Bill Seward: Status Of The Hul’q’umi’num’ Language

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 kw’unus qwal ’u tu s-hwunitum’a’lh

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Bill Seward: How Grandmother Stopped the Wars

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 the white people came, ’i’

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Bill Seward: Dad Saves A Kid

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 there were always a lot

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Bill Seward: Bill And His Brother As Soldiers

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 were leaving to go to

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Bill Seward: Bill’s Athletic Career

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 medal na’nuts’a’ mustimuhw kwunnuhw they’.

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Bill Seward: Sportsmanship

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 le’lum’utha’mu “The canoe is sacred,

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Bill Seward: Origin Of Prince Charles Canoe Club

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 (logging company). stl’i’s kws lumnuhws

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Bill Seward: The Language of Longshoring

  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 the white people. hwulmuhwathun ’u

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