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

Masters

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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. Paul Family Car
8. Walter Paul
9. Elsie at Steveston in the Late 1940s
10. The Ladies
11. William in Sliammon
12. Katherine Dominick and Harmony Johnson
13. Delivery Truck
14. Collaborators
15. Say Cheese
16. Party Time
17. Johnny Bob and Jimmy Peters
18. Newlyweds
19. Going to Church (1)
20. Willie at Work
21. Buddies
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. With Dad
34. Visiting lɑsɑ
35. At the Docks
36. Friends (2)
37. Masters
38. Old Single Lane Bridge
39. New Baby
40. Naming Ceremony
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3. Clean Roots
4. Digging for Roots
5. Master Basket Makers
6. Baby Baskets Baby baskets made by Molly Timothy (Granny Molly) in the early 1950s. The basket on the left was made for Jeannie, born to Elsie Paul in 1954, and has since been used for all of Elsie’s children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. The blue design is made with natural and dyed cherry bark. The basket on the right was made for a daughter of Elsie’s Aunt Agnes, and the design is woven with dyed reed.
7. Fine Craftsmanship
8. Basket for Baby Jeannie
9. Elders and Cedar Roots
10. Granny Molly’s Baby Baskets Side by Side Baby baskets made by Molly Timothy (Granny Molly) in the early 1950s. The basket on the left was made for Jeannie, born to Elsie Paul in 1954, and has since been used for all of Elsie’s children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. The blue design is made with natural and dyed cherry bark. The basket on the right was made for a daughter of Elsie’s Aunt Agnes, and the design is woven with dyed reed.
11. Basket for Aunt Agnes’s Daughter
12. Learning by Watching
13. Root Cleaning
14. Working Together
15. Cleaning Roots
16. Baskets for Hawaii
17. Baby Papoose (1)
18. Baby Papoose (2)
19. Baskets in Progress
20. Repatriation
21. Beautiful Baskets
22. Masters
27. Root Digging
28. Part of Our Survival
29. The Chinese Restaurant
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Contents of this tag:
Contents of this tag:
Contents of this tag:
1. Master Basket Makers
2. Elders and Cedar Roots
3. Working Together
4. 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.
5. Three Generations
6. The Ladies
7. 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.
8. Party Time
9. 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).
10. Going to Town
13. Masters
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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
Contents of this tag:
1. Masters