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As I Remember It: Teachings (Ɂəms tɑɁɑw) from the Life of a Sliammon Elder This label refers to a teaching that emerges throughout this book: “you learn from someone by example.” (The literal translation of tiʔiwš is “fast learner.”) The goal of this book is to share ɬaʔamɩn teachings and history widely with ɬaʔamɩn community members, students, and teachers at all levels, and with any other interested readers. This is Elsie’s goal in sharing ʔəms tɑʔɑw, and all of the authors hope the book serves an educational purpose. The authors ask readers to take care to use this information respectfully and in context. The Sliammon-language term for this label means “it is mine.” This book contains the teachings and history of the ɬaʔamɩn people as remembered and narrated by Elder Elsie Paul. The effort and care she takes in this work is important. She offers a counter-narrative to incorrect and inappropriate interpretations previously drawn by settlers. Please respect Elsie Paul’s right and responsibility to relate the history and teachings in her own words. She does so from her own perspective and does not attempt to speak for all ɬaʔamɩn people. Please attribute the stories shared in this book to Elsie Paul.

Some sections of this book are authored by other individuals and should be attributed to the appropriate person(s) as indicated.

Graduation (1)

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Contents of this tag:
1. Elders' Gathering
2. First Home
3. Health Centre
4. Graduation (1)
5. Hospital (2)
6. Elsie and Teresa at the Cannery
7. Day School
8. Clams Elsie Paul’s cousin David George (1948–53) with butter clams dug from in front of the reserve. At the time, shellfish were clean and plentiful, but clams are no longer safe to harvest from this site. The very large cross in the background is in the cemetary. hʌwhegus (advisers in the community), including Chief Tom Timothy and Bill Mitchell, were buried near the cross. The cross blew down at some point and was not replaced.
9. Lodge Interior
10. Walnut Lodge
11. Hospital (1)
12. Hospital (3)
13. The Mill
14. Cod Fishing
Contents of this tag:
3. Graduation (1)
6. 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)
7. Day School
Contents of this tag:
21. Christmas Blankets
22. Elders and Cedar Roots
24. Cutting Fish
25. Elsie at Deep Bay
27. Wedding Day
28. Christmas (1)
29. Elsie and Stella
30. Elsie and Glen (2)
31. Elders and Friends
32. Elsie and Glen (1)
33. Assessing the Catch
34. Mother’s Day, 1980
35. 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.
37. Graduation (1)
38. Working Out
39. Preparing an Offering
40. Retirement
41. Prince William
42. Party at Elsie Paul’s House
43. mɑksɛmɑ’s Cabin in toχʷnɑč (Okeover)
44. Joining Council
45. Bride and Groom
46. Baby Glen
47. Having a Laugh
48. Elders' Gathering
49. First Home
50. Friends (1)
51. Visiting with Annie and Norman Gallagher
52. The Children at Home
53. Elsie at Steveston in the Late 1940s
54. The Ladies
55. Sliammon Village Waterfront
56. Elsie at Home
57. 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.
58. A Day in Town
59. Collaborators
60. Elsie and Teresa at the Cannery
61. Elsie, Agnes, and Children
62. Elsie and Cathy (2)
63. Elsie and Cathy (1)
64. 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.
65. Party Time
66. Newlyweds
67. Wearing Slacks
69. On the Town
70. Repatriation
71. Going to Church (1)
72. Settlers’ Camp (1)
73. 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
78. Christmas with the Girls
80. Traditional Prayer Songs
81. Baby Marlane
86. Honorary Doctorate
87. Helping Ma
88. Going to Church (2)
89. Childhood Friends
91. Paul Family
92. Elsie Paul with King of the Sea
94. Important Medicine
95. Friends (2)
96. Beautiful Baskets
97. Author Group (7)
98. The Shield
99. Author Group (5)
100. Pals
101. Rowing with mɑksɛmɑ
102. Author Group (4)
103. Author Group (8)
105. Author Group (6)
106. Sharing the Book (2)
107. Becoming Strong
108. Life History of This Project
109. Territory
110. Sharing the Book (5)
111. Give It to Them
112. Living with the Land
113. Sharing the Book (3)
114. tʼᶿɛwqʼ (pronunciation)
115. Cleansing
116. Designated Area
117. Old-Timers and Hard Work
118. Sharing the Book (4)
119. Gifted People
120. You Thank It
121. Community Activities
122. Watch Your Children
123. Contact Happened
124. The Young Girl and Eleven Puppies (English)
125. Thank the Creator
126. The Chinese Restaurant
127. When It’s Your Time
128. Homebrew
129. Problems Handed down from History
130. Author Group (3)
131. The Young Girl and Eleven Puppies (Sliammon)
132. Author Group (2)
133. Grieving
134. We Were Already Here
135. Root Digging
136. My Dog Patsy
137. Recovery
138. Part of Our Survival
139. Times of Transition
140. Lonely and Homesick
141. tɑʔɑw
142. New Year’s Dance
143. He Got His Spirit Back
144. Her Name Was Jane
145. Police Patrol (1)
146. Police Patrol (2)
147. Collecting Branches
148. Author Group (1)
149. Paul Family Photo
150. New Baby
151. Naming Ceremony
152. The Police Were Standing by the Bed
153. Preparing Fish and Community Drive-Through
Contents of this tag:
3. Elsie at Deep Bay
4. Freddie and Marilyn Louie
5. Sechelt Indian Marching Band
6. At the Dance Hall
7. Elsie and Stella
8. Mother's Day, 1980
9. Working Out
10. Health Centre
11. Retirement
12. First Home
13. Party at Elsie Paul's House
14. Three Generations
15. Makeshift Church
16. Joining Council
17. lɑsɑ and Granny Molly
18. Elders' Gathering
19. 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.
20. Rose and Alec Louie
21. The Children at Home
22. Graduation (1)
23. Making Music
24. Music with Friends
25. Building the King of the Sea
27. Moses and Agnes Wilson
28. Hospital (2)
29. Canoe Building
30. Racing the King of the Sea
32. Portrait of Molly and lɑsɑ
34. Day School
35. Elsie, Agnes, and Children
36. Chief tɑmɑ and the Timothy Children
37. Molly Williams and Olive
38. Clams Elsie Paul’s cousin David George (1948–53) with butter clams dug from in front of the reserve. At the time, shellfish were clean and plentiful, but clams are no longer safe to harvest from this site. The very large cross in the background is in the cemetary. hʌwhegus (advisers in the community), including Chief Tom Timothy and Bill Mitchell, were buried near the cross. The cross blew down at some point and was not replaced.
41. Bill Galligos
44. Elders
45. Mending the Net
46. 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).
47. Fishing Preparations
48. Molly and Annie
49. Paddle Carving
50. Open-Air Learning
51. tɑmɑ
52. Pullers
53. Lodge Interior
54. Walnut Lodge
55. Hospital (1)
56. Hospital (3)
59. Cod Fishing
60. Music
61. Going to Town
62. Sundays
63. Elsie Paul with King of the Sea
64. Old-Timers and Hard Work
65. Give It to Them
66. Community Activities
67. Thank the Creator
68. Our People Governed Themselves
Contents of this tag:
1. Graduation (1)
Contents of this tag:
1. Graduation (1)
Contents of this tag:
1. Graduation (1)
Contents of this tag:
1. Graduation (1)