kwu sneqsilxw

2026 SALISH CONFERENCE - NSYILXCEN ONLY - Part 5

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 20:13:51 GMT

In our fifth podcast at the 2026 Salish Language conference, we interview movie star Stipn Smallsalmon and Jessie Isadore from the Flathead nation in Montana. While the language is quite different, we focus on the similarities and how many of the words are the same or very similar in both versions of Salish language.

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2026 SALISH CONFERENCE - NSYILXCEN ONLY - Part 4

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 20:00:59 GMT

In our fourth episode from the 2026 Salish Conference, we interview stllaqssn from Kalispel to talk about the language, learning and who we are - all in nsyilxcen. Thank you for the support.

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2026 SALISH CONFERENCE - NSYILXCEN ONLY - Part 3

Wed, 11 Mar 2026 21:13:56 GMT

This is the third fully nsyilxcen podcast we completed at the 2026 Salish Language Conference. We are taking part in this project to make nsyilxcen conversations more accessible to everyone. Thank you for support us!

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2026 SALISH CONFERENCE - NSYILXCEN ONLY - Part 1

Wed, 11 Mar 2026 20:00:01 GMT

This year's Salish Language Conference podcast is strictly in nsyilxcen. We are podcasting with language speakers in an effort to provide recordings of nqilxwcn conversations. Thank you for supporting us.

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2026 SALISH CONFERENCE - NSYILXCEN ONLY - Part 2

Wed, 11 Mar 2026 19:58:17 GMT

For the 2026 Salish Language Conference we are podcasting with language speakers in nsyilxcen. This is to provide digital nqilxwcn conversations for language speakers and those learning the language. Thank you for your support.

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Dreams, Good Meat, and Comic Books

Fri, 10 Oct 2025 23:37:29 GMT

In our latest episode, we meet with Maria Derickson (Skwekwusnt Sxwult) to talk about the meaning of her Indigenous name, the movie Predator, growing up in Argentina and a range of other topics.

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What We Do & Current Projects

Sat, 27 Sep 2025 17:59:18 GMT

In this mini episode, we discuss what we do as a media company and talk about a few projects we are currently working on and our interests in collaboration.

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The Meaning of Life, Spirituality and Pepsi

Tue, 16 Sep 2025 21:04:23 GMT

Check out the video version of this podcast on our YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1mq-a9P7cE

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The Two Grasshoppers - A Story

Wed, 14 May 2025 02:20:32 GMT

Come along with us and listen to the story of the two grasshopper brothers by Andrew McGinnis. The first line is nsyilxcen, then we repeat it in English.

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stim i? xminktet. (What do we want?)

Mon, 05 May 2025 21:30:09 GMT

In this episode, we listen to an elder recording from elder cwylxw (Uncle Thomas Pierre) as he gets philosophical about the relationship between sama (settlers) and sqilxw and the effect colonial culture has had on the syilx people.

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Revitalizing Indigenous Music in Mexico

Tue, 29 Apr 2025 04:32:43 GMT

In this episode, we sit down with our friend Mauricio who is doing his best to revitalize Indigenous Mexican instruments. Many of his instruments take their inspiration from natural sounds such as birds, rainfall and even thunder. Join with us as we hear about his journey to bring back the sounds of his ancestors.

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Pretendians and Cultural Appropriation

Mon, 07 Apr 2025 18:53:42 GMT

In this episode we tackle the topic of Cultural Appropriation, Cultural Appreciation and Homage and share our perspectives on each of them. We chose this topic in the interest of creating dialogue and spreading awareness of the dangers of appropriation and taking advantage of other cultures than your own.

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Celebrating Salish - Sterling Peterson

Thu, 13 Mar 2025 22:55:00 GMT

In this episode, we have a good chat with LSIB's own Sterling Peterson. Sterling's grandmother, Samtica, is a legend in the nsyilxcen community for her extensive work in creating curriculum and passing on stories, songs, lessons and so much more. Sterling is walking in her footsteps as a steward for the land and devoted language and culture learner. We talk about origin stories, with Sterling sharing the Blackfoot origin story involving the serpent people and then discussing the appearance of "serpent people" in so many other cultures around the world. A wide range of other topics are covered including the importance of biodiversity, answering the call of home, listening to our gifts inside and following your purpose. We are proud of all the work Sterling as done and the bright, young syilx man he has become. We appreciate him stopping by to share his knowledge and look forward to following his continued development as a community leader.

