’ Language (Hul’q’umi’num’ starts at 00:50) kw’unus nilh ni’ ’u lhu skwoulew’t-hw, ni’ ’utl’ pun’e’luxutth’. When I attended school it was at Penelakut. skw’ey kw’unus qwal ’u tthuw’ s’aa’lh sqwal I couldn’t speak our own language ’uw’ hay tu s-hwunitum’a’lh sqwal ha’kwushut. and it was only English that we used. ’i’ ’uweelh … Read more
How Grandmother stopped the Wars by Bill Seward ’uw’ xwi’em’ tsun tse’ ’ul’ ’u kwsunu si’lu’elh, tens kw’unu men. I am going to tell you a story about my grandmother, mother of my father. hwun’ xuxi’luxsulh tu mustimuhw During the times when we were at war amongst each other hwuw’ees m’iis tetsul tu hwunitum’, before … Read more
Dad Saves A Kid ’a-a sii’em’ nu siiye’yu, yuthustalu tsun tse’ kwthunu men kwsun yaay’usth ’ulh, hwthey’wiil’s. My most honoured friends, I will tell of you about my father, when he was working as a longshoreman. tum’xuytl’ ’i yath ’ulh ’uw’ qux stl’ul’iqulh ni’ ’u tu …. nem’ kw’akw’i’yutus thu slhewut’. It was winter and … Read more
Bill and his Brother as Soldiers (saay’ kws xiluxs Preparing for War) niilh tst ni’ ’u tu’i tsa’luqw thaythut tst kws nem’ tst xilux ’i’ kw’unu shuyulh. Me and my older brother were up the mountain here training to go to war. ’i’ wulh nem’ tst xilux’, xut’u ’u tun’a kweyulus wulh huye’ tst. And we … Read more
My Athletic Career kwunus hiiw’a’lum’ulh lacrosse, football, When I was still playing lacrosse and footbal, mukw’ nu shnem’ ’i’ ni’ tsun ’uw’ tl’hwunuq. I played all over and I won. ni’ ’u tu ni’ tsa’luqw ’i’ ni’ tsun tl’uw’ tl’e’hwun’uq I was up north here and again I was winning. sus ’uw’ ’amusthelum ’u thu … Read more
Sportsmanship kwunus ’uw’ hwun’a hiiw’a’lum’ … When I was first playing… suw’ hay kw’unus ’i hiiw’a’lum’ ’i’ nus ’uw’ kwunnuhw tu snuhwulh. when I was finishing playing (that lacrosse) and I got on the canoe. ’i’ wulh qwulmuthelum ’u tu s’ul’eluhw. and I had a talking to by the Elders. “xe’xe’ tey’ snuhwulh, ni’ tsun … Read more
The Origin of the Prince Charles Canoe Club ’iilh m’i tetsul lhu Queen The Queen arrived here (on her yacht). ’i’ ’een’theelh mi’ lheelustuhw yu shhwula’ulhs. And it was me that brought her to shore in the canoe. sus nem’ ’uw’ tsqwlhey’ nem’ ’utl’ MacMillan. And we had a long that was donated by MacMillan … Read more
Using our language when I was longshoring by Bill Seward (at :27 seconds) hwthey’wiils = longshoring (at :44) quxulh s’ul’e’luhwtst yath ’uw’ tl’uw’ hwthey’wiil’s. Many of our Elders were always longshoring too. (starting at 1:23) nilh st’e ’u kw’uw’ hw’iiw’tsustus tu hwunitum’ tu s’ul’eluhw ni’ ’ulh yay’us hwthey’wiil’s. Our Elders who were working longshoring taught … Read more
