kwukwun’utsustul’ tthu shmakw’uthut ’i’ tthu Bishop Remi De Roo | Abel Joe Shaking Hands with Bishop Remi De Roo

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• Title: kwukwun’utsustul’ tthu shmakw’uthut ’i’ tthu Bishop Remi De Roo | Abel Joe Shaking Hands with Bishop Remi De Roo
• Description: Abel Joe shaking hands with Bishop Remi De Roo. Both were honored at a special Coast Salish event.
  (Published 5 July 1989).

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• Speaker/Story Teller: Pul-hwuletse’ | Wayne Charlie
• Date of recording: 02 May, 2026
• Listen to the recording in Hul’q’umi’num’:

kwukwun’utsustul’ tthu shmakw’uthut ’i’ tthu Bishop Remi De Roo | Abel Joe shaking hands with Bispop Remi De Roo.

1. kwukwun’utsustul’ tthu shmakw’uthut ’i’ tthu Bishop Remi De Roo
   Able Joe is shaking hands with Bishop Remi De Roo.
2. ’i tseep yu le’lum’ut kw’ na’nuts’a’ s’eluhw tst shmakw’uthut.
   You can see one of our elders, shmakw’uthut, Able Joe.
3. hayulh nan ’uw’ thi mustimuhw kwus yu sq’uq’a’ tthu hun’utum’ Catholic Church.
   He was a very important person in the Catholic Church.
4. nilh na’nuts’a’ yath ’uw’ t’ut’ilum’ ’i’ ’imushst-hwus tthu ni’ hun’utum’ organ ’u kwus wulh t’it’ulum’ ’u tthu High Mass.
   He always sang and played the orgran for the High Mass.

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Key information

• Time period or Date: 1989
• Theme(s): Ceremonies, Elders,
• Location: TBD
• Source info (type – name): Newspaper — Cowichan Leader
• Photographer credit: Leader Staff Photo
• Individuals identified: Abel Joe and Bishop Remi De Roo

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