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Celebrating Salish - Dina Gilio-Whitaker

Thu, 13 Mar 2025 22:54:46 GMT

In this podcast from the Celebrating Salish Language conference, we meet with Dina Gilio-Whitaker, a scholar and writer from Southern California whose book "As Long As Grass Grows" is an important study in environmental justice. We discuss some important topics such as the meaning of environmental justice and where we can begin with decolonization and what it will take to make it even possible. We appreciate her making time to stop by, representing our beautiful language and culture and standing up for what matters.

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Celebrating Salish - Tachini Pete

Thu, 13 Mar 2025 22:54:35 GMT

In this episode of Celebrating Salish, we meet with a fellow language warrior named Tachini Pete. He is from Arlee, Montana and is of Navajo heritage. He fell in love with the Salish language as a young man and has created a comprehensive dictionary of the language. Anyone interested in purchasing a copy of his dictionary can find it at www.salishdictionary.com.

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Celebrating Salish - Jacob Knudson

Thu, 13 Mar 2025 18:02:20 GMT

On this episode we chat with Jacob Knudson, a fellow podcaster who is Metis, Stolo, Danish and Syilx from Merritt. We chat about his interest in traditional singing styles and old pow-wow records as well as his passion for chicken and grass dancing and his upcoming participation as the head dancer at the SFU pow-wow on April 12th. We also talk about the importance of representing your territory in pow-wow and the ongoing evolution of songs and outfits. Jacob shares his language learning journey and how the Celebrating Salish Language Conference has been such an inspiration. You can follow Jacob on YouTube at "Indigenous Youth Wellness" and the "Culture Bytes" podcast.

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Celebrating Salish - tiput & skwelkwelusqen (Tiffany and Donovan)

Thu, 13 Mar 2025 07:00:00 GMT

In our second Celebrating Salish podcast we meet with tiput and skwelkwelusqen from Monse, Washington to talk about language journeys, bridging cultures and words of advice for new language learners.

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Celebrating Salish - Stan Bluff

Thu, 13 Mar 2025 01:58:34 GMT

On this episode at the Celebrating Salish Language conference, Qwyqwayaxn talks with Stan Bluff from the Kalispel tribe. They discuss the different kinds of camas root, growing up along the Pend Oreille River, and how Stan almost stayed in California and the impact that would have had on the Language Conference's existence. We appreciate him taking the time to chat with us and sharing his rich history. We have nothing but love for our Kalispel sneqsilxw. Limlemt to the Bluff family for making the Language Conference something so many syilx and Salish learners look forward to each year.

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Celebrating Salish - nmamacin, qwlmtalqs, and acaxlwis (Amanda, Christina, and Joshua)

Thu, 13 Mar 2025 00:54:09 GMT

In this episode from the Celebrating Salish conference, we look at language comparisons between Kalispel and Okanagan, learn about everyone's respective language journeys, and talk about just how good it feels to be here at the conference surrounded by other Salish speakers and learners.

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Celebrating Salish - Theresa Ann Terbasket

Thu, 13 Mar 2025 00:05:25 GMT

On our first podcast of the 2025 Celebrating Salish Language Conference, we chat with beloved elder Theresa Ann Terbasket and respected scholar Dina Gilio-Whitaker. We cover a wide range of topics such as cellphone addiction, the tradition of elders eating fawns, warm winds and seasonal changes, and the power of prayer and wildfires. We alternate between nsyilxcen and English along the way with stretches of immersion. Enjoy!

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Salish Language Conference Preview

Tue, 11 Mar 2025 06:52:58 GMT

We are off to the annual Salish Language Conference in Spokane tomorrow. The Salish Language Conference is the largest gathering of Interior Salish speakers. Nsyilxcen (Okanagan) is one of the Interior Salish languages and we are excited to be around so many language learners, teachers, and fluent speakers. We talk a bit about the history of the conference, important figures and what to expect. We will be podcasting at the conference this year and we couldn't be more excited. Hope to see you there!

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Puberty Training

Mon, 03 Mar 2025 20:06:42 GMT

In this episode we listen to Uncle Thomas talk about puberty training and share our personal experiences with growing older but never up.

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Okanagan Love Stories

Mon, 10 Feb 2025 21:56:53 GMT

In the spirit of Valentine's Day, Levi and Jesse talk about the great romantic stories from Okanagan captikwl and ask which one would make the best Disney movie?

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Arnie Baptiste

Wed, 05 Feb 2025 04:02:01 GMT

In this podcast we get to visit with one of our favourite uncles and a true language and culture legend, Arnie Baptiste. Arnie has been an inspiration to many Okanagan people trying to live their best cultural lives and continues to be. We are grateful for the opportunity to visit with him.

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Motivation and Atomic Habits

Mon, 06 Jan 2025 23:31:37 GMT

In this episode, qwyqwayaxn and scwanitm discuss their New Year's resolutions, how to stay motivated, and how to increase motivation to learn nsyilxcen.

