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Spring C'olilh
by SD54 Indigenous Education
Pages 4 and 5 of 18
Spring
C'olilh
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SD54 Indigenous Education
Witsuwit'en Language Speaker: Doris Rosso
It is spring.
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How do you know it is springtime?
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The ice is melting.
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The robins are singing.
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Click on the image to hear many robin songs.
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The soapberry bushes are flowering.
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The soapberry seeds are starting to grow.
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Many Witsuwit'en people like soapberry ice cream.
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The
cottonwood
leaves are sticky.
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Ts'iy
[ts-eye]
The Witsuwit'en word for cottonwood tree and canoe.
The Witsuwit'en and many other Indigenous Peoples made dugout canoes from cottonwood trees.
Click on the image and watch the video below to learn more about how the Lheidli T'enneh make cottonwood dugout canoes.
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To learn more about how the Witsuwit'en made cottonwood dugout canoes, see pages 63 - 65 in the Witsuwit'en History & Culture (2nd Ed.) book.
When I walk through the bush, I can smell wild onions.
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