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As I Remember It: Teachings (Ɂəms tɑɁɑw) from the Life of a Sliammon Elder

Going to Church (1)

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1. Carving the Turkey
2. Christmas Blankets
3. Christmas (2)
4. čine with Presents
5. Delivery Truck
6. Elsie at Home, 1955
7. Elsie at Steveston in the Late 1940s
8. Masters
9. Newlyweds
10. Party Time
11. Paul Family Car
12. Going to Church (1)
13. ɬaʔamɩn Parade
14. Katherine Dominick and Harmony Johnson
17. Friends (2)
18. Going to Church (2)
19. Helping Ma
20. Indian Hymns
21. Johnny Bob and Jimmy Peters
22. Mom at Sacred Heart
23. On the Road
24. Say Cheese
25. The Ladies
26. Sharon Paul
27. Visiting lɑsɑ
28. tʼɩšosəm The ɬaʔamɩn village of tiyskʷɑt. Buildings, from left: Frank Williams house; Bob George's house; Sliammon Sacred Heart Church, Sam August's house; Sam August married Teresa (talasat), mother to Albert August. Keh Kay Keh (Molly Williams's house); Molly was from Sechelt. This eventually became Johnny George and Mary George's house. Sam Adams house; Stanley Peters and Nellies house. Joe (Chilena) and Molly Galligos house: Far right is Gilbert Francis's house, Chi-chia's dad. He eventually tore this down and built a new house on the site. This is shown in a later picture from the same perspective. Dance hall is behind the church. Smokehouses in foreground. Smokehouses were typically located on the beach.
29. Walter Paul
30. Wedding
31. William in Sliammon
32. Willie at Work
33. With Dad
34. Kids on Steps Sliammon children pictured on the steps of the old Tla'Amin day school. Back row: L-r Johnny John (Katherine Dominick’s son), Charlie Peters (Williams), Willie Peters, Junior Point, Row two: L-r- Barney Francis, Joe Harry, Moses Wilson, Louie Tom Row three from left: Janet Galligos, unknown, Evelynn Galligos, Nellie peters Front row- from left: Stella Olney, Maggie Vivier, Unknown, Bertha August, Jeannie Paul
35. ɬaʔamɩn Soccer Team
36. Buddies
37. Willie Dave With the Hackett Sisters
38. Old Single Lane Bridge at Tla’amin
39. Collaborators

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Contents of this tag:
1. Boys
2. At the Beach
3. Going to Church (1)
4. Soccer
5. Bear Hunt
6. Sliammon Soccer Team
7. The Boys
8. My Girls
9. Pals
Contents of this tag:
1. Carving the Turkey
2. Christmas (2)
3. Christmas Blankets
4. čine with Presents
5. ɬaʔamɩn Parade
6. Paul Family Car
7. Sharon Paul
8. Walter Paul
9. Elsie at Steveston in the Late 1940s
10. William in Sliammon
11. The Ladies
12. Katherine Dominick and Harmony Johnson
13. Delivery Truck
14. Collaborators
15. Say Cheese
16. Elsie at Home, 1955
17. Party Time
18. Johnny Bob and Jimmy Peters
19. Newlyweds
20. Going to Church (1)
21. Buddies
22. Willie at Work
23. ɬaʔamɩn Soccer Team
24. Mom at Sacred Heart
25. Kids on Steps Sliammon children pictured on the steps of the old Tla'Amin day school. Back row: L-r Johnny John (Katherine Dominick’s son), Charlie Peters (Williams), Willie Peters, Junior Point, Row two: L-r- Barney Francis, Joe Harry, Moses Wilson, Louie Tom Row three from left: Janet Galligos, unknown, Evelynn Galligos, Nellie peters Front row- from left: Stella Olney, Maggie Vivier, Unknown, Bertha August, Jeannie Paul
26. Indian Hymns
27. Helping Ma
28. Going to Church (2)
29. Willie Dave With the Hackett Sisters
31. Wedding
32. On the Road
33. With Dad
35. Visiting lɑsɑ
36. At the Docks
37. Friends (2)
38. Masters
39. Old Single Lane Bridge at Tla’amin
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6. Health Centre
7. Makeshift Church
8. After the Fire
9. First Home
10. Remains of the Fire
11. Sliammon Sacred Heart Church
13. Delivery Truck
14. Sliammon Village Waterfront
15. Resource Depletion: The Last Year of Herring
