About the translator:

Chief Ian Campbell’s ancestral name is Xalek. He is from the lineage of Xatslanexw (Kitsilano) and is a descendant of both the Squamish and Musqueam People. His Chieftain name is Sekyu Siyam from the village of K’ik’elxn (Port Mellon) on the West Side of Howe Sound. He is one of sixteen Hereditary Chiefs of the Squamish Nation and was their Lead Negotiator for 22 years. He was taught the rich history and culture of the Coast Salish people from a young age, and was immersed in the ceremonies, mythology and traditions by his grandparents and elders.

Spanish Banks

Ḵweḵw7úpaý

Jericho

Iýálmexw

Hastings Mill

K’emk’emeĺáý

White Rock, Convention Centre

P’k’als

English Bay Beach

Í7iýeĺshn

Deadman’s Island

skwtsa7s

Lumberman’s Arch

Xwáýxway 

Brockton Point

Pápiýeḵ

Beaver Lake

Áxachu7

Siwash Rock

slhilhxí7lesh

Herring

slhawt’ (Herring)

ch’éḿesh (Herring Roe)

lhét’emten (Herring Rake)

Mountain goat

xwexwséĺken

giant red Sea urchin

xíxwa

Mussels

lháẃkem

Pink salmon

lháwichen

Roosevelt Elk

k'iyí7ch

Black Bear

míxalh

Beaver

skeÌáẃ

Mallard duck

ténksen

Canada Goose

ex

Red Cedar Tree

x̱pay̓

Sword Fern

tsx̱álem

Oregon Grape Bush

séliy̓ ay

salal BUSH

t’áka7áy

Douglas Fir tree

ch’shay