Category: Handiwork

hw’iiwtssum’ ‘utl’ hwinumets’u thu mun’us | Simon Charlie Showing Daughter a Carving

Simon Charlie and his daughter looking at a wood carving.
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ha’kwush tthu sul’sul’tun’ | Using the Spidle Whorl

ha’kwush tthu sul’sul’tun’
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ni’ yuhw ’utth’emustum tthu Frank Morrison ’u tthu q’umunulwut | Frank Morrison Dressed in a Paddleshirt

Frank Morrison in a paddle shirt as part of a story about Tzinquaw country. (Published 09 August 1956).
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’aam’ustum’ thu Queen Elizabeth ’u tu swetu | Queen Elizabeth Receiving Sweater

Mrs. Elwood Modeste presented a sweater to Queen Elizabeth II in Saanich. Sweaters were also knit for Prince Ann and Prince Philip by Mrs. Francis Bob. The second photo is of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip waving goodbye from the Royal limosine in Pioneer Park. (Photos published July 1959 in the Cowichan Leader).
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slheni’ ha’kwushus tthu t-shul’qun’ | Woman Using Carding Machine

Mrs. Alan Johnny using a carding machine to prepare fibers, like wool, for spinning into yarn. (Published on 24 September 1959).
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stswuwoon’s tthey’ swuqw’a’lh | Potlatch Blanket Scramble

Blanket Scramble ceremony during a potlatch showing men running toward and crowding around a blanket hanging in front of a canoe.
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slheni’ kwuneem’ ’u tthu se’lutun | Lady Holding Baskets

Elder Indigenous woman holding woven baskets.
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xute’um’ ’u tthu situn | Basket Making

Woman demonstrating how to make a basket.
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tswe’wutustuhw tthu Royals mulyitul | Making a Sweater for the Royals

Majorie Peter knitting the sweater that will be British Columbia’s gift for the Royal wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spncer in 1981.
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wi’wul’ kws qequluts’s | Demonstrating Spinning

Woman demonstrating the use of a spindle whorl to make yarn.
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