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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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Contents of this path:
1. Carving the Turkey
2. Christmas Blankets
3. Christmas (2)
4. čine with Presents
5. Delivery Truck
6. Elsie at Steveston in the Late 1940s
7. Masters
8. Newlyweds
9. Party Time
10. Paul Family Car
11. Going to Church (1)
12. ɬaʔamɩn Parade
13. Katherine Dominick and Harmony Johnson
15. Friends (2)
17. Going to Church (2)
18. Helping Ma
19. Traditional Prayer Songs
20. Johnny Bob and Jimmy Peters
21. Mom at Sacred Heart
22. On the Road
23. Say Cheese
24. Sharon Paul
25. The Ladies
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. Visiting lɑsɑ
28. Wedding
29. Walter Paul
30. William in Sliammon
31. Willie at Work
32. With Dad
33. Kids on Steps ɬaʔamɩn children pictured on the steps of the old day school. Back row, from left: Johnny John (Katherine Dominick’s son), Charlie Peters (Williams), Willie Peters, Junior Point. Row two, from left: Barney Francis, Joe Harry, Moses Wilson, Louie Tom. Row three, from left: Janet Galligos, unknown, Evelyn Galligos, Nellie Peters. Front row, from left: Stella Olney, Maggie Vivier, unknown, Bertha August, Jeannie Paul.
34. ɬaʔamɩn Soccer Team
35. Buddies
36. Willie Dave With the Hackett Sisters
37. Old Single Lane Bridge
38. Collaborators

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Contents of this tag:
1. Carving the Turkey
2. Christmas (2)
3. Christmas Blankets
4. čine with Presents
5. ɬaʔamɩn Parade
6. Sharon Paul
7. Walter Paul
8. William in Sliammon
9. Paul Family Car
10. The Ladies
11. Elsie at Steveston in the Late 1940s
12. Katherine Dominick and Harmony Johnson
13. Delivery Truck
14. Collaborators
15. Say Cheese
16. Party Time
17. Newlyweds
18. Johnny Bob and Jimmy Peters
19. Going to Church (1)
20. Buddies
21. Willie at Work
22. ɬaʔamɩn Soccer Team
23. Mom at Sacred Heart
24. Kids on Steps ɬaʔamɩn children pictured on the steps of the old day school. Back row, from left: Johnny John (Katherine Dominick’s son), Charlie Peters (Williams), Willie Peters, Junior Point. Row two, from left: Barney Francis, Joe Harry, Moses Wilson, Louie Tom. Row three, from left: Janet Galligos, unknown, Evelyn Galligos, Nellie Peters. Front row, from left: Stella Olney, Maggie Vivier, unknown, Bertha August, Jeannie Paul.
25. Traditional Prayer Songs
26. Helping Ma
27. Going to Church (2)
28. Willie Dave With the Hackett Sisters
29. Wedding
31. On the Road
33. Visiting lɑsɑ
34. With Dad
35. At the Docks
36. Friends (2)
37. Masters
38. Old Single Lane Bridge
39. New Baby
41. Naming Ceremony
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6. First Home
7. Health Centre
8. Makeshift Church
9. After the Fire
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. Sliammon Waterfront
28. tiyskʷɑt (2)
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
Contents of this tag:
23. Christmas Blankets
24. Elders and Cedar Roots
26. Cutting Fish
28. Elsie at Deep Bay
29. Wedding Day
30. Elsie and Glen (2)
31. Assessing the Catch
32. Elsie and Glen (1)
33. Elsie and Stella
34. Christmas (1)
35. Mother’s Day, 1980
36. Elders and Friends
37. 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.
38. Having a Laugh
39. Working Out
41. Retirement
42. Bride and Groom
43. Joining Council
44. Baby Glen
45. Graduation (1)
46. Preparing an Offering
47. First Home
48. mɑksɛmɑ’s Cabin in toχʷnɑč (Okeover)
49. Prince William
50. Party at Elsie Paul’s House
51. Elders' Gathering
52. Elsie at Steveston in the Late 1940s
53. Friends (1)
54. The Children at Home
55. The Ladies
56. Visiting with Annie and Norman Gallagher
57. Sliammon Village Waterfront
58. 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.
59. Elsie at Home
60. A Day in Town
61. Collaborators
62. Elsie and Teresa at the Cannery
63. Elsie, Agnes, and Children
64. Elsie and Cathy (2)
65. Elsie and Cathy (1)
66. 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.
67. Party Time
68. On the Town
69. Newlyweds
70. Wearing Slacks
72. Repatriation
73. Going to Church (1)
74. Settlers’ Camp (1)
75. Dedicated Work Partners
78. 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).
79. A Visit with Auntie Katherine
81. Christmas with the Girls
82. Traditional Prayer Songs
83. Baby Marlane
88. Honorary Doctorate
89. Helping Ma
90. Going to Church (2)
91. Childhood Friends
93. Paul Family
94. Elsie Paul with King of the Sea
96. Important Medicine
98. Author Group (7)
99. The Shield
100. Friends (2)
101. Beautiful Baskets
103. Author Group (5)
104. Rowing with mɑksɛmɑ
105. Author Group (4)
106. Author Group (8)
107. Pals
108. Author Group (6)
110. Life History of This Project
111. Territory
112. Becoming Strong
113. Give It to Them
114. Sharing the Book (5)
115. Sharing the Book (2)
116. tʼᶿɛwqʼ (pronunciation)
117. Living with the Land
118. Sharing the Book (3)
119. Cleansing
121. Community Activities
122. Contact Happened
123. Sharing the Book (4)
124. Designated Area
125. You Thank It
126. Old-Timers and Hard Work
127. Gifted People
128. Watch Your Children
131. Recovery
132. tɑʔɑw
133. He Got His Spirit Back
134. Grieving
135. Author Group (3)
136. Lonely and Homesick
137. Her Name Was Jane
138. New Year’s Dance
139. The Young Girl and Eleven Puppies (English)
140. Author Group (2)
141. The Chinese Restaurant
142. The Young Girl and Eleven Puppies (Sliammon)
144. My Dog Patsy
145. Homebrew
146. Times of Transition
147. Problems Handed down from History
148. Thank the Creator
149. We Were Already Here
150. Part of Our Survival
151. Root Digging
152. When It’s Your Time
153. Police Patrol (2)
154. Collecting Branches
155. Police Patrol (1)
156. Author Group (1)
161. Paul Family Photo
162. New Baby
163. Showcasing This Book
164. Naming Ceremony
165. Preparing Fish and Community Drive-Through
166. The Police Were Standing by the Bed
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