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Stó:lō Xwexwilmexw Treaty Association


S’ólh téméxw te íkw’elò.
Xólhmet te mekw’stám ít kwelát.

This is our land.
We have to take care of everything that belongs to us.

SXTA Communities

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Áthelets/ Aitchelitz

Leq’á:mel

Sq’ewá:lxw/Skawahlook

Sq’ewqéyl/Skowkale

Ch’iyáqtel/Tzeachten

Yeqwyeqwí:ws/Yakweakwioose

 

 

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𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗦𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗢𝗡! 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘆! 🎙 Stó:lō Signal Season Two: Guided by our S’Í:WES Episode 1 – S’ólh Téméxw te íkw’elò: This is our Land In this first episode of the new season we explore: 𝙎’𝙤́𝙡𝙝 𝙏𝙚́𝙢𝙚́𝙭𝙬 𝙩𝙚 𝙞́𝙠𝙬’𝙚𝙡𝙤̀. 𝙓𝙤́𝙡𝙝𝙢𝙚𝙩 𝙩𝙚 𝙢𝙚𝙠𝙬 𝙨𝙩𝙖́𝙢 𝙞́𝙩 𝙠𝙬𝙚𝙡𝙖́𝙩 - This is our Land. We have to take care of everything that belongs to us. Come join us and returning host, Á'a:líya Warbus as we dive into our new season that is rich with our Halq'eméylem language and oral teachings. Listen to full episode: https://www.sxta.bc.ca/multimedia/stolo-signal-podcast/ 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/st%C3%B3-l%C5%8D-signal/id1505640344#episodeGuid=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sxta.bc.ca%2F%3Fpost_type%3Dpodcast%26p%3D4986 #Sólhtémexw #StólōSignalPodcast #SXTA #PulseofthePeople #BCTreaty
Canada commemorates May 5th as a day to raise awar Canada commemorates May 5th as a day to raise awareness for every single Indigenous woman and girl who has gone missing or has been murdered. Our SXTA newsfeed is overflowing with red today! Our hands go up in acknowledgement as we see many of our members wearing red shirts, showing support and raising awareness today 🤲🏾 We want to encourage those to continue sharing, educating, and being bold in protecting our Indigenous people ❤️ #MMIW #NoMoreStolenSisters #Sólhtéméxw #SXTA
S n e a k P e e k 🎥 We have an upcoming “How S n e a k P e e k 🎥 We have an upcoming “How To” video release with Grand Chief Steven Point (he of course kept us laughing the entire time) Members stay tuned! 🤩
Our Outreach team had the opportunity to safely jo Our Outreach team had the opportunity to safely join Joy Farms on her 1/4 acre farm for Earth Day 🌍 It felt so good to have our hands in the dirt and lend a small hand in her important ongoing work within food sovereignty. “One of our Stó:lō laws says -𝐒'𝐨𝐥𝐡 𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐱𝐰 𝐭𝐞 𝐢𝐤𝐰' 𝐞𝐥𝐨. 𝐗𝐨𝐥𝐡𝐦𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐤𝐰' 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐦 𝐢𝐭 𝐤𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭 • 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐮𝐬- for me this means our people and our land. I believe we can achieve this with organic farming and keeping our people healthy” - Joy Hall Farmer, Skowkale Band Member. #EarthDay2021 #SXTA #Sólhtéméxw #FoodSovereignty
Our weekly Outreach Team zoom meeting was joined b Our weekly Outreach Team zoom meeting was joined by Aunty Bonnie Henry! 🤣 She reminded us of the guidelines and to stay safe, while we shared what our planned outdoor Earth Day activity was! Stay tuned to find out what our team did 🌍🌿🌱 #Jokes #MemeMonday #SXTA
We noticed that our home page today consisted of c We noticed that our home page today consisted of community members and many others discussing this bologna & chip delicacy. It must be this beautiful sunshine today!? Tell us what does your lettuce consists of! Dorito’s? BBQ? Ketchup? Follow us @theSXTA for more of our traditional recipes 🤣 #SXTA #Sólhtéméxw #TraditionalRecipes
