kwu sneqsilxw

By Kwu Sneqsilxw

The kwu sneqsilxw podcast began on a cold November day in 2022, when nqilxcen language teacher Qwyqwayaxn Bent suggested we listen to an elder recording he made with his Uncle Thomas. Thomas told t

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May 14, 2025 The Two Grasshoppers - A Story
Come along with us and listen to the story of the two grasshopper brothers by Andrew McGinnis. The first line is nsyilxcen, then we repeat it in English.
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11min
May 05, 2025 stim i? xminktet. (What do we want?)
In this episode, we listen to an elder recording from elder cwylxw (Uncle Thomas Pierre) as he gets philosophical about the relationship between sama (settlers) and sqilxw and the effect colonial culture has had on the syilx people.
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37min
April 29, 2025 Revitalizing Indigenous Music in Mexico
In this episode, we sit down with our friend Mauricio who is doing his best to revitalize Indigenous Mexican instruments. Many of his instruments take their inspiration from natural sounds such as birds, rainfall and even thunder. Join with us as we hear about his journey to bring back the sounds of his ancestors.
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16min
April 07, 2025 Pretendians and Cultural Appropriation
In this episode we tackle the topic of Cultural Appropriation, Cultural Appreciation and Homage and share our perspectives on each of them. We chose this topic in the interest of creating dialogue and spreading awareness of the dangers of appropriation and taking advantage of other cultures than your own.
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1h 26min
March 13, 2025 Celebrating Salish - Sterling Peterson
In this episode, we have a good chat with LSIB's own Sterling Peterson. Sterling's grandmother, Samtica, is a legend in the nsyilxcen community for her extensive work in creating curriculum and passing on stories, songs, lessons and so much more. Sterling is walking in her footsteps as a steward for the land and devoted language and culture learner. We talk about origin stories, with Sterling sharing the Blackfoot origin story involving the serpent people and then discussing the appearance of "serpent people" in so many other cultures around the world. A wide range of other topics are covered including the importance of biodiversity, answering the call of home, listening to our gifts inside and following your purpose. We are proud of all the work Sterling as done and the bright, young syilx man he has become. We appreciate him stopping by to share his knowledge and look forward to following his continued development as a community leader.
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56min
March 13, 2025 Celebrating Salish - Dina Gilio-Whitaker
In this podcast from the Celebrating Salish Language conference, we meet with Dina Gilio-Whitaker, a scholar and writer from Southern California whose book "As Long As Grass Grows" is an important study in environmental justice. We discuss some important topics such as the meaning of environmental justice and where we can begin with decolonization and what it will take to make it even possible. We appreciate her making time to stop by, representing our beautiful language and culture and standing up for what matters.
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26min
March 13, 2025 Celebrating Salish - Tachini Pete
In this episode of Celebrating Salish, we meet with a fellow language warrior named Tachini Pete. He is from Arlee, Montana and is of Navajo heritage. He fell in love with the Salish language as a young man and has created a comprehensive dictionary of the language. Anyone interested in purchasing a copy of his dictionary can find it at www.salishdictionary.com.
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27min
March 13, 2025 Celebrating Salish - Jacob Knudson
On this episode we chat with Jacob Knudson, a fellow podcaster who is Metis, Stolo, Danish and Syilx from Merritt. We chat about his interest in traditional singing styles and old pow-wow records as well as his passion for chicken and grass dancing and his upcoming participation as the head dancer at the SFU pow-wow on April 12th. We also talk about the importance of representing your territory in pow-wow and the ongoing evolution of songs and outfits. Jacob shares his language learning journey and how the Celebrating Salish Language Conference has been such an inspiration. You can follow Jacob on YouTube at "Indigenous Youth Wellness" and the "Culture Bytes" podcast.

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45min
March 13, 2025 Celebrating Salish - tiput & skwelkwelusqen (Tiffany and Donovan)
In our second Celebrating Salish podcast we meet with tiput and skwelkwelusqen from Monse, Washington to talk about language journeys, bridging cultures and words of advice for new language learners.
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26min
March 13, 2025 Celebrating Salish - Stan Bluff
On this episode at the Celebrating Salish Language conference, Qwyqwayaxn talks with Stan Bluff from the Kalispel tribe. They discuss the different kinds of camas root, growing up along the Pend Oreille River, and how Stan almost stayed in California and the impact that would have had on the Language Conference's existence. We appreciate him taking the time to chat with us and sharing his rich history. We have nothing but love for our Kalispel sneqsilxw. Limlemt to the Bluff family for making the Language Conference something so many syilx and Salish learners look forward to each year.
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43min

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The podcast currently has 46 episodes available.