Section 7.7 Squamish - ETSÍM SKW’SHIM̓ IY TA KWEKWÍN SCH’ETXW
Written by: Veselin Jungic and Mark MacLean Illustrated by: Bethani L'Heureux Squamish translation by: Setálten, Norman Guerrero Jr. of the Squamish Nation
Etsím Skw'shim̓ kwi en sna. Chen wa tkwayá7nmin ti sx̲wex̲wiy̓am̓ tiná7 lhen si7l na wa tkwayá7nmintem ta sx̲wex̲wiyam tiná7 Iha si7ls. Nilh ti sx̲wex̲wiyam tl'a kwekwín sch'etxw na ta7stem ta swa7ám̓-chet na7 ta áyalhk̲w ch’it ta úxwumixw-chet.
My name is Small Number. This is a story I’ve heard from my grandmother and that she heard from her grandmother. It is about an old totem pole built by my ancestors on a beach close to our village.
Kwétsi nch’u7 skwáyel, na wa yelx̲lhálem ta sp’ák̲w’us. Na kw’áchnexwas ta hiyí sts’úk̲wi7 lésiw̓ilh ta stak̲w, ses men chey̓k̲wám txwnew̓ ta stak̲w ses men p'í7nexwas ta sts'úk̲wi7. Uuh aaan hiyí ta sts'úk̲wi7 welh men tut-chíhiw̓ilh ta stak̲iw wélhes ch'íntas ta sts'úk̲wi7.
One day, the eagle was looking for food. He spotted a huge salmon just below the surface of the water, he plummeted to the river and caught the salmon with his mighty talons. But, the salmon was so big that even eagle’s strong wings could only lift the fish just a bit above the surface of the water.








Swelk̲w'áls: eshán melh lhes i7x̲w ta s7uk̲w’uk̲w'in̓exw stl'i7s ta etsím wex̲és kwis ch’áwatemwit kwis tsékwentaswit ta sts’úk̲wi7 txwnam̓ ta áyalhk̲w?
Question: Why did the eagle, the raven, the bear, the wolf, and the beaver need help from a little frog to pull the salmon on to the shore?
