Author: gazelle
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Suwsis | Tarra Morris (2020) – Suwsiw: Hul’q’umi’num’ stories of land and sea
SuwsiwTara Morris This project presents five new Hul’q’umi’num stories about the land and sea, created with the help of my elders. The Coast Salish people of the Hul’q’umi’num’ territory have a deep physical and spiritual connection to the world around us. We are taught that our language is an important way that we connect to…
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yutustana:t | Gena Seward-Wilson (2019) – q’ushin’tul’ ’u tunu shxw’a’luqw’a’
yutustana:tGena Seward-Wilson About meI am a mother of three and we live in Nanaimo, where I teach Hul’q’umi’num’ for school district 68, following in the footsteps of my grandfather George Wyse and aunt Mandy Jones. I hope to teach my children and nieces and nephews Hul’q’umi’num’. I completed an MA at SFU. My projectThis project…
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Sti’tum’atulwut | Bernadette Peter (2019) – Mulyitul: Hul’q’umi’num’ perspectives on a wedding ceremony
Sti’tum’atulwutBernadette Peter About me’een’thu Sti’tum’atulwut, tun’ni’ tsun ’utl’ kwa’mutsun. kwthunu menulh Ronald Peter ’i’ lhunu ten Ruby Peter Sti’tum’at. Her parents were Basil and Cecelia Alphonse. I am truly honored to be learning the Hul’q’umi’num’ language. I have three children and four grandkids, who are avid learners of our language. My projectPublic speaking is an…
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syuth ’utl’ tth’asiyetun | The Story of tth’asiyetun
Our opera is about the life of Tth’asiyetun, the last of the great Coast Salish hereditary chiefs, who united the Coast Salish tribes to battle the yuqwulhte’x invaders at hwtl’upnets | Maple Bay in the mid-19th century. Song List 🎼 The songs are listed on this page in the order of presentation, accompanied by their…
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Luschiimtunaat | Sonya Charlie (2019) – Kinship terms within the Hul’q’umi’num’ territory
LuschiimtunaatSonya Charlie About meI am a busy mother and I completed my MA at SFU. My parents are Darlene Sylvester Sunatiye’ and Arvid Charlie Lushiim, from whom I inherited a love for my language and the importance of my cultural heritage. I enjoy doing research and look forward to passing our language on to the…
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Rae Anne Claxton (2020) – lhwet tse’ xwi’em’? hwi’ ’een’thu tse’. How I learned to perform a Hul’q’umi’num’ story
Rae Anne Claxton AbstractStories are integral to Coast Salish culture, past and present. This thesis is about my journey towards Hul’q’umi’num’ fluency, through learning to tell a story with the support of my elders and linguistic training. Hul’q’umi’num’ is a Salish language spoken along the Salish Sea in British Columbia, Canada. I outline the process…
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Siya’mulwut | Claudia Sylvester (2019) – lhalhukw’ siiye’yu: An introduction to birds in the Hul’q’umi’num’ world
Siya’mulwutClaudia Sylvester About meI am from Xwul’qw’selu. My grandparents are the late Wilfred and Sara Sylvester. My parents are Darlene Sylvester Sunatiye’ and Arvid Charlie Luschiim. I am a Hul’q’umi’num’ teacher for Cowichan Valley School District 79, and completed my MA in the SFU language program. My projectWe Hul’q’umi’num’ people have a special connection with…
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Rosemary Webb (2022) – Hul’q’umi’num’ storytellers’ use of gestures to express space and viewpoint
Rosemary Webb AbstractThis thesis describes how co-speech gestures are used by Hul’q’umi’num’ storytellers. Hul’q’umi’num’ is the dialect of Halkomelem Salish spoken on Vancouver Island. All language users gesture, though the form and function of gestures can vary across languages and dialects. This work comprises the first description of iconic gestures in a Salish language, focusing…
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Swutthus | Harvey George (2019) – Hul’q’umi’num’ stories of Tth’asiyetun: The last Coast Salish warrior chief
SwutthusHarvey George About meI am a language teacher for Cowichan Valley School District 79, and I completed the MA in Linguistics of a First Nations Language Program at SFU. I serve as a language mentor in the SFU Hul’q’umi’num’ Language Academy. My projectThis paper is about the life and times of the Coast Salish chief…
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lhqumtunaat | Laura Antoine (2019) – Hul’q’umi’num’ stories as snuw’uyulh: Bringing life lessons to language learners
lhqumtunaat Laura Antoine About meI work for Cowichan Valley School District 79 and I completed my MA at SFU. Raised in a traditional family, I always try to bring a deep respect and seriousness to my cultural practice. I hope that my work and stories will be an inspiration to the younger generation. My projectThe…