- Spáth qes te Slílk'yap
- Háwe
- Receiving a xwélmexw name
- Skw'ékw'qáq
- How the Robin got his red breast
- Tháyem te Léx̲wtel
- X̲ex̲pítsel
- How the chipmunk got its stripes
- X̲pá:yelhp
- Lets'lóts'tel
- Yeláwel éy
- Hálx̲eywa
- Xwe'ít te swáyel Létse
- Xwe'ít te swáyel Isá:le
- Xwe'ít te swáyel Lhí:xw
- Xwe'ít te swáyel X̲eó'thel
- Xwe'it te swayel Lhq'á:tses
- Ye Spipáth
- Sásq'ets
Cedar Tree
Kwulhíthelh kwes xwel xwewáte ye x̲elpá:yelhep
Long ago, before there were cedar trees
ílh ts'e lí te ólu ey swíyeqe
there was a real good man
we yóth kw'es mamíytes wátes ó
who was always helping others.
Wa lis q'álem kw'e stam, su a:m tútl'o.
Whenever they needed something, he gave.
Lis stl'ís kw'e stám, óxwestes kw'e s'élhtel qas kw'e áwkw'
When they wanted, he gave them food and clothing.
Kwes kw'étslexwes te'í te x̲ax̲a shxwelí
When the Great Spirit saw this,
Thet tútl'ó, tethá swíyeqe esáp te syóyes.
he said, that man has done his work.
Lis cha kwe q'ó:y te shxwlís kw'es pí:ltem kw'e X̲páyelhp
When he dies, , in the place where he is buried, a Cedar Tree
tse ts'ísem, chásu hókwxes ye mestíyexw
will grow and be useful to the people.
te kwémlexwlets xwelá kw'e sáletel
The roots for baskets
te p'alyí:ws xwelá kw'e áwkw'
the bark for clothing
te syólh xwelá kw'e sthiyéltexwem
the wood for shelter,
qas te sléxwelh xwelá kw'e leq'álq'el
and the canoe for travelling
| Audio | Halq'eméylem | English |
|---|---|---|
| swí:qe | man, male (creature or plant) | |
| x̲pá:yelhp | western red cedar tree | |
| pí:lt | to bury it | |
| sléxwelh | canoe | |
| thiyéltxwem | to build a house | |
| leq'á:lqel | to travel(v.), go on a journey (v.), trip (n.), journey (n.) | |
| q'ó:y | to die | |
| esáp' | it's ended, ending a story | |
| kwémlexw | root | |
| siyólh | wood, firewood | |
| hókwex | to use, to wear | |
| sá:ltel | baskets | |
| syó:ys | work (the thing) | |
| spapí:l | buried | |
| mestíyexw | person | |
| ts'ísem | to grow | |
| tútl'ó: | he, him | |
| x̲ax̲e | sacred, holy, taboo | |
| á:wkw' | clothes, clothing, belongings | |
| tewátes | anybody, somebody | |
| á:m | to give | |
| wiyóth | always | |
| kw'elhí:thelh | a long time ago | |
| s'álhtel | food | |
| stl'í | a want, need | |
| éy | good | |
| óxwest | to give something to someone |
| Name | Description | File |
|---|---|---|
| Cedar Tree story | handout for easy printing | Preview Download |
| Mamele’awt Aboriginal Education Centre lesson plan around cedar teachings | Cedar teaching lesson plan and activitiy | Preview Download |
| Printable Vocabulary Flash Cards | Printable flash cards for the vocabulary in this unit | Preview Download |
| Vocabulary Anki deck | Vocabulary anki deck | Download |
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