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Local Coast Salish Stories

A large collection of Stories told by Snune?ymuxw (Naniamo), Snaw Naw As (Nanoose), Stz’uminus (Chemainus) and Quw’utsun (Cowichan) storytellers.

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Ilhe Qwal – Let’s Talk

  Ilhe Qwal (Let’s Talk) is a free, immersive language app developed by Kw’umut Lelum in partnership with Ogoki Learning Inc. This app brings Hul’q’umi’num—the language of the Coast Salish

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Coast Salish Plant Cards

These cards are also available as a physical deck of cards. Each school should have at least 1 deck available in their library. A French version of the cards is

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Our Teacher

Coast Salish carver Beau Wagner honors his late teacher’s wish by carving a canoe on Gabriola Island with local elementary school students.Starring Beau Wagner, Patrick Aleck, Antonio Gradanti,Directed by Phillip

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Halloween Bingo – Hul̓q̓umín̓um̓

Learn a few spooky words in Hul?q?umi?n?um? with sound voiced by George Squtxulenuhw Seymour. Printable Student Bingo Cards with draw cards Virtual Student bingo  cards for computer (also available for iPads

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Camas & the Garry Oak Ecosystem

Garry oak ecosystems, once a prominent feature of the pre-contact landscape of Coast Salish territories, were carefully tended gardens and farms growing spe:nxw (camas) as well as other edible and

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QQS Playground Hul̓q̓umín̓um̓ Bingo

This activity is meant to accompany the Hul?q?umi?n?um? QQS Playground Bingo game in Nanaimo-Ladysmith Public Schools.  Learn the vocabulary in the classroom and then head outside to see what you can

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Ecosystem Guide

A Hul’q’umi’num’ language guide to plants and animals of southern Vancouver Island, the Gulf Islands and the Salish Sea. *** Note, the orthography (spelling system) used in this guide is

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Hul̓q̓umín̓um̓ Phonics

Sound Basics for English Speakers There are multiple orthographies (spelling systems) that are used to spell words in hul?q?umi?n?um?. The one used at NLPS is a phonetic system and once

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I see shxunutun – Dual Language Books

  This  dual language book, two children find mysterious gigantic shx?un?utun (tracks) on the ground and wonder what creature might have made them. The book is available online or as

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Family Book – shxw’al’uq’wa

Ready to learn simple sentences in Hul?q?umi?n?um?? We are happy to announce the release of the first book in the Hul?q?umi?n?um? Beginner Books series! Each book in the series will

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Body Parts Bingo- hul̓q̓umín̓um̓

Use the online resource in coordination with the printable bingo cards to listen to each word spoken by Hul?q?umi?n?um? teacher George Seymour. The printable cards also include calling cards. Two sets are also

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