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100% Nsyilxcen

Fri, 20 Dec 2024 04:48:24 GMT

In this extra special immersion episode, we speak nsyilxcen the entire time. No English! This is something we've been talking about for awhile but this is the first time we've actually done it. Here's to more to come!

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Teaching Nsyilxcen (feat. Sensiyusten Language Team)

Tue, 17 Dec 2024 04:37:22 GMT

On this episode, we are joined by our counterparts at the Sensiyusten House of Learning. Xwylxw, Pkam, and Pacelqin are all language teachers at the Westbank First Nation cultural school and are doing some exciting things with their craft. We have so much in common with this crew that anytime we get together we have a lot of fun and this episode is the perfect example of that. Tune in with us as we talk about our language journeys and what challenges us and what we love about our jobs.

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Special Guest: skulaxan "Dixon Terbasket"

Tue, 10 Dec 2024 02:09:08 GMT

Dixon is an LSIB band member who is working on his own podcast in the Similkameen Valley where he also has started up a 7.5 acre community garden. He was recently the host of the local screening of "Tea Creek" a documentary about how one Indigenous community is making food security a thing of the past.

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Big Bucks (Don't Forget Your Gun)

Thu, 05 Dec 2024 08:00:26 GMT

Levi, Trenton, and Brandi listen to a story by elder Thomas Pierre about the time he forgot to bring his hunting rifle with him and why he would never forget it again.

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The Legend of ucxn (feat. xwnamxwnam)

Tue, 03 Dec 2024 00:22:48 GMT

Levi Bent, Trenton Manossa-Gabriel and Brandi Baptiste listen to a recording by elder Thomas Pierre where he talks about the lizard that follows you, climbs inside your hindquarters and eats you from the inside. The trio discusses the potential metaphor behind this story.

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Mushrooms

Thu, 28 Nov 2024 08:00:50 GMT

In this episode we talk all about mushrooms. We talk about finding and picking, cooking and eating and how they make such good medicine. We talk about different types and where they can be found and tell stories about mushroom picking and our personal experiences. Qwyqwayaxn also shares as much cultural information as he knows about them including a few vocabulary words.

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Learning Language and Culture

Mon, 25 Nov 2024 22:26:44 GMT

On this episode, we open up about how we've approached learning about Okanagan language and culture from each of our perspectives and the challenges we have faced teaching and supporting it. We would like to continue this dialogue in the interest of keeping the language and culture alive and finding out how to continue to grow it. If anyone has any information to share or would like to join us in a podcast about this important topic send us an email at kwusneqsilxw@gmail.com.

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The Nkmip Day School (feat. Sheri "sqaxexinak" Stelkia)

Mon, 18 Nov 2024 21:35:08 GMT

On this episode, qwyqwayaxn welcomes sqaxexinak to the show to talk about Anthony Walsh and the Nkmip Day School. While other day and residential schools focused on the systematic removal of Indigenous language and culture, the Nkmip Day School celebrated it and celebrated the artistic talents of the students, leaving a fantastic legacy that still stands to this day.

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Heroes feat. Seniwlm

Tue, 05 Nov 2024 04:40:20 GMT

Levi and Jesse welcome seniwlm to the podcast where we begin by talking about our heroes and digress into a variety of personal and nsyilxcen-related topics.

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Special Guests: Shane and Shayla (Outma Sqilxw Cultural Team)

Tue, 05 Nov 2024 04:28:00 GMT

Levi talks with Shayla and Shayne from the Outma Sqilxw Language and Culture team about a wide range of subjects including the shared challenges they face of education in nsyilxcen.

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Halloween Special

Mon, 28 Oct 2024 19:42:50 GMT

We listen to and translate a recording about Halloween by samtica (Sarah Peterson). She tells us about the tradition of "mcam km lkanti" and how you might get your car hit by an aoosa.

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Skateboarding Nsyilxcen Vocabulary

Tue, 08 Oct 2024 00:19:05 GMT

Nsyilxcen is a very old language and skateboarding is a very new sport. Because of this there is no skateboarding vocabulary in nsyilxcen (at least none that we know of). We do our best to give nsyilxcen language to skateboarding terms. If you know of any skateboarding nsyilxcen vocabulary please drop us a line at kwusneqsilxw@gmail.com and we will add it to a future podcast. Limlemt!

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Skateboarding

Tue, 08 Oct 2024 00:06:51 GMT

The Kwu Sneqsilxw team dives into the sport of skateboarding and how it shaped each one of us from our youths to the present day. We look at skaters we were influenced by, the importance of skateboarding video games, and the soundtracks that gave life to them.

