Ha'lila̱xsi'ẅah (Month for oolichans)

More great learning from our seasons:

 

Ha'lila̱xsi'ẅah (Oolichan Month)

 

Hii sit'aatga gooym wilt kwidaxs da gyeda na g̱alts'apt dm wil si wineeyat.

As soon as Spring starts thats when the people left their village to gather food.

 

Ksg̱oogm 'ẅah si wineeya gyet 'nii halimootga gyet.

Oolichan is the first food people get, that's the saviour fish.

 

Dm hoyt a wa̱p dzem ḵ'awtsiit.

They will use this place to boil grease.

 

Ła sit'aatga wil dziiba mooksda lax sg̱a'niis.

This is when the snow starts to disappear on the mountain.

 

Gooyu gyik niidzn?

What do you see?

 

Nts'i'its

Grandmother

 

Sg̱a'niis

Mountain

 

G̱alts'ap

Village

 

G̱aax

Raven

 

Hana'a

Girl