Hwisulenuhw ( October )
“the time when the leaves fall from the trees”
📸 at the “Shq’apthut - Gathering Place” installation gateway at Waterwheel Park in Chemainus created by Maynard Johnny Jr
#Hulquminum #Quwutsun #chemainus
@northcowichan.bsky.social

Let's eat maple flowers,

This is one of those foods that's available in massive quantities but for a limited time. So pick and eat at your leisure. But don't pick more than 20% of any food resource.

they taste like broccoli sprouts!

Sp'e'qum tu Ts'alhulhp - Flowers of Maple Tree

#Hulquminum

Also, Mt Prevost is Swuq'us in Hulquminum which refers to Stutsuns dog that the creator provided for him, as told by Quw'utsun elders.

thediscourse.ca/cowichan-val...

… I live on the Lands of the Hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ speaking people; specifically the scəw̓aθən (Tsawwassen) and the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam). It’s a dialect related to Halq̓eméylem & Hul̓q̓umín̓um̓… similar BUT diff lexicons & writing systems!

So it abs gets complex!! But what a priv to learn all of this too! ☺️ 4/4

Good morning from the largest recorded #arbutus #madrone on settler-named #vancouverisland. She is the matriarch of thr #garryoak land. Her #hulquminum name is #qaanlhp. As a beginner #hulquminum learner, I’m using it as I can. #gratitude

Considering Hul’q’umi’num people are still negotiating a treaty with Canada, it's disrespectful to claim their products as "Canadian": www.bctreaty.ca/hulquminum-t...
If they want to be Canadian that's their business, but please don't use First Nations as rhetorical cover for Canadian nationalism.

With yi'yuq in the air I thought I'd reshare one of my favorite language videos of them all.

Lemut tu yi'yuq, aa muy' u'

#indigenousforestpunk #Hulquminum #IndigenousLanguages

Qaanlhp (Arbutus). Xpey’ (Cedar). Ts’sey (Douglas fir). Tuxwa’culhp (Pacific yew). Qethulhp (Ocean spray). Ts’alhulhp (big Leaf Maple). T’uqwum’ (Thimble berry). T’eqe’ (Salal). Tlu’sip (Sword fern).

West coast fall, in Hulquminum and English, for anyone who needs it this weekend.