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Category: Long Stories

tthu xelu skweyul ’utl’ suli tth’amuqw’us | Sully Sasquatch’s special day

April 11, 2023 Michelle

Sully the sasquatch learns to treasure himself and to appreciate the unique gifts he possesses.

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Long Stories Gina Salazar, Ruby Peter, Sally Hart

tthu hwquluwun spaal’ – The Angry Raven

August 11, 2020 Donna Gerdts

Hammy the Angry Raven and his computer games, it even affects his family and his ability to concentrate in class. He couldn’t learn anything.

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Long Stories Gina Salazar, Ruby Peter, Sally Hart

Thu ’E’uhwiin’ Swew’tu – The Little Sweater

April 8, 2015 Donna Gerdts

A Cowichan sweater is passed down from generation to generation in this story written and illustrated by Sally Hart with Hul’q’umi’num’ translation and voice by Ruby Peter.

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Long Stories

yuw’i’na’qws tthu hwthuthiqut – Ruler of the Forest

April 7, 2015 Donna Gerdts

yuw’i’na’qws tthu hwthuthiqut was translated by Ruby Peter and performed by Thomas Jones. Sally Hart’s beautiful art work is featured in this video made by Donna Gerdts.

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Long Stories Ruby Peter, Sally Hart, Thomas Jones

ni’ lhuw’namut – The one that got away

April 2, 2015 Donna Gerdts

Story by Harvey George. Art work by Valerie Bob. The men give a youngster a chance to go duck-hunting with them. See what happens.

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Long Stories Harvey George, Valerie Bob

tu st’kwas stqeeye’ – The Blind Wolf

April 2, 2015 Donna Gerdts

This story, told by George Seymour and illustrated by Sally Hart, shows what can be accomplished by team work.

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Long Stories George Seymour, Ruby Peter, Sally Hart

Hul’meel’s suw’a’lum’ ’utl’ Mose – Mose’s Soccer Game

April 2, 2015 Donna Gerdts

Hul’q’umi’num’ sxwi’em’: Hul’meel’s suw’a’lum’ ’utl’ Mose (Mose’s Soccer Game)
Story and voice by Claudia Sylvester (Siya’mulwut).

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Long Stories Claudia Sylvester

nem’ ch kwu’elh lhel’sh! – Leave some aside!

April 2, 2015 Donna Gerdts

A childhood reminiscence forms the basis of this story, nem’ ch kwu’elh lhel’sh! (Leave some aside!) told and illustrated by Valerie Bob (Suli’xwi’ye) and translated into Hul’q’umi’num’ and performed by Ruby Peter (Sti’tum’at).

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Long Stories Ruby Peter, Valerie Bob

nuwa’la lhwet

April 1, 2015 Donna Gerdts

Thomas Jones sings his song of tsiitmuhw the great horned owl in the Hul’q’umi’num’ story yuw’i’na’qws tthu hwthuthiqut (Ruler of the forest).

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Long Stories Sally Hart, Thomas Jones

Tl’itl’hwun’eq thu Siqaltunaat – Salish’s Victory

April 1, 2015 Donna Gerdts

Story and photos by Thomas Jones. Hul’q’umi’num’ translation by Ruby Peter. Produced by Donna Gerdts, Linguistics, Simon Fraser University. 2015.

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Long Stories Ruby Peter, Thomas Jones

Hul’q’umi’num’ Language Sites

Other Hul’q’umi’num’ language projects:

Sidebox_canoe

Designed for people who would like to improve their Hul’q’umi’num’ language skills while learning about the language as it goes along with canoe culture.

 

 

Browse lessons, audio, and other resources for the Hul’q’umi’num’ language. This site is a portal for language fluency programs and class assignments.

 

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