Bill Seward – Ts’uqw’nustun
(1) ’a.a.a sii’em’ nu s’ul-hween, hay tseep q’a yath tseep nuw’ ts’ets’uw’ut tu stl’ul’iqulh.My most honoured elders, thank you all for helping our children. (2) ’uwu kw’us nulup lhtsiws suw’ ’aatalu ’i’ wulh m’i tseep.You never tire of coming whenever you are called. (3) nilh ’uw’ wal’u tu stl’ul’iqulh ni’ ’un’ stth’etth’uy’ukwulup.It’s the children that … Read more
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
Always share what you catch suw’ q’ups tthu mustimuhw ni’ ’u thu thi lelum’, When the people gather in the longhouse, thuytum tey’ smuyuth ’uw’ stemus, ma’uqw ’uw’ stemus, ’es-hw. they fix deer or whatever, ducks, seal. wulh q’putum tu mustimuhw, suw’ ’amustum tu s’ul’eluhw ’u tey’ When the people are gather, they give to … Read more
they’t thu thi lelum’ | Rebuilding the Longhouse A story in Hul’q’umi’num’ by Bill Seward, Snuneymuxw First Nations, Nanaimo, British Columbia.Recorded by Chris Bouris.Transcribed by Ruby Peter, typed by Sarah Kell, and edited and translated by Donna Gerdts.Thanks to Chris Bouris, Sean Milliken, and Zoey Peterson for video and post-production.
’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
