Hul’q’umi’num’ Language & Culture Society presents

Hul’q’umi’num and the Salish Sea

At the beach in Hul’q’umi’num

Click the button below to access the ebook “At the Beach in Hul’q’umi’num’”. This ebook features vocabulary, phrases, knowledge and stories about the beach.

At the beach in Hul’q’umi’num

This ebook is a project of the Hul’q’umi’num’ Language & Culture Society. Hul’q’umi’num’ Language by Donna Gerdts | Sp’aqw’um’ultunaat, George Seymour | Sq’utxulenuxw, Roberta Charlie | Yuleqtunaat, Carol Louie | T’ut’si’aat, Delores Louie | Swustanulwut, Ruby Peter | Sti’tum’at, and Margaret James | Qwuqwithul’txw. English text by Evangeline Paige | Tsulnamutiye’, Martina Joe and Marki Sellers. Bird and Beach creature by photos Cim Macdonald. Design by Marki Sellers.

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sqi’mukw’ | octopus

sqi’mukw’ | octopus

The giant Pacific octopus is the largest octopus species in the world. It has eight arms lined with suction cups that it uses to capture and eat various molluscs, crustaceans and fish. The giant Pacific octopus is sometimes eaten as food by humans.