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The Legend of Tanyslays Part 2

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 18:27:58 GMT

Qwyqwayaxn and Skukulalq listen to Uncle Thomas tell another story about Tanyslays. This one involves a peculiar taste for onions and fearsome reputation that Tanyslays had.

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The OIB Language House. (Feat. Franchesca "Yutelx" Raven-Bell)

Mon, 16 Sep 2024 23:26:35 GMT

The OIB Language House is the centre for Okanagan language learning in the South Okanagan. They host a variety of language learning programs and classes and regularly do cultural trips on the land. Yutelx joins us as a special guest for this podcast where she shares what she has learned in the 5 years she has worked for the Language House and the direction they are heading.

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The Story of Chopaka

Mon, 16 Sep 2024 23:11:50 GMT

In today's episode, we listen to an Uncle Thomas story about jealousy and the complications thereof. There are several versions of the Chopaka story, all of which deal with the consequences of jealous lovers and why camas root is not found in the Okanagan or Similkameen valleys. There is some excellent nsyilxcen language used and we do our best to translate some of the more complicated passages and dive into the morality surrounding this classic Okanagan captikwl.

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cayxa nal senklip part 2 (Crayfish and Coyote)

Tue, 10 Sep 2024 05:03:26 GMT

Have no fear, the second part of the captikwl is right here.

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cayxa nal senklip (Crayfish and Coyote)

Tue, 10 Sep 2024 04:53:40 GMT

Skukulalq and Qwyqwayaxn break down a traditional Okanagan captikwl (legend) where crayfish challenges coyote to a race from lake to lake, presumably Okanagan and Skaha Lakes.

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Those That Wander Without Purpose

Tue, 25 Jun 2024 16:41:15 GMT

On this episode we examine the meaning of purpose and how so many people drift through life without a clear sense of what it means. We listen to an Uncle Thomas recording where he recounts a lesson from when he was a child about living with a purpose, and we talk about the connection with Indigenous people, a lack of purpose, and substance abuse.

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Bear Ceremony

Wed, 19 Jun 2024 23:41:47 GMT

In this episode, we listen to a story by Uncle Thomas about the traditional bear ceremony that elders would perform when a bear is harvested. A lot of unique nsyilxcen vocabulary is translated along the way and we learn about the importance of reviving traditional practices.

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Learning about the Khoisan Tribe

Thu, 13 Jun 2024 23:42:14 GMT

In this episode we welcome Edwin and Billy to the studio to chat and compare the Indigenous experience between Canadian and South African indigenous peoples. Turns out, we have a lot in common.

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Things We Know to Be True (snunxwinamtet)

Wed, 05 Jun 2024 02:19:45 GMT

Today's podcast tells us about the nsyilxcen concept of snunxwinamtet or "Things We Know to be True." These are deep-seated beliefs of the Okanagan people, and Uncle Thomas gives us some examples, including an insightful metaphor about pruning trees and spiritual/religious beliefs.

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The Legend of Dennis Slade (tanesl?ays)

Sat, 01 Jun 2024 17:19:06 GMT

In this episode, we breakdown the story of taneslays (Dennis Slade) who was a well-known character among the Okanagan people. Thomas recounts a famous story about taneslays and the boys break it down to show how he became such a notable figure.

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Horses, Dreams and Heart Attacks

Wed, 29 May 2024 05:25:57 GMT

In this episode, Uncle Thomas tells us about the time his older brother Joey had a heart attack and how it led to him having an unbelievable dream. Skukulalq shares a unique ability he has related to dreaming.

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Throw Him Out the Door! (cqmnknilxwm)

Sat, 25 May 2024 22:14:31 GMT

After the serious tone of the previous podcast, we decide to lighten things up with this one, where Uncle Thomas recounts a story about Qwyqwayaxn's grandparents where his grandmother had to come to the defence of his grandfather in a Chinese restaurant when they had to deal with a rowdy man causing a stir.

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Churches and Government

Sat, 25 May 2024 01:40:45 GMT

Churches. Government. Organized religion. All of these colonial structures have had a damning effect on the Indigenous people of Canada. In this week's podcast we find out Uncle Thomas' honest opinion on these topics and how they have affected the lives of himself and other people he has known. He shares a unique insight on the direction of organized religion in this deep dive into a more serious topic.

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Skimhist (Black Bear) Stories

Thu, 09 May 2024 23:03:28 GMT

The uncles break down an elder recording from 2018, where Samtica talks about two humorous run-ins with black bears.

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The Story of Mimlt (Whitefish)

Mon, 29 Apr 2024 20:08:33 GMT

Why Not All Jobs are for Everyone and Finding Your Calling

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