Also known as the Great Fraser Midden, a thousands-year old deposit of skeletal remains, artifacts, stone and wooden tools, artwork and shells. This page was last edited on 27 July 2020, at 23:06. Ancestral: recognizes land that is handed down from generation to generation

e = the e in “bet”. Part of being connected to a space is understanding its history.

During your time at UBC, you might observe representations of Musqueam culture and history around campus.

[4], The Musqueam's ancestors, the Coast Salish, have lived in the Fraser River estuary for thousands of years. Musqueam Capital Corporation MCC’s mission is to contribute to building a vibrant community in Musqueam through successful economic development that will benefit the community today and for many years into the future, in ways that are in keeping with Musqueam’s … Watch the Musqueam Welcome by sʔəyəɬəq (Larry Grant): Indigenous, LGBTQ2SIA+, Disabilities and Colour, Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre, How to pull an all-nighter (if you have to), The science of why we forget what we (just) learned, Hidden in Plain Sight: Fighting for change, Hidden in Plain Sight: Interactive Art at UBC, To take part in the First Nations community at UBC and learn more about events, programming, and services, you can contact the, Learn more about the Indigenous-inspired public art on campus by exploring, To understand more about the history of the. Chief Whattlekainum of the Kwantlen warned Fraser of an impending attack, thereby saving his life. Their traditional language is hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓, the Downriver Dialect of the Salishan language Halkomelem, and they are closely related to neighbouring peoples of the lower Fraser River. [citation needed]. Another way that UBC and the Musqueam have worked together to interweave this land’s history into campus is through visible representations of Musqueam art and language. 1, known in hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ as qiqéyt, in Halqemeylem as Qiqayt, and often anglicized historically as Kikait, is now named the New Westminster Indian Reserve and in recent times was allocated to the fledgling Qayqayt First Nation after many years of not being attached to any band. You’ll also notice that a number of the street signs around campus include an English name and a name in the Musqueam language of hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ [hunk-uhm-ee-num]. u = the u in “flute”. Their traditional territory encompasses the lands, lakes, and streams defined and included by a line commencing at Harvey Creek in Howe Sound and proceeding eastward to the height of land and continuing on the height of land around the entire watershed draining into English Bay, Burrard Inlet, and Indian Arm; south along the height of land between Coquitlam River and Brunette River to the Fraser River, across to the south or left bank of the Fraser River and proceeding downstream taking in the left bank of the main stream and the South Arm to the sea, including all those intervening lands, islands and waters back along the sea shore to Harvey Creek, and the sea, its reefs, flats, tidal lands, and islands adjacent to the above described land and out to the centre of Georgia Strait. noun. [2] Formerly there was a second residential area near the current one, maləy̓, known in English as Mahlie. The nearby Kwantlen and Katzie peoples just upriver share the same hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ dialect, while the upriver Sto:lo people speak another dialect, Halq’əméyləm (known as the Upriver Dialect). Some of our sχʷəy̓em̓ (ancient histories) describe the landscape as it was over eight thousand years ago. Traditional: recognizes lands traditionally used and/or occupied by the Musqueam people or other First Nations in other parts of the country, Ancestral: recognizes land that is handed down from generation to generation, Unceded: refers to land that was not turned over to the Crown (government) by a treaty or other agreement.

Suttles, Wayne P. Musqueam Reference Grammar. In UBC Vancouver’s case, that means remembering that we study, attend class, and meet friends on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Musqueam people. 2 The dialect of Halkomelem (a Salishan language) spoken by the Musqueam. The Musqueam people are the oldest-known residents of Vancouver. But what do these words actually mean? In this way the people became known as the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm or Musqueam. [citation needed], The area of the Musqueam Reserve is the closest Hudson's Bay Company explorer Simon Fraser made it to the Strait of Georgia; he was driven back by hostile Musqueam who had had bad experiences with white men on ships just prior.

(In 2010, UBC’s Okanagan satellite campus had put up signs in Nsyilxcen, the language of the Okanagan Nation. The name Musqueam relates to the grass məθkʷəy̓ which grew in throughout the community of Musqueam. But what do these words actually mean? Traditional: recognizes lands traditionally used and/or occupied by the Musqueam