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Sx̱wōx̱wiyám: Stories of Long Ago

On Wednesday, February 3, UFV library and the Indigenous Affairs Office held a storytelling event at the CEP campus. Stó:lō storytellers led the audience through stories about bear, raven, salmon, and owl and the connection to the land and the water.

Event Photos

Woman speaks at a U F V podium, cedar boughs line the dias.

Overhead view of speaker at U F V dias in front of seated crowd in foyer.

Mary Sandoval, a Sto:lo elder, is seated in the crowd raising her hand palm out while speaking into a microphone.

David Gutierrez, a Sto:lo man, stands with his left arm outstretched, gesturing and gazing upwards while speaking into a microphone. His sister, Mary Sandoval, is seated behind him. Ceremonial cedar boughs are behind her.

About Sx̱wōx̱wiyám

What significance does the salmon have for Aboriginal people?

What roles do the bear, the owl and the raven play in Sx̱wōx̱wiyám?

Is there an Indigenous connection to the land and the water?

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