(Post 2/2) Re-sharing 📣 With another long week (Post 2/2) Re-sharing 📣 With another long weekend upon us please enjoy this 14 page 𝗦𝘁𝗼́:𝗹𝗼̄ 𝗔𝗿𝘁 𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗿, in the spirit of connecting our Stó:lō communities. Even in this time of social isolation, we can explore our communities and appreciate the different works of Stó:lō art that are available for all to see 🤲🏾 We apologize as we made an error regarding "E'yies'lek Rocky LaRock: The Wild Inside" dates at @thereachgallery on our original release of this Art Tour, the correct date for the end of exhibition is May 8th 2021. @thereachgallery Hours of Operation are as follows, Tuesday-Friday: 10am-5pm Saturday: 12pm-5pm Sunday-Monday & Holidays: Closed #SXTA #Sólhtéméxw #StólōSignal
(Post 1/2) Re-sharing 📣 With another long weeke (Post 1/2) Re-sharing 📣 With another long weekend upon us please enjoy this 14 page 𝗦𝘁𝗼́:𝗹𝗼̄ 𝗔𝗿𝘁 𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗿, in the spirit of connecting our Stó:lō communities. Even in this time of social isolation, we can explore our communities and appreciate the different works of Stó:lō art that are available for all to see 🤲🏾 We apologize as we made an error regarding "E'yies'lek Rocky LaRock: The Wild Inside" dates at @thereachgallery on our original release of this Art Tour, the correct date for the end of exhibition is May 8th 2021. @thereachgallery Hours of Operation are as follows, Tuesday-Friday: 10am-5pm Saturday: 12pm-5pm Sunday-Monday & Holidays: Closed #SXTA #Sólhtéméxw #StólōSignal
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Our Outreach team receiving teachings from Uncle B Our Outreach team receiving teachings from Uncle Bernie this morning during our zoom meeting 🤣 #SXTA #Sólhtéméxw #UncleBernie #Outreach
Earth Day is this month! 🌍 As it approaches we Earth Day is this month! 🌍 As it approaches we wanted to share with you a snippet of Kw’í:ts’téleq story as this series first began with the Kw’í:ts’tél & the creation of S'ólhtéméxw, our world. Visit link below to read our comic book series & join us on our journey with Kw’í:ts’tél to Kw’í:ts’téleq🐻 https://www.sxta.bc.ca/comic/ #SXTA #Sólhtéméxw #Kwítstéleq
Good evening SXTA members, We know it's around di Good evening SXTA members, We know it's around dinner time or just passed for most of you and you might be relaxing now, scrolling Instagram! What better time for us to ask for your help?! 😊 The Residential School History and Dialogue Centre at UBC is looking for 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒆𝒆 𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒇-𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒇𝒊𝒆𝒅 𝑰𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒉 (𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒔 18-30) to participate in a new podcast pilot series. The podcast will bring together youth and Elders for intergenerational dialogue about the legacies of residential schools and the ongoing impacts of colonialism in Canada. Youth participants will receive training and support to work collaboratively to write and record the series, with support from RSHDC staff, an Indigenous Elder, and an emotional and cultural support worker. Cited Media, a podcast production company and project partner, will be providing training. Applications are accepted until THIS Friday, 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟮𝗻𝗱 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟭! Please share with anyone who may be interested, we encourage you to apply! Visit https://irshdc.ubc.ca/2021/02/25/youth-podcasting-project-opportunity-for-self-identifying-indigenous-youth/ for eligibility criteria and specifics on how to apply!
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SXTA Outreach Office
10 - 7201 Vedder Road
Chilliwack, BC V2R 4G5
Tel 604 824 2420
Fax 604 824 0278
Toll Free 1 877 924 2420
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Archive photos courtesy of BC Royal Museum & Archives and Chilliwack Museum and Archives. Artwork: © Jared Deck 2017

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