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Lexey’em
“To Tell A Story”
Northern Secwepemc te Qelmucw
Shuswap People of the North
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A Message From the Executive Director
Inside the Summer 2020 Edition
Executive Director ............. Pg. 2-3
Big Bar Fisheries Thanks ... Pg. 4
Beaver Valley Bass............. Pg. 5
The Fish & The People ....... Pg. 6-9
Traditional Lands Au.......... Pg. 10
Sigh Of Relief ..................... Pg. 11
Historic Flooding………...Pg. 12-13
NStQ Child & Family ......... Pg. 14
Spi7uy Squqluts ................ Pg. 15
SXFN COVID Frontline ....... Pg. 16
SXFN Food Security ........... Pg. 17
Canim Lake Celebrates .... Pg. 18
NIPD 2020 Williams Lake .. Pg. 19
NStQ Outreach ................. Pg. 20
Reaching Out .................... Pg. 21
Welcome New Staff........... Pg. 22
NStQ Timeline & History ... Pg. 23
NSTC Contacts ................... Pg. 24
Secwepemc Health ............ Pg. 24
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NSTC Fisheries Manager
Dave Feil
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Beaver Valley Bass Project
By Dave Feil, Fisheries Resource Manger
Fernando John, NSTC A message from Premier John
Fisheries Technician Horgan thanking Fernando for all
his work on the
Big Bar Landslide.
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The Fish & The People: In Historical Context By: Chris Wycotte, Williams Lake First Nation Treaty Manger 6
The People & The Fish continued from Page 6 7
The People & The Fish continued from Page 7 8
The People & The Fish continued from Page 8
‘Re Tsecentwecws re Qelmucw’
In 2019 the Northern Shuswap Tribal Council Leasdership
Council adopted the following translation of the name of the
negotiated agreement with the Province of BC and Govern-
ment of Canada. Translated into Secwepmecstin (Shuswap)
‘Re Tsecentwecws re Qelmucw’ means ‘best deal’.
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Traditional Lands In Australia
By Kate Hewitt, Natural Resources Manager
Dr. Sandy Worden, Social Researcher
Indigenous Rangers (kneeling) taught tracking by Indigenous
community in Alice Springs, Australia.
10Sigh of Relief - Air Quality & COVID-19 By: Kate Hewitt & Eric Sannes When things became serious in March and everyone was told to go home and stay home, the rest of the natural world breathed a giant sigh of relief. Nitrogen dioxide, a by product of burning fossil fuels, was still being released into the air but in decreased levels that haven’t been seen in decades. The cars were in the garages, the planes in the hangars and the fossil fuel stayed in the tanks. There were remarkable photos of major cities around the world whose skylines were suddenly revealed from a blanket of brown haze. For some people it represented some progress in the fight against climate change. Since then the people in British Columbia, guided by public health officials, have flattened the curve. The charts showing other jurisdictions with a case-load and a curve that continues to rise. Still a cautious transition to the next phase means the air quality will gradually begin to suffer again. Air quality is determined by levels of air pollution; that is, the collection of gases, particulate matter, and other noxious materials, most commonly caused by human activities. A significant contributor to the release of air pollutants is vehicles, which is directly linked to respiratory health. In fact, about 1,600 people pass away in British Columbia every year as a result of pollution-related illnesses. With reduced travel as a precautionary measure to help reduce the spread of COVID-19, there have been significantly fewer vehicles in use. In Vancouver for instance, vehicular traffic de- creased by 47% within city limits, and 55% in the downtown core at the beginning of social distancing this past Spring. In the summer, B.C. typically experiences low air quality due to climatic changes such as temperature, wind speed, and varying levels of precipitation that are primary determinants of environmental events such as wildfires and dust production. The effect of having fewer pollutants such as nitrogen dioxide (NO₂), methane, carbon monoxide (CO) and carbon dioxide (CO₂) produced, means the air seems cleaner. For plants, animals and the natural world it’s a break from the constant bombardment of human caused pollution. With a human response that involves travel, it will be a short-lived break for the wild. While breathing easier for now, eventually things will go back to the way they were. Might take a while, but in B.C. we commonly see the burning of agricultural, forestry, and other waste in the summer season, as well as the potential for wildfires, and we all know that wildfire smoke in the past has greatly affected respiratory health across the province. After living through the murky haze of the summer of 2017, this year will be very different. It still important to continue environmentally-friendly practices and prepare for the future. After making some pretty serious choices in the last few months, perhaps now is the time to take another look at how we live in the world, and how it affects our stewardship of the land and animals. 11
Historic Floods Cover the Territory
By: Heather Camille, Communications Coordinator
150 Mile Ranch
Borland Creek Bridge—Williams Lake First Nation
Home near the Borland Creek Bridge—Pidgeon Rd, 150 Mile House
12Historic NStQ Flooding Continued from page 12
Gladys Archie tying sandbags for
Canim Lake Community.
Washout on 2300 Road
Hawkes Creek—Deep Creek Bridge
Canim Lake. Creek turned into a small lake.
