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Bill’s Name | skwish ts’uqw’nustun tus kwu ni’ skwish kwun’eteen’.This is going to be about the name that I carry. tul’li’ ’u kw’unu si’leelh, mens kw’unu men.It is from my grandfather, my father’s father. kwunus ’uw’ hwun’a’ ’ul’ kwan ’i’ wulh ’amusthelum ’u kw’unu menWhen I was first born, I was given that name by … Read more

kwusulh wulh kwishuthelum, kwunus hwun’a ’ul’ kwan ’i wulh ’amusthelum ’u tey’ sne ’u kw’unu men.
About how I got my name, when I was born I was named by my father.

A message from Bill Seward, Snuneymuxw First Nations, Nanaimo, British Columbia.Recorded by Chris Bouris.Thanks to Chris Bouris, Sean Milliken, and Zoey Peterson for video and post-production. Please also view the Hul’q’umi’num’ version of Bill’s teachings at:

I’ll tell you a story about our ways, our teachings, our culture, about sports. Everything is combined.

Sharing and Helping (Hul’q’umi’num’ starts at 2:20) kwunus hwun’a ’ulh ’ul’ nem’ kwulusht(um) smuyuth, When I first started going shooting deer, ’i’ skw’ey kwunus ’uw’ kwun’et ’ul’ nem’ tsun ’amust tu s’eluhw. and I was obligated to take some and go give it to the Elder. nilh ’uw’ sht’esulh tthuw’ t’at mustimuhw nilh snuw’uyulh. That … Read more

’a.a.a, sii’em’ nu siiye’yu, yuthustalu tsun tse’ ’u kwthu sht’esulh tthuw’ t’at mustimuhw ’u kws mulyituls. Oh! My most honoured friends, I will tell you how it was in yesteryears, how our ancestors set up weddings. ’uwu nuwees nem’ xtsut ’uw’ wetus tse’ kw’u un’ sq’a’ kw’us ’i’mush ’i’ ’u tun’a s’ul’ewe’ tumuhw tst. You … Read more