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kł cp̓əlk̓ stim̓ is an nsyilxcen term that roughly translates to “to cause to come back.”
Land Acknowledgement
Land Acknowledgement
We respectfully acknowledge that the land on which we gather is the unceded territory of the syilx Peoples.
kʷu ɬə c̕uləl’uʔs iʔ l təmxʷulaʔxʷs iʔ syilx tali əc haʔ stim aɬiʔ əc mistim axaʔ iʔ təmxʷulaʔxʷselx lut pənkin̓ k̕l swit t̕ə xʷic̕xmselx
An Invitation
An Invitation
Would anyone like to share their personal land acknowledgement today?
You might want to consider including:
My name is and my ancestors are from ____.
An acknowledgement that we are uninvited guests on the unceded territory of the syilx people.
Think about: What is causing you to come back to the land as a teacher? What is your relationship with this land - what do you appreciate about living in this place?
Your commitments to the land moving forward.
We invite you to either share out loud or in the chat.
Thank you to Josée Arcand for sharing her land acknowledgement:
My name is Josée, I grew up in Aurora, Ontario but I’ve live in many places across Turtle Island and each place has been important to me in different ways. One thing that has been common in all the places I’ve lived has been my connection and relationship to water. My commitment is to teach the students about our relationships with and between the land.
The Time of the Red Salmon
The Time of the Red Salmon
Find the PDF of the Ta’tupa - 2022 Spirit Bear Moon Calendar here.
"For the syilx Nation, food sovereignty is foundational to ensuring cultural food security and health. Salmon being a central syilx food, the Nation has worked relentlessly since the 1990s to reintroduce Okanagan sockeye salmon into their traditional territory. Salmon is considered by syilx as one of their relatives, and an essential constituent connecting 'generations, communities, humans and nonhumans, terrestrial and aquatic species, and transboundary watersheds along the Columbia River system.'
Therefore, the existence of salmon in the syilx traditional watershed is imperative for the continuation of the syilx language and cultural teachings." (Enhancing cultural food security among the syilx Okanagan adults with the reintroduction of Okanagan sockeye salmon, 2021)
As Dr. Bill Cohen asks: "How will we know when transformation has happened?" As settler and Indigenous educators and learners on syilx land, it is all of our responsibility create opportunities that will help to bring the salmon back.
What is the Story of Salmon?
What is the Story of Salmon?
As you watch these these videos, pay attention to what is sparking you.
As you watch these these videos, pay attention to what is sparking you.
Elder Delphine Derickson Discusses the Significance of Mission Creek as a Traditional Gathering place for Fishing, Hunting and Camping.
Elder Delphine Derickson Discusses the Significance of Mission Creek as a Traditional Gathering place for Fishing, Hunting and Camping.
Salmon Teachings with Auntie Pauline
Listen to Auntie P talk about how we are interconnected to all living things like the salmon.
SLOW FISH sc'win
Listen to syilx people explain more about the importance of salmon to their culture and how they are working to bring the salmon back.
In a break out room, explore the captikʷł about how snkʼlip brought salmon to t'ucin (Skaha Lake) with a partner. Use the thinking routine: Think, Puzzle, Explore.
Think: What do you think you already know about salmon in the Okanagan? What do you know about the syilx teachings about ntytyix (Chief Salmon)?
Puzzle: After reading about how snkʼlip (coyote) brought salmon to t'ucin (Skaha Lake), what questions or puzzles do you have?
Explore: What do you still want to find out? How might you explore your questions about this?
Fish-Passage-Captiwlk.pdfCoyote_And_The_Introduction_Of_Salmon_-_A6L6D8.pdfTaken from: Myths and Tales from Nicola Valley and Fraser River collected by James Alexander Teit, 1911
Click here to access this slide deck.
Take 10 minutes to take a look at the videos and the resource slide deck above.
Find a image, quote, resource, etc... that is interesting to you. Consider how you might use it with students.
We will share out our ideas with each other!
If you are joining us virtually after our live session, please add your ideas to the document.
