kwu sneqsilxw

In this extra special immersion episode, we speak nsyilxcen the entire time. No English! This is something we've been talking about for awhile but this is the first time we've actually done it. Here's to more to come! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode, we are joined by our counterparts at the Sensiyusten House of Learning. Xwylxw, Pkam, and Pacelqin are all language teachers at the Westbank First Nation cultural school and are doing some exciting things with their craft. We have so much in common with this crew that anytime we get together we have a lot of fun and this episode is the perfect example of that. Tune in with us as w...

Dixon is an LSIB band member who is working on his own podcast in the Similkameen Valley where he also has started up a 7.5 acre community garden. He was recently the host of the local screening of "Tea Creek" a documentary about how one Indigenous community is making food security a thing of the past. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Levi, Trenton, and Brandi listen to a story by elder Thomas Pierre about the time he forgot to bring his hunting rifle with him and why he would never forget it again. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Levi Bent, Trenton Manossa-Gabriel and Brandi Baptiste listen to a recording by elder Thomas Pierre where he talks about the lizard that follows you, climbs inside your hindquarters and eats you from the inside. The trio discusses the potential metaphor behind this story. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode we talk all about mushrooms. We talk about finding and picking, cooking and eating and how they make such good medicine. We talk about different types and where they can be found and tell stories about mushroom picking and our personal experiences. Qwyqwayaxn also shares as much cultural information as he knows about them including a few vocabulary words. Hosted on Acast. See acast...

On this episode, we open up about how we've approached learning about Okanagan language and culture from each of our perspectives and the challenges we have faced teaching and supporting it. We would like to continue this dialogue in the interest of keeping the language and culture alive and finding out how to continue to grow it. If anyone has any information to share or would like to join us in...

On this episode, qwyqwayaxn welcomes sqaxexinak to the show to talk about Anthony Walsh and the Nkmip Day School. While other day and residential schools focused on the systematic removal of Indigenous language and culture, the Nkmip Day School celebrated it and celebrated the artistic talents of the students, leaving a fantastic legacy that still stands to this day. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com...

Levi and Jesse welcome seniwlm to the podcast where we begin by talking about our heroes and digress into a variety of personal and nsyilxcen-related topics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Levi talks with Shayla and Shayne from the Outma Sqilxw Language and Culture team about a wide range of subjects including the shared challenges they face of education in nsyilxcen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We listen to and translate a recording about Halloween by samtica (Sarah Peterson). She tells us about the tradition of "mcam km lkanti" and how you might get your car hit by an aoosa. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nsyilxcen is a very old language and skateboarding is a very new sport. Because of this there is no skateboarding vocabulary in nsyilxcen (at least none that we know of). We do our best to give nsyilxcen language to skateboarding terms. If you know of any skateboarding nsyilxcen vocabulary please drop us a line at kwusneqsilxw@gmail.com and we will add it to a future podcast. Limlemt! Hosted on Ac...

The Kwu Sneqsilxw team dives into the sport of skateboarding and how it shaped each one of us from our youths to the present day. We look at skaters we were influenced by, the importance of skateboarding video games, and the soundtracks that gave life to them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Qwyqwayaxn and Skukulalq listen to Uncle Thomas tell another story about Tanyslays. This one involves a peculiar taste for onions and fearsome reputation that Tanyslays had. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The OIB Language House is the centre for Okanagan language learning in the South Okanagan. They host a variety of language learning programs and classes and regularly do cultural trips on the land. Yutelx joins us as a special guest for this podcast where she shares what she has learned in the 5 years she has worked for the Language House and the direction they are heading. Hosted on Acast. See ac...

In today's episode, we listen to an Uncle Thomas story about jealousy and the complications thereof. There are several versions of the Chopaka story, all of which deal with the consequences of jealous lovers and why camas root is not found in the Okanagan or Similkameen valleys. There is some excellent nsyilxcen language used and we do our best to translate some of the more complicated passages an...

Have no fear, the second part of the captikwl is right here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Skukulalq and Qwyqwayaxn break down a traditional Okanagan captikwl (legend) where crayfish challenges coyote to a race from lake to lake, presumably Okanagan and Skaha Lakes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode we examine the meaning of purpose and how so many people drift through life without a clear sense of what it means. We listen to an Uncle Thomas recording where he recounts a lesson from when he was a child about living with a purpose, and we talk about the connection with Indigenous people, a lack of purpose, and substance abuse. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inf...

In this episode, we listen to a story by Uncle Thomas about the traditional bear ceremony that elders would perform when a bear is harvested. A lot of unique nsyilxcen vocabulary is translated along the way and we learn about the importance of reviving traditional practices. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode we welcome Edwin and Billy to the studio to chat and compare the Indigenous experience between Canadian and South African indigenous peoples. Turns out, we have a lot in common. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today's podcast tells us about the nsyilxcen concept of snunxwinamtet or "Things We Know to be True." These are deep-seated beliefs of the Okanagan people, and Uncle Thomas gives us some examples, including an insightful metaphor about pruning trees and spiritual/religious beliefs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we breakdown the story of taneslays (Dennis Slade) who was a well-known character among the Okanagan people. Thomas recounts a famous story about taneslays and the boys break it down to show how he became such a notable figure. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Uncle Thomas tells us about the time his older brother Joey had a heart attack and how it led to him having an unbelievable dream. Skukulalq shares a unique ability he has related to dreaming. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After the serious tone of the previous podcast, we decide to lighten things up with this one, where Uncle Thomas recounts a story about Qwyqwayaxn's grandparents where his grandmother had to come to the defence of his grandfather in a Chinese restaurant when they had to deal with a rowdy man causing a stir. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.