Willie Seymour gives a short welcome in the Hul’q’umi’num’ language to the youth who are visiting the Cowichan Valley Museum exhibit hwsteli hwulmuhw Coast Salish canoe pullers.

Click/tap on the audio file below to play:   ’aa sii’em’ nu siiye’yu, hay tseep q’u kwun’s ’ilup m’i ’ewu ’u tun’a kweyul. My dear friends, thank you for coming today. ’uy’ shqwaluwuns tthu Quw’utsun’ kwus lumnuhwus tthu siiye’yus. The Cowichan people are happy to see their relatives. nan tst kwu’elh ’uw’ tsii’uta’lu kwun’s ’ilup m’i tetsul ’u tun’a kweyul.

he following is a welcome message to those visiting the “tthu hwsteli hwulmuhw | Coast Salish Canoe Pullers” installation at the Cowichan Valley Museum in Duncan, BC. View this page to find out more about the exhibit.

    mukw’ kwthu ni’ hwstey mustimuhw ’i’ skw’ey kws hwq’uywulhs kwsuw’ hwun’a’s ’ul’ ni’ q’a’thut ’i’ thut-stum, “timut ch kwu’elh tthun’ shqwaluwun. timut tthun’ smustimuhw. kw’am’kw’um’stuhw tthun’ sqwaluwun.”   All the ones that become canoe pullers can’t complain when they first join the team and they are told that they have to become strong-minded and physically strong.   ’amustum

tutul’een’ut tthu mustimuhw         Informing the People Calling all Click/tap on the audio files below to play:   wulh saay’ tthu ’uwatul. The race is going to start. ’i tst ’a’ut tthu munchies. We are calling the munchies. sma’muluqw mixed suw’wuyqe’ men slhunlheni’ /kloochman ladies hwun’un’uts’a’ singles hwyusyey’sul’u doubles yut’uxum’ sixes ’apun ’i’ kw’ nuts’a’ teyuwulh elevens   Lining Up ya’thut

Click/tap on the audio below to play: ’a-a-a sii’em’ nu siiye’yu, tthu lhwulup ni’ ’aamust tthu qe’is teti’ ’u tthu snuw’uyulh, ni’ tseep ’aamust ’u kwthu hay ’ul’ xe’xe’ shqwaluwun, hw’iiw’tsust ’u kwthu ni’ sht’es kwthu teti’. hay tseep q’u. Aah, my friends and relatives, those of you that are teaching the new canoe pullers the cultural traditions, you are giving