Course Descriptions

This course tells the story of Skwxwú7meshulh Uxwumíxw (The Squamish People) from a Skwxwú7mesh perspective. The story is represented in the oral tradition, passed down from past generations of speakers. This course focuses on expressions of collective identity, which can be seen as the sharing of a common territory, language, owned and shared resource sites and rights, kinship (both blood and marriage relations) and various complex cultural and political relationships.

This course tells the story of Skwxwú7meshulh Uxwumíxw (the Squamish people) and their relation with the living world from a Skwxwú7mesh perspective. This story is represented in the oral tradition, passed down in oral texts from past generations of speakers. The knowledge was transmitted in the Squamish Language and we will explore what language can tell us about the Squamish people and their relationship with the living world.

This course tells the story of the Ucwalmícw (the Lil'wat people) from an Lil'wat perspective. The story is represented in the oral tradition, passed down from past generations of speakers. The knowledge was transmitted in Ucwalmícwts (the Lil'wat language) and we will explore what language can tell us about Lil'wat culture and social structure. This course focuses on expressions of collective identity, which can be seen as the sharing of a common territory, language, owned and shared resource sites and rights, kinship (both blood and marriage relations) and various complex cultural and political relationships.

This course tells the story of the Ucwalmicw (the Lil’wat people) from a Lil’wat perspective. This story is represented in the oral tradition, passed down in oral texts from past generations of speakers. The knowledge was transmitted in Ucwalmicwts (the Lil’wat language) and we will explore what language can tell us about the Lil’wat people and their relationship with the living world.

This course tells the story of the Shíshálh (the Sechelt people) from a Sechelt perspective. The story is represented in the oral tradition, passed down from past generations of speakers in Sháshíshálhem (the Sechelt language). This course focuses on expressions of collective identity, which can be seen as the sharing of a common territory, language, owned and shared resource sites and rights, kinship (both blood and marriage relations) and various complex cultural and political relationships.

This course tells the story of the Shíshálh (the Sechelt people) from a Sechelt perspective. This story is represented in the oral tradition, passed down in oral texts from past generations of speakers in Sháshíshálhem (the Sechelt language). We will explore what language can tell us about the Sechelt people and their relationship with the living world.