Indigenous Virtual Lesson January 20, 2023 by Jillian Cummings Our language teaches us how to do things, how to hold yourself, and how to carry yourself. Its not just a language that you speak, its a lifestyle that you live.
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Indigenous Virtual Lesson
January 20, 2023
by Jillian Cummings Our language teaches us how to do things, how to hold yourself, and how to carry yourself. It’s not just a language that you speak, it’s a lifestyle that you live.
sqeqləyaʔ-Christie Charles, 2014<br>
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There are about 200,000 First Nations, Metis and Inuit people living in British Columbia today. There are more than 200 distinct First Nations in BC, with 30 different First Nation languages and about 60 different dialects spoken in BC. So much diversity!<br>
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The local Indigenous Languages are
hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ & Sḵwx̱wú7mesh sníchim<br>
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Renaming Queen Elizabeth Theatre With two main first nations’ languages in the Burnaby area, there can be more than one traditional name for the same place. In 2018, the City of Vancouver, xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and sə̓lílwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) announced a new name for Queen Elizabeth Theatre Plaza. In hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓, the language of Musqueam and Tsleil-Waututh, the word šxʷƛ̓exən means “a place one is invited to”. In Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, the language of the Squamish Nation, Xwtl’a7shn refers to “a place one is invited to celebrate”. Click here to watch and listen!<br>
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Sḵwx̱wú7mesh sníchim the Squamish Language<br>
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Sekyu Siyam-Chief Ian Campbell Hereditary Chief of the Squamish Nation explains how the Squamish language relates to their land. Click here to watch and listen<br>
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Senaqwila Wyss, of the Squamish Nation, teaches us how to pronounce the names of many landmarks in Metro Vancouver in the Squamish language. Click here to watch and listen<br>
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hən̓q̓əmin̓əm
Musqueam & Tseil-Waututh Language ̓<br>
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hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ Alphabet In the 1970’s, the Musqueam community formally adopted the North American Phonetic Alphabet (NAPA) because of its specialized symbols that are designed to be an accurate language documentation and teaching tool. This tool helps speakers to express and communicate traditional and modern stories. Click Here to explore Interactive hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ Alphabet<br>
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Click here to learn how to pronounce Indigenous plants in hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ ABOUT THE TRANSLATOR Kalila George-Wilson is a member of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation. She has been working and learning to speak and teach the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ language. She also can understand all three halkomelem dialects, hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓, hul’q’umi’num and halq’eméylem. She also hopes one day that we can all be multilingual and speak all of our traditional dialects one day. Learn the names and how to pronounce some of the local plants and trees in hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓!<br>
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hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ Hip Hop by Christie Lee Charles a.k.a. Miss Christie Lee. Miss Christie Lee is from Musqueam First Nation. She raps about life, culture and empowerment, often using the Down river dialect of Henqeminem. Click here to listen to Miss Christie Lee<br>
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Happy Birthday! A conversation in hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ Someone is always celebrating a birthday somewhere! In this video we can listen to Katzie First Nation members Deanna Miller and Carlyn Andres have a conversation about Carlyn’s birthday in hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓, along side the streamline of the Fraser River.
Click here to watch and listen!
(Although Katzie First Nation is not one of the host nations from the Burnaby Area, they speak the same language. Katzie lands are Pitt Meadows, Langley and Barnston Island areas.)<br>
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təmtəmíxʷtən Belcarra Regional Park was renamed in a ceremony on October 8, 2021. Gabriel George of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation teaches how to say the traditional name: təmtəmíxʷtən, which means “a big land for the people" in the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ language. The site is the largest of Tsleil-Waututh's ancestral villages and was mostly used as a winter village historically.
Click here to watch and listen!<br>
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Resource Links Sníchim Foundation
Squamish Atlas
How to say Sḵwx̱wú7mesh
Greetings in Squamish Language
hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ alphabet
xʷʔəw̓yaθənəq Stories used to help teach hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓.
hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ Indigenous Plant Guide
Langley School District Language Program: Online Resources<br>
