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

Watch Your Children

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23. Christmas Blankets
24. Elders and Cedar Roots
25. Elsie at Deep Bay
28. Cutting Fish
29. Wedding Day
30. Mother’s Day, 1980
31. Christmas (1)
32. Elders and Friends
33. Elsie and Glen (2)
34. Assessing the Catch
35. Elsie and Stella
36. Elsie and Glen (1)
37. Preparing an Offering
38. First Home
39. mɑksɛmɑ’s Cabin in toχʷnɑč (Okeover)
40. Graduation (1)
41. Party at Elsie Paul’s House
42. Prince William
43. Elders' Gathering
44. 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.
45. Having a Laugh
46. Working Out
48. Retirement
49. Bride and Groom
50. Joining Council
51. Baby Glen
52. The Children at Home
53. The Ladies
54. Visiting with Annie and Norman Gallagher
55. Elsie at Steveston in the Late 1940s
56. Friends (1)
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. Elsie at Home
59. Sliammon Village Waterfront
60. A Day in Town
61. Collaborators
62. Elsie and Teresa at the Cannery
63. Elsie and Cathy (2)
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. Elsie and Cathy (1)
66. Elsie, Agnes, and Children
67. Party Time
68. On the Town
69. Newlyweds
70. Wearing Slacks
73. Repatriation
74. Going to Church (1)
75. Settlers’ Camp (1)
76. 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. Baby Marlane
83. Traditional Prayer Songs
88. Honorary Doctorate
89. Helping Ma
90. Going to Church (2)
91. Elsie Paul with King of the Sea
92. Childhood Friends
93. Paul Family
96. Important Medicine
97. Beautiful Baskets
99. Author Group (7)
100. The Shield
101. Friends (2)
102. Pals
103. Author Group (8)
105. Author Group (5)
106. Rowing with mɑksɛmɑ
107. Author Group (4)
108. Life History of This Project
109. Author Group (6)
111. Sharing the Book (2)
112. Territory
113. Becoming Strong
114. Give It to Them
115. Sharing the Book (5)
116. Cleansing
117. Sharing the Book (3)
118. tʼᶿɛwqʼ (pronunciation)
119. Living with the Land
120. Old-Timers and Hard Work
121. You Thank It
123. Gifted People
124. Watch Your Children
127. Community Activities
128. Contact Happened
129. Designated Area
130. Sharing the Book (4)
131. Problems Handed down from History
132. Thank the Creator
133. When It’s Your Time
134. We Were Already Here
135. Part of Our Survival
136. Root Digging
137. He Got His Spirit Back
138. Grieving
139. Recovery
140. tɑʔɑw
141. The Young Girl and Eleven Puppies (English)
142. Author Group (3)
143. Lonely and Homesick
144. Her Name Was Jane
145. New Year’s Dance
146. The Young Girl and Eleven Puppies (Sliammon)
147. Author Group (2)
148. The Chinese Restaurant
150. My Dog Patsy
151. Times of Transition
152. Homebrew
153. Police Patrol (2)
154. Collecting Branches
155. Police Patrol (1)
156. Author Group (1)
161. Paul Family Photo
162. New Baby
163. Naming Ceremony
164. Preparing Fish and Community Drive-Through
165. The Police Were Standing by the Bed
166. Showcasing This Book
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3. ɬaʔamɩn Parade
4. Mary George and Denise Smith
5. Working Together
6. Baskets for Hawaii
7. 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.
8. Baskets in Progress
9. Party Time
11. Masters
12. Watch Your Children
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qʷʋl čʼɛ tɑwθɛm kʷut tɑmʌs (They [Spirits] Just Came and Told You Something)
Visit “Note on Linguistic Analysis” to learn more about the English translation and linguistic analysis below.

This is an excerpt from a much longer recording of a conversation between Elsie and the late Mary George. Mary’s responses to Elsie, which were almost entirely interjections, have been removed from this version.

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