Donna xewtl’uqs | The man who was turned into a rock by Bill Seward I’m going to tell you a story about xewtl’uqs, that’s in Nanaimo, the lighthouse. The man was turned into a rock. kwunus hwun’ stl’i’tl’qulh, When I was a young child, ’i’ sq’uqa’ tsun ’u tu s’ul’e’luhw, skw’oukw’iyukwum’s ni’ ’u tey’, I went … Read more
squl’ew’ sxwi’em’ The Beaver Story told by Willie Seymour qwulthuts’tun Stz’uminus First Nation (1) nanulh ’uw’ ’iyus tu sxwi’em’s tu s’ul’eluhwulh. Many beautiful legends were told by our Elders. (2) nilh tu … ’uw’ ’iyus ’ul’ q’puthut They were always happy to get together (3) ’i’ ’iyus xwi’em’, xwi’em’. and tell stories. (4) suw’ hwun’ … Read more
Speaker: Willie Seymour – qwulthuts’tun Filmed in 1998Transcribed and translated by Theresa Thorne and Donna Gerdts
Ruby Peter gives a telling of the story of the little wren, learned from her mother. Transcription and translation by Ruby Peter, with editing by Donna Gerdts with help from Elena Barriero, Elizabeth Ferch, Rae Anne Claxton Baker, and Lauren Schneider. (This version April 1, 2020.) yu ’um’mush tthu t’ut’um’ Little Wren goes hunting (1) … Read more
Ruby Peter gives a telling of the classic story of the Sts’inukw’a’, the boy who became became the thunderbird and saved the people from the orca that was eating all the salmon in Cowichan Bay. Transcription and translation by Ruby Peter, with editing by Rae Anne Claxton and Donna Gerdts (this version March 31, 2020). … Read more
Ruby Peter shares a version of this story that’s give the key events and landmarks. Transcription and translation by Ruby Peter, with editing by Donna Gerdts with help from Elena Barriero, Elizabeth Ferch, and Lauren Schneider. (This version April 6, 2020.) q’ise’q ’i’ tthu munmaanta’qw q’ise’q and the Stoneheads (1) nii ’u tthu xinupsum tthu … Read more
