A Process Guide for Incorporating Indigenous Foods into Institutions.
Geoduck (pune?’q) – the king of all clams Geoduck clams are the largest saltwater clam found on the west coast. Used in the past as a food source by Coast
Learn how to say different feeling words in hulquminum by playing BINGO! Generate a random card online with QR Card or print off the physical cards to use without the
Eliot White-Hill, Kwulasultun, is the Coast Salish artist behind the new artwork for the Beban Park Pool grounds. Because the pool’s playful water features are shaped like frogs and fish, the project explores
Sxuyus, qwuqwten, sqewum ‘i snux?shun Sqewum ‘i snuxshun Sqewum ‘i snuxshun Sxuyus, qwuqwten, sqewum ‘i snux?shun Qulum, qwunun, thathun ‘i muqsun **Printable Lyrics**
The game along with instructions is also available as a digital card set here. Each team can also access the cards via a smart device by scanning the QR code below.
Learn a few spooky words in Hul?q?umi?n?um?! Printable draw cards and bingo cards available to the right: Online virtual draw cards with sound
Tth’oxe?lets, otherwise known as the Basket Woman or Wild woman , is a frigtening being that has been told of in Coast Salish stories for many generations. She was known
Sing along in Hul’q’umi’num’ to this lively album of happy friends. Both albums are available online along with lessons and a resource guide. The CDs can also be signed out
In this unit jointly created by NLPS and Ocean Networks Canada, students will explore multiple ways of knowing the beach environment through exploration of Hul’qumin’um’ language, personal connections, and science.
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
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
NLPS is situated on Coast Salish land which include Snaw naw as, Snuneymuxw, and Stz’uminus First Nations. The meditations and stories that are shared reflect the culture of the Coast Salish
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
Monthly magazine featuring happenings around the Coast Salish area.
This video tells the story behind the making of “Supernatural Eagle Bringing the Sun Back to the World” by Coast Salish artists William and Joel Good which was installed at
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
This book (and recordings) teaches the words and sentence structure of the Hul?q?umi?n?um? language. Hul?q?umi?n?um? is one of the twenty-three Salishan languages spoken in British Columbia and the United States.
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
A great set of videos and information about native plants from the Royal BC Museum, including videos about how to tell the difference between western red cedar and yellow cedar.
How are sword-ferns, whale hunting and bull kelp all connected? In this short video, Dr. Nancy Turner talks about some of the knowledge she has learned from her decades of
Play bingo on your plant walk down to the beach! All of the living things on that cards can be found at Sealand Park, but the activity can be used
Printable cards for the Days of the Week and Months in hulq?umi?n?um?. The cards on the right also contain a QR code that can be scanned for a link to
Interested in learning the general name for various landforms and waterforms in Hul?q?umi?num?? Here is a handy list:
In this video Coast Salish Snuneymuxw artist Joel Good creates kerfs, then steams and bends a yellow cedar plank in preparation for creating a bentwood box. He is one of
Ready to learn simple sentences in Hul?q?umi?n?um?? We are happy to announce the release of the second book in the Hul?q?umi?n?um? Beginner Books series! Each book in the series will
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
This collection of resources provides access to a sxwiem, (story) of the time when Seagull stole the sun and Raven, always the thinker and schemer, came up with a plan
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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