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Snslxcin Language

Snx̌ʷntkʷitkʷ, Columbia River

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Snx̌ʷntkʷitkʷ, Columbia River

STORYTELLER: TARESS ALEXIS

ART: TYLER TOEWS

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Language Immersion:

nx̌ʷntkʷitkʷ
   en-hoo-nit-koo-eet-koo
   The entire Columbia River
təmxʷúlaʔxʷ
   tem-hoo-lao
   Sinixt homeland

Sw̓ar̓ak̓xn, Frog Mountain

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Sw̓ar̓ak̓xn, Frog Mountain

STORYTELLER: TARESS ALEXIS
LEARNED FROM: EVA ORR

ART: MOE LYONS

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Language Immersion:

sw̓ar̓ak̓xn
   swa-rak-hen
   frog
snslxcin
   sin-sel-cheen
   Sinixt dialect

Sturgeon Nose Canoe

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How the Sturgeon Nose Canoe Came to Be

STORYTELLER: MARILYN JAMES

ART: AMBER SANTOS

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Language Immersion:

x̌ʷʕiylxʷ
   hoo-eye-low
   fox
c̓mtus
   tsim-toos
   sturgeon

Coyote and Chickadee

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Coyote and Chickadee

STORYTELLER: TARESS ALEXIS
FROM: COYOTE STORIES

ART: CHAD THOMPSON

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Language Immersion:

snk̓lip
   sin-ke-leep
   coyote
c̓skáʕknaʔ
   tsuh-ska-ke-na
   chickadee

Black Moss Food

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How Coyote Made the Black Moss Food

STORYTELLER: TARESS ALEXIS
FROM: COYOTE STORIES

ART: STEPHANIE KELLETT

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Language Immersion:

nc̓iʔcn
   en-tsee-chen
   wolf
sqʷl̕ip
   skoo-leep
   black tree lichen

Coyote Juggles His Eyes

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Coyote Juggles His Eyes

STORYTELLER: TARESS ALEXIS
FROM: COYOTE STORIES

ART: TAYLER SCHENKEVELD

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Language Immersion:

snk̓lip
sin-ke-leep
coyote

Why Mosquitos Bite

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Why Mosquitos Bite

STORYTELLER: TARESS ALEXIS
FROM: COYOTE STORIES

ART: KIALA LÖYTÖMÄKI

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Language Immersion:

slaqs
slacks
mosquito

Chickadee Makes a Sumíx Bow

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Chickadee Makes a Sumíx Bow

STORYTELLER: TARESS ALEXIS
FROM: COYOTE STORIES

ART: AMÉLIE BLANCHARD

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Language Immersion:

sumíx
soo-meeh
a person's spiritual power

Chipmunk and Owl Woman

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Chipmunk and Owl Woman

STORYTELLER: TARESS ALEXIS
FROM: COYOTE STORIES

ART: TANNIS WOOD

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Language Immersion:

snínaʔ
   snee-na
   owl
c̓w̓íyaʔ
   tsoo-wee-ya
   chipmunk

Takiwya

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Takiwya

STORYTELLER: TARESS ALEXIS
FROM: COAST SALISH TRADITION

ART: DEVON ECRU

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Language Immersion:

slaqs
slacks
mosquito

Coyote and Buffalo

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Coyote and Buffalo

STORYTELLER: MARILYN JAMES
FROM: COYOTE STORIES

ART: CHRISTIE VAN DER BURG

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Language Immersion:

qʷspíc̓aʔ
   kwes-pee-tsa
   buffalo, buffalo skin
   or buffalo robe

Rattlesnake and Salmon

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Rattlesnake and Salmon

STORYTELLER: TARESS ALEXIS
FROM: COYOTE STORIES

ART: COLEMAN WEBB

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Language Immersion:

ntytyix
   en-tee-tee-huh
   salmon
x̌ax̌ʔúlaʔxʷ
   ha-ha-oo-lao
   rattlesnake

In the Shadow of Extinction

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In the Shadow of Extinction

STORYTELLER: MARILYN JAMES
FROM: BOB CAMPBELL & AMBROSE ADOLPH

ART: TYLER TOEWS

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Language Immersion:

styíɬc̓aʔ
sty-eel-tsa
male caribou

Repatriation of Remains

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Repatriation of Remains

STORYTELLER: MARILYN JAMES

ART: CATHERINE FISHER

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Language Immersion:

təmxʷúlaʔxʷ
tem-hoo-lao
Sinixt homeland