Category: 2019
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Yuleqtunaat | Roberta Charlie (2019) – Wiw’xus! Learning Hul’q’umi’num’ through stories
YuleqtunaatRoberta Charlie About meI am from Somena. I work for the Cowichan Tribes as a Hul’q’umi’num’ teacher at the daycare. I was raised in a family with strong beliefs in the culture and tradition and I follow these teachings closely in my life. I completed my MA at SFU. My projectI have chosen this project…
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TELTÁLEMOT | Ivy Seward (2019) – Wind from the North: Hul’q’umi’num’ speakers in Saanich
TELTÁLEMOT [Tultelumat] Ivy Seward About meI am from the Saanich First Nations. I am a language teacher and I completed an MA at SFU. I am also a person who has lived a life of learning the First Nations traditions and who enjoys helping to pass them on to our youth. My goal is to…
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Tth’ets’sulwut | Carol Louie (2019) – tsxwi’xwi’em’: Four new Hul’q’umi’num’ stories
Tth’ets’sulwutCarol Louie About meI am from Xwul’qw’selu. My late mother was Donalda Louie Sla’quliye’ and my late father Francis Louie Xutth’xutth’uluq. I am a language teacher for Cowichan Valley School District 79 and I complete my MA through the SFU Hul’q’umi’num’ program. My projectI present four original stories in my First Nations language, Hul’q’umi’num’, a…
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yutustana:t | Mandy (Verna) Jones (2019) – tetul’ ’u tu syuw’a’numa’: A culturally-based Hul’q’umi’num’ language program
yutustana:t Mandy (Verna) Jones About me’een’thu Yutustantaat, tun’ni’ tsun ’utl’ Snuneymuxw. kwunu menulh George Wyse tenulh Marge Thomas. I am a Hul’q’umi’num coordinator for School District 68 and completed an MA at SFU. I am married to Andy Jones and have two children, Georgina and John. My projectThis project describes the creation of the Hul’q’umi’num’…
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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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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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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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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…