17. Sliammon Day School In addition to attending the Sechelt Indian Residential School, Elsie Paul occasionally attended a day school in the Sliammon community in the winter months. The Sliammon day school teachers were Pat McGuinness and Mr. Gallagher. Back row: Unknown boy with hat, Katherine Blaney, Teacher Pat McGuinness, Rosaline Wilson, unknown girl, Marilyn Louie (tall in the very back behind unknown girl). Middle row: Ernie Galligos (shorter boy), Joe Paul, Agnes Paul, unknown girl. Front row (small children): Sarah Tom, Maggie Wilson, and Joe Francis (Elsie Paul’s half brother)
18. Fish Traps (1)
19. Fish Traps (2)
20. Dugouts
21. At the Beach
22. Fishing Boat
23. tiyskʷɑt (1)
24. Going to Church (1)
25. Mom at Sacred Heart
26. tʼɩšosəm The ɬaʔamɩn village of tiyskʷɑt. Buildings, from left: Frank Williams house; Bob George’s house; Sliammon Sacred Heart Church, Sam August’s house; Sam August married Teresa (tɑlɛsɑt), mother to Albert August. Keh Kay Keh (Molly Williams’s house); Molly was from Sechelt. This eventually became Johnny George and Mary George’s house. Sam Adams house; Stanley Peters and Nellies house. Joe (Chilena) and Molly Galligos house: Far right is Gilbert Francis’s house, Chi-chia’s dad. He eventually tore this down and built a new house on the site. This is shown in a later picture from the same perspective. Dance hall is behind the church. Smokehouses in foreground. Smokehouses were typically located on the beach.
27. tiyskʷɑt (2)
28. Sliammon Waterfront
29. Wedding
30. Dam Construction
31. On the Road
32. Territory
33. Give It to Them
34. Horizontal Fly over Water Point to Beach
35. Old Single Lane Bridge
36. Preparing Fish and Community Drive-Through
37. Kla Ah Men | Tla’amin | Sliammon
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Contents of this tag:
21. Elders and Cedar Roots
22. Christmas Blankets
23. Elsie at Deep Bay
25. Cutting Fish
27. Wedding Day
28. Elders and Friends
29. Christmas (1)
30. Assessing the Catch
31. Mother’s Day, 1980
32. Elsie and Glen (2)
33. Elsie and Glen (1)
34. Elsie and Stella
36. Prince William
37. Party at Elsie Paul’s House
38. mɑksɛmɑ’s Cabin in toχʷnɑč (Okeover)
39. Joining Council
40. Bride and Groom
41. Graduation (1)
42. Baby Glen
43. Having a Laugh
44. Elders' Gathering
45. First Home
46. At the Elders Lodge Elsie Paul with ɬaʔamɩn Elders when she was running the Elders’ program. Front row, from left: Elsie Paul, Henry Bob, Katherine Blaney, Mary Harry, Rose Louie (behind Mary), Joe Paul Sr. (behind Rose), Willie Bob, Calvin Harry. Back row, from left: Louise Bob, Marie Hackett (behind), Nora Wilson, Annie Dominick, Dave Dominick, Agnes McGee, Rose Peddie, Peta Francis (Okee Dokee), Johnny George, Charlie Charlie, Peggy Harry.
47. Working Out
48. Preparing an Offering
49. Retirement
50. The Ladies
51. Visiting with Annie and Norman Gallagher
52. The Children at Home
53. Elsie at Steveston in the Late 1940s
54. Friends (1)
55. Elsie at Home
56. Language Work Linguist Honoré Watanabe stands behind ɬaʔamɩn Elders at the Elders Lodge. Elsie was caretaker and lived at the Elders Lodge for many years. From left: Marion Harry, Mary George, and Elsie Paul. Honoré worked extensively with these three women over more than two decades, living with Elsie during his time in Sliammon. Marion was Elsie’s “little sister” at residential school and worked with Honoré to transcribe and translate the selections in Sliammon language included in this publication.
57. Sliammon Village Waterfront
58. A Day in Town
59. Collaborators
60. Elsie and Teresa at the Cannery
61. Elsie and Cathy (2)
62. Boat to Westview When this photo was taken, it was quicker to get to town by boat than by foot, since people didn’t have cars yet. Peggy Harry is at the back of the group (with barrettes in her hair); Molly Timothy is on the right (with headband); Elsie Paul is in the centre (with flowers in her hair); Stella Timothy is centre right, beside Elsie; further right, holding a baby, is Agnes McGee, and in front of her is Sosen Galligos. Smokey John is on the left (wearing a hat), and lɑsɑ is in front of him.
