Stories and Traditions
they’t thu thi lelum’ |Rebuilding the Longhouse ’een’thu p’e’ niilh thuyt thu thi lelum’ tst I was indeed the one responsible for building our longhouse ’i’ kw’unu sqe’uq ni’ wulh s’i’kw’ ’u tun’a kweyul. along with my younger brother who is now deceased. suw’ thuyt ’i’ huy’thustham’shusulh kw’unu s’ul’eluhw, We were building and my Elders were tell me, “ha’ ch
Read moreGabriola Gravesite tthu ni’ Gabriola ni’ tsun sme’mul’qstuhw kwthu skwishs tey’ skwthe’. It was over at Gabriola, I forgot the native name of that island. kws q’ays tu mustimuhw When the people died ’i’ hun’wushum’ ’u tthu [sh-hwuhwul’iwun’ smeent]. They were put in a cave over there ’uwu kws punutums. They weren’t buried. nuw’ ni’ kwthu ni’ ni’ shni’s tthu
Read moreStatus 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 kw’unus qwal ’u tu s-hwunitum’a’lh
Read moreDad 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 there were always a lot
Read moreBill 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 were leaving to go to
Read moreMy 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 medal na’nuts’a’ mustimuhw kwunnuhw they’.
Read moreSportsmanship 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 le’lum’utha’mu “The canoe is sacred,
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