13Children & Family Wellness By: Doug Bowen 14
Vocabulary
Sllúmllkwe—Soup
Sk̓ec—Dry meat
Scwik̓ - Dry fish Cody William, Language Administrator
Ts̓i7—Meat (deer)
Swewll—Fish (any)
Summer Months
Sqleltén—Salmon (any)
July - Pestémllik (Getting Ripe Moon)
Ék̓wen—Fish eggs August - Pellt̓éxelcten (Salmon Coming Up
Wenéx—Huckleberries
Moon)
September- Pellctsíkenten (Cache Food Moon)
Sxúsem—Soapberries
Sesép—Blueberries (any)
NStQ Nations
Tkwlóse7—Chokecherries T̓exélc – WLFN (Charging)
S7éytsqwem—Raspberries St̓swécem̓c – Canoe Creek (River People)
Peták—Potatoes Xget̓tem – Dog Creek (Deep Valley)
Xat̓súll – Soda Creek (On the Edge)
Qwléwe—Onions
Cmetém̓ - Deep Creek (Sitting Within)
Stsíllen—Food
Tsq̓escén̓ - Canim Lake (Broken Rock)
Esk̓et – Alkali (Alkali)
Call for Applications
Mentor-Apprentice Program Spi7uy Squqluts Language & Culture Society
2020-2021 17 South First Avenue, Williams Lake, B.C.
Deadline: July 17, 2020 V2G 1H4
For More Information Phone: 250-392-7361 extension 206
Please Call: 250-267-9925 Fax: 250-392-6158
Or Email:
language@northernshuswaplanguage.com Email: language@northernshuswaplanguage.com
*There are some changes this year due to
the Covid-19 Epidemic* @SpiuySquqluts
15Stswecem’c Xgat’tem First Nation COVID Frontline
By: Kelyn Paul, SXFN Communications Coordinator
Staff sorting all outgoing supplies to all on reserve families. Food and supplies were ordered from Sysco.
SXFN’s utility trailer loaded with items.
SXFN Urban Members assist in food distribution.
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16Stswecem’c Xgat’tem First Nation - Food Security
Variety of vegetables in the raised beds. Variety of vegetables planted in outdoor Vegetables thriving in the raised garden
garden. bed.
Renaii Johnny and Lennie Adolph Martina Camille, CHR for SXFN, Tristan LeCamp, SXFN Member.
standing in their greenhouse. and Bradley Johnson, SXFN Member.
Lettuce in a raised garden bed. Sweathouse-Rock Door Sweathouse– Front Door
17Canim Lake Celebrates Graduation
By: Irene Gilbert, Canim Lake Indian Band Communications Coordinator
Grade 7 students doing Honour Song Lillian Emile Principal Tom Wilkinson, with grad
Jolee Campbell (first graduate at
EAMS in over 20 years)
Jolee Campbell, Laura Dewsbury, Lamar Sinisterra-Boyce, Brendan Stewart, Lillian Emile,
Lorna Dixon and Morris Bob
Reilly Archie, Kayden Radke, Darius Christopher, Quinton Salter, Infinity Bob, Amy
Truran, and Lauryn Boyce-Archie
18National Indigenous People’s Day 2020 Online
By: NSTC Communications Staff
Chery Chapman, MC Mike Retasket, Kukpi7 Willie Sellars Bannock Making with RCMP—Kevin Neufeld, Cory Quewezance
(T’exelc)
NSTC Fisheries Truck and Boat—Parade Ready
Virginia Gilbert, and Edith Wycotte from T’exelc
Traditional Secwepemc Lehal Game with
members of the Louie, Canille, Duncan, Paul &
other families at Spirit Square
19Reaching Out During the
Pandemic
By; NStQ Communications Staff
Story continued on pg. 21.
20Reaching Out During the Pandemic continued from pg. 20.
NStQ Members Living Away
The estimated number and percentage of
members in various locations in BC, Canada &
the World.
Cariboo-Chilcotin: 288 (21%)
Williams Lake: 280 (20%)
Interior/Thompson Nicola/Okanagan: 206
(15%)
Kamloops 160 (11.6%)
Greater Vancouver: 65 (4.7%)
Fraser Valley: 62 (4.5%)
Vancouver: 52 (3.8%)
USA: 30 (2.1%)
Vancouver Island: 29 (2.1%)
Prince George: 23 (1.6%)
BC North: 21 (5.71%)
Alberta: 14 (1%)
Edmonton 13 (0.9%)
Ontario: 12 (0.8%)
Saskatchewan: 9 (0.6%)
Kootenays: 8 (0.5%)
Toronto: 7 (0.5%)
Calgary 6 (0.4%)
Overseas: 4 (0.2%)
Nova Scotia: 2 (0.1%)
NWT: 2 (0.1%)
Quebec: 1 (0.08%)
Yukon: 1 (0.08%)
Unknown: 75 (5.4%)
(Based on Feb 2020 NSTC survey combined with
current membership information)
21Welcome the New NStQ Staff Paul Szirmay-Kalos, Fisheries Coordinator Vilbert Valbi, Stewardship Manager 22
NStQ Timeline & History 23
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