63. Elsie and Cathy (1)
64. Elsie, Agnes, and Children
65. Party Time
67. On the Town
68. Newlyweds
69. Wearing Slacks
70. Repatriation
71. Going to Church (1)
73. Settlers’ Camp (1)
74. Dedicated Work Partners
76. Siblings Elsie Paul with her siblings at her brother Barney’s house in the early ’80s. Standing, from left: Teddy Francis (Elsie’s brother), Leo Francis (Elsie’s brother), Lillian Francis (Elsie’s niece, Barney Francis’s daughter), Elsie Paul, Doreen Hopkins (Elsie’s sister), Charlene Francis (Elsie’s niece), Jason Francis (Elsie’s nephew), Greg Francis (inch, Elsie’s nephew). Seated, from left: Aunt Agnes McGee, Rita Francis (Elsie’s sister), Nancy Phillips (Elsie’s sister), Vangie Francis (Elsie’s niece), Elizabeth Blaney (Elsie’s sister), Lily Timothy (Elsie’s mother).
77. A Visit with Auntie Katherine
79. Christmas with the Girls
80. Baby Marlane
81. Traditional Prayer Songs
86. Honorary Doctorate
87. Helping Ma
88. Going to Church (2)
89. Elsie Paul with King of the Sea
90. Childhood Friends
92. Paul Family
94. Important Medicine
95. Friends (2)
96. The Shield
97. Author Group (7)
98. Beautiful Baskets
99. Author Group (4)
100. Pals
101. Author Group (8)
102. Rowing with mɑksɛmɑ
103. Author Group (5)
105. Author Group (6)
106. Becoming Strong
107. Territory
108. Life History of This Project
109. Sharing the Book (2)
110. Give It to Them
111. Sharing the Book (5)
112. tʼᶿɛwqʼ (pronunciation)
113. Sharing the Book (3)
114. Cleansing
115. Living with the Land
116. You Thank It
117. Sharing the Book (4)
118. Community Activities
119. Watch Your Children
120. Contact Happened
121. Designated Area
122. Old-Timers and Hard Work
123. Gifted People
124. My Dog Patsy
125. Recovery
126. Part of Our Survival
127. Root Digging
128. Times of Transition
129. Lonely and Homesick
130. tɑʔɑw
131. He Got His Spirit Back
132. Her Name Was Jane
133. New Year’s Dance
134. The Young Girl and Eleven Puppies (English)
135. Thank the Creator
136. The Chinese Restaurant
137. When It’s Your Time
138. Homebrew
139. Problems Handed down from History
140. The Young Girl and Eleven Puppies (Sliammon)
141. Author Group (3)
142. Grieving
143. We Were Already Here
144. Author Group (2)
145. Police Patrol (2)
146. Police Patrol (1)
147. Collecting Branches
148. Author Group (1)
149. Paul Family Photo
150. New Baby
151. Preparing Fish and Community Drive-Through
152. Naming Ceremony
153. The Police Were Standing by the Bed
Contents of this tag:
Contents of this tag:
1. Master Basket Makers
2. Elders and Cedar Roots
3. Learning by Watching
4. Root Cleaning
5. Cleaning Roots
6. Working Together
7. At the Elders Lodge Elsie Paul with ɬaʔamɩn Elders when she was running the Elders’ program. Front row, from left: Elsie Paul, Henry Bob, Katherine Blaney, Mary Harry, Rose Louie (behind Mary), Joe Paul Sr. (behind Rose), Willie Bob, Calvin Harry. Back row, from left: Louise Bob, Marie Hackett (behind), Nora Wilson, Annie Dominick, Dave Dominick, Agnes McGee, Rose Peddie, Peta Francis (Okee Dokee), Johnny George, Charlie Charlie, Peggy Harry.
8. Baskets for Hawaii
9. Sliammon Day School In addition to attending the Sechelt Indian Residential School, Elsie Paul occasionally attended a day school in the Sliammon community in the winter months. The Sliammon day school teachers were Pat McGuinness and Mr. Gallagher. Back row: Unknown boy with hat, Katherine Blaney, Teacher Pat McGuinness, Rosaline Wilson, unknown girl, Marilyn Louie (tall in the very back behind unknown girl). Middle row: Ernie Galligos (shorter boy), Joe Paul, Agnes Paul, unknown girl. Front row (small children): Sarah Tom, Maggie Wilson, and Joe Francis (Elsie Paul’s half brother)
10. Going to Church (1)
11. Elders
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1. Going to Church (1)
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