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sxwi'ém
Coast Salish traditional stories

Snake Island


Celestine Aleck
(Snuneymuxw)

The Loon's Dentalium Necklace


Celestine Aleck
(Snuneymuxw)

Wild Woman


Mabel Mitchel
(Stz'uminus)

Mouse and Great Horned Owl (Douglas Fir Cone)


Terra Morris & Ruby Peter
(Quw'utsun)

kw’et’un’ - Mouse


Ruby Peter
(Quw'utsun)

Little wren goes hunting


Ruby Peter
(Quw'utsun)

Ladybug and the Flood


lessLIE
(Quw'utsun)

Sea Wolf


Ed Seymour
(Stz'uminus)

The little squirrel that didn't listen


George Squtxulenuhw Seymour
(Stz'uminus)

Le petit écureuil qui n’écoutait pas


George Squtxulenuhw Seymour
(Stz'uminus)

The Basket Woman


George Squtxulenuhw Seymour
(Stz'uminus)

Thunderboy


George Squtxulenuhw Seymour
(Stz'uminus)

Little People of the Forest


George Squtxulenuhw Seymour
(Stz'uminus)

The Grandmother and the Grandson


George Squtxulenuhw Seymour
(Stz'uminus)

The Blind Wolf


George Squtxulenuhw Seymour
(Stz'uminus)

Blind Wolf Oral Story


George Squtxulenuhw Seymour
(Stz'uminus)

Xeel̓s the Creator


George Squtxulenuhw Seymour
(Stz'uminus)

When Seagull Stole the Sun (and Raven got it back)


George Squtxulenuhw Seymour
(Stz'uminus)

Q’ise’q and Quamichan Creek


Jared Qustenuxun Williams
(Quw'utsun)

Thunderbird and Killerwhale


Jared Qustenuxun Williams
(Quw'utsun)

The Ancient Story of Swuq’us (Mount Prevost)


Jared Qustenuxun Williams
(Quw'utsun)

The monster at Octopus Point


Jared Qustenuxun Williams
(Quw'utsun)

Q̓ullhánumucun (Killer Whale) Transformation


Eliot White-Hill, Kwulasultun
(Snuneymuxw)

K̓wal̓uxw (Dog Salmon) Run


Eliot White-Hill, Kwulasultun
(Snuneymuxw)

Supernatural Eagle brings light to the world


William Good, Tseskinakhen
(Snuneymuxw)