Donna Gerdts – Page 2 – Sxwi'em': Stories from the Hul'q'umi'num' people

June 16, 2015 Donna Gerdts

kwthu ni’ lumnuhween’ kwunus ni’ tsya’iih | What I saw when I was gathering wood

You never know what you are going to encounter in the woods.

June 16, 2015 Donna Gerdts

kwun’atul’ ni’ ’u kwthu hiiw’alum’ew’t-hw | Together at the gym

A Christmas dinner brings back memories of family fellowship.

April 8, 2015 Donna Gerdts

Thu ’E’uhwiin’ Swew’tu – The Little Sweater

A Cowichan sweater is passed down from generation to generation in this story written and illustrated by Sally Hart with Hul’q’umi’num’ translation and voice by Ruby Peter.

April 8, 2015 Donna Gerdts

t’it’ulum’ wuxus – Singing Frogs

A childhood reminiscence forms the basis of this story, t’it’ulum’ wuxus (Singing Frogs), told and illustrated by Valerie Bob (Suli’xwi’ye) and translated into Hul’q’umi’num’ and performed by Delores Louie (Swustanulwut).

April 8, 2015 Donna Gerdts

spaal’ yuhi’lum’ – Raven falls

The story spaal’ yuhi’lum’ (Raven falls) is by Ruby Peter about Raven and how he relates to the natural world around him.

April 7, 2015 Donna Gerdts

Hwuhwa’usa’lh Yuqweel’shun’

Story, voice, and artwork by Sonya Charlie (Luschiimtunaat), based on a childhood memory.

April 7, 2015 Donna Gerdts

yuw’i’na’qws tthu hwthuthiqut – Ruler of the Forest

yuw’i’na’qws tthu hwthuthiqut was translated by Ruby Peter and performed by Thomas Jones. Sally Hart’s beautiful art work is featured in this video made by Donna Gerdts.

April 5, 2015 Donna Gerdts

kw’i’kw’ushnuts ’i’ tthu s’eluhw q’xhuw’lh – Small Number and the Old Canoe

A movie by Veselin Jungic and the Math Catcher team at SFU, IRMACS Center. Translated into Hul’q’umi’num’ by Ruby Peter. Small Number and his friends find an old canoe.

April 5, 2015 Donna Gerdts

kwi’kw’ushnuts ’i’ tthu tsetsul’ulhtun’ – Small Number and the Salmon Harvesters

A movie by Veselin Jungic and the Math Catcher team at SFU, IRMACS Center. Translated into Hul’q’umi’num’ by Ruby Peter. Small Number goes on his first salmon harvest.