More Resources
More Resources
syilx Salmon Feast
syilx Salmon Feast
"It is one of the goals of the Syilx Okanagan Nation to carry on the work of the people’s ancestors and Elders who taught the importance of preserving and revitalizing the traditions, customs, and language of the Syilx people. The Salmon Feast honours the sacredness of the river at sx̌ʷəx̌ʷnitkʷ (Okanagan Falls), which is a culturally significant site for the Syilx Okanagan People, and an important traditional fishing camp, gathering place and trading site.
The Salmon Feast is a three-day event and is an essential practice in the continued organized efforts of the Okanagan Nation Alliance and member communities to raise the importance of the habitat protection and rehabilitation of local ecosystems, watersheds, and renew connections and relationships between all residents of the Region with water and fish. It is vitally important that we honour the salmon so they will always come back to feed the people."
source: Okanagan Nation Alliance
First Fish First People.pdfThat Place Where Ghosts of Salmon Jump
That Place Where Ghosts of Salmon Jump
by Sherman Alexie
How Coyote Broke the Salmon Dam
How Coyote Broke the Salmon Dam
Click here to listen to an audio version of this captikʷł in nsyilxcən
You might also be interested in buying this book from the Okanagan Nation Alliance.
Do You Want to Book an Okanagan Nation Alliance Hatchery Tour?
Do You Want to Book an Okanagan Nation Alliance Hatchery Tour?
The kł cp̓əlk̓ stim̓ Hatchery is a testament to the perseverance of the Syilx Okanagan People to realize their dream of restoring the n’titxw (Chief Salmon) – one of our Four Food Chiefs – to their original habitat and rightful place in our territory. This hatchery represents a critical stage of our Nation’s restoration initiative and is part of a long‐term program to restore the historical range of Sockeye in the upper Okanagan watershed, Okanagan Lake, and Skaha Lake systems, and a region of the Columbia River Basin.
kł cp̓əlk̓ stim̓ Hatchery Tours are offered all year long by appointment. Tours last about an 1 hour and are hands on, with opportunity for questions.
EVENT DATE: Best time for a tour: November-June.
EVENT LOCATION: 155 En’owkin Trail / Penticton, BC / V2A 6J7
To book appointments please contact: Dan Stefanovic (Hatchery Operations Biologist) at 250-707-0095 Ext: 161 or Tyson Marsel (Hatchery Biologist) 250-707-0095 Ext: 351
Collective Storytelling: Building Knowledge Through Trading Cards
Collective Storytelling: Building Knowledge Through Trading Cards
"Because the way from our heads to our hearts is best found through our hands, and because creativity is how we take charge of the way we integrate our experiences and our stories, and because finding ways to allow our stories to be guided by our hearts is the best way to move towards a livable future," we're going to create some cards to support each other with this learning! ~Susan Mackay Harris
Here is an Example of Trading Cards
Here is an Example of Trading Cards
Let's Create Our Own Trading Cards
Let's Create Our Own Trading Cards
This is a strategy that you might want to use in your practice. It might help us to think about turning around salmon ecology in the Okanagan as we consider the stories of salmon and kł cp̓əlk̓ stim̓ (to cause to come back).
How might we continue to inspire each other?
Click here to access the slide deck where you can add your card.
Does anyone want to test out this idea with students? Can we support you with that?
Time to Connect & Share
Time to Connect & Share
What is on our minds about land-based learning this year?
What is on our minds about land-based learning this year?
In your break out rooms, please discuss:
When you think about learning on, with, and from the land, what has been inspiring for you this year so far? What inspired you last year?
How are you creating opportunities for your students to learn on, with, and from the land?
How have you been working to Indigenize the curriculum?
Sharing as a Whole Group:
Let's make our thinking visible to each other.
Our Hopes for our Learning This Year
Our Hopes for our Learning This Year
How do we want to learn together?
How do we want to learn together?
What can we learn from teams that came together last year? What is possible?
Check out our new LENDING LIBRARY!!
Check out our new LENDING LIBRARY!!
Find our lending library on the lending library webpage.
Please contact marnie.birkeland@sd23.bc.ca or kelly.hanson@sd23.bc.ca to borrow any of these resources.
Give Aways
Give Aways
Today, our winner will win a copy of the book - We Go With Muskrat To Those Living Underwater by Herron Hall
Congratulations to our Session 8 winner: Lynn White
Congratulations to our Session 8 winner: Lynn White
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