ma’uqw ‘i’ tthu snuhwulhs
Delores Louie (Swustanulwut) supplies the Hul’q’umi’num’ translation and voice to this children’s story by the wonderful Jez Alborough.
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lhhwelu ’ula’ulh ’u thu snin’hwulh – Three people aboard a little canoe
Ruby Peter describes a photograph from the Cowichan Valley Museum and Archives, showing three children in a canoe in 1920.
Read moreBill Seward: Snuw’uyulh
Our Elder Bill Seward — C’uqw’nustun — shared his cultural teachings about the importance of spiritual preparation.
Read moreCounting: Numbers and People
English Generic People ‘how many?’ ‘one’ ‘two’ ‘three’ ‘four’ ‘five’ ‘six’ ‘seven’ ‘eight’ ‘nine’ ‘ten’ ‘eleven’
Read moreGoing to the Races
Words for when you are at the races.
Read moreInstructions from the Officials
Pay attention to these commands for the beginning of the race
Read moreCounting Canoes
kw’inuwulh ‘how many canoes?’ nets’uhwulh ‘one canoe’ themuhwulh ‘two canoes’ lhhwuwulh ‘three canoes’ xuthinuwulh ‘four canoes’ lhq’etssuwulh ‘five canoes’ t’xumuwulh ‘six canoes’ tth’a’kwsuwulh ‘seven canoes’ te’tssuwulh ‘eight canoes’ toohwuwulh ‘nine canoes’ ‘upenuwulh ‘ten canoes’ ‘upenuwulh ‘i’ kw’ nets’uwulh ‘eleven canoes’
Read moreParts of the Canoe
Here are some words for parts of the canoe
Read moreCommands from your Skipper
Did you know? All the calls used to be in Hul’q’umi’num’?
Read moreTl’itl’hwun’eq thu Siqaltunaat – Salish’s Victory
The story of Salish’s first canoe season with pictures and voice of her father, Thomas Jones.
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