sənk̓lip mʕas iʔ ntytyix stqip = How coyote broke the salmon dam : a Syilx captíkwł / published by Okanagan Nation Alliance.

Contributor(s): Cikala, Tunka [illustrator] | [Okanagan Nation Alliance] | Paul Creek Language Association | Salish School of SpokaneMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: Westbank, B.C. : Okanagan Nation Alliance, 2017Description: 31 pages : illustrations ; 20 cmISBN: 9780991912851Other title: How coyote broke the salmon dam : a Syilx captíkwł [Parallel title]Subject(s): Storytelling -- Syilx -- Children's literature | Syilx | nsyilxcən | BilingualOnline resources: Audio Summary: This story is an adaptation of the captikwł of How Coyote Broke the Salmon Dam. Such publications provide an opportunity for understanding the living land and teaching each generation how to become a “part of it” as the only way we, the Syilx, have survived. captikwł are a collection of teachings about Syilx laws, customs, values, governance structures and principles that, together, define and inform Syilx rights and responsibilities to the land and to our culture. These stories provide instruction on how to relate to and live on the land. captikwł stories serve as reminder of Syilx natural laws and protocols that need to be followed in order for future generations to survive in harmony with the tmixw. These stories are embedded in our culture and language and play a vital role in cultural renewal and revitalization.
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This story is an adaptation of the captikwł of How Coyote Broke the Salmon Dam. Such publications provide an opportunity for understanding the living land and teaching each generation how to become a “part of it” as the only way we, the Syilx, have survived.

captikwł are a collection of teachings about Syilx laws, customs, values, governance structures and principles that, together, define and inform Syilx rights and responsibilities to the land and to our culture. These stories provide instruction on how to relate to and live on the land. captikwł stories serve as reminder of Syilx natural laws and protocols that need to be followed in order for future generations to survive in harmony with the tmixw. These stories are embedded in our culture and language and play a vital role in cultural renewal and revitalization.

In nsyilxcən with English translation.

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