Bill Seward – Ts’uqw’nustun
Gabriola Gravesite tthu ni’ Gabriola ni’ tsun sme’mul’qstuhw kwthu skwishs tey’ skwthe’. It was over at Gabriola, I forgot the native name of that island. kws q’ays tu mustimuhw When the people died ’i’ hun’wushum’ ’u tthu [sh-hwuhwul’iwun’ smeent]. They were put in a cave over there ’uwu kws punutums. They weren’t buried. nuw’ ni’ … Read more
Status of the Hul’q’umi’num’ Language (Hul’q’umi’num’ starts at 00:50) kw’unus nilh ni’ ’u lhu skwoulew’t-hw, ni’ ’utl’ pun’e’luxutth’. When I attended school it was at Penelakut. skw’ey kw’unus qwal ’u tthuw’ s’aa’lh sqwal I couldn’t speak our own language ’uw’ hay tu s-hwunitum’a’lh sqwal ha’kwushut. and it was only English that we used. ’i’ ’uweelh … Read more
’uw’ xwi’em’ tsun tse’ ’ul’ ’u kwsunu si’lu’elh, tens kw’unu men.
I am going to tell you a story about my grandmother, mother of my father.
Dad Saves A Kid Story told by Bill Seward.Transcribed by Ruby Peter and Donna Gerdts.Translated by Bill Seward and Donna Gerdts.Filmed by Chris BourisAudio and video post-production by Chris Bouris, Sean Milliken, and Zoey Peterson.Titles by Donna Gerdts.
Bill and his Brother as Soldierssaay’ kws xiluxs | Preparing for War Bill Seward [In the English version Bill quips, “And I told my brother that they heard the Indians were coming so they just quit.”] Transcribed by Ruby Peter, typed by Sarah Kell, and edited and translated by Donna Gerdts. Thanks to Sean Milliken and Zoey … Read more
My Athletic Career kwunus hiiw’a’lum’ulh lacrosse, football, When I was still playing lacrosse and footbal, mukw’ nu shnem’ ’i’ ni’ tsun ’uw’ tl’hwunuq. I played all over and I won. ni’ ’u tu ni’ tsa’luqw ’i’ ni’ tsun tl’uw’ tl’e’hwun’uq I was up north here and again I was winning. sus ’uw’ ’amusthelum ’u thu … Read more
Sportsmanship kwunus ’uw’ hwun’a hiiw’a’lum’ … When I was first playing… suw’ hay kw’unus ’i hiiw’a’lum’ ’i’ nus ’uw’ kwunnuhw tu snuhwulh. when I was finishing playing (that lacrosse) and I got on the canoe. ’i’ wulh qwulmuthelum ’u tu s’ul’eluhw. and I had a talking to by the Elders. “xe’xe’ tey’ snuhwulh, ni’ tsun … Read more
The Origin of the Prince Charles Canoe Club ’iilh m’i tetsul lhu Queen The Queen arrived here (on her yacht). ’i’ ’een’theelh mi’ lheelustuhw yu shhwula’ulhs. And it was me that brought her to shore in the canoe. sus nem’ ’uw’ tsqwlhey’ nem’ ’utl’ MacMillan. And we had a long that was donated by MacMillan … Read more
Using our language when I was longshoring by Bill Seward (at :27 seconds)hwthey’wiil’s = longshoring (at :44)quxulh s’ul’eluhwtst yath ’uw’ tl’uw’ hwthey’wiil’s.Many of our Elders were always longshoring too. (starting at 1:23)nilh st’e ’u kw’uw’ hw’iiw’tsustus tu hwunitum’ tu s’ul’eluhw tst ni’ulh yaay’us hwthey’wiil’s.Our Elders who were working longshoring taught the white people. hwulmuhwathun ’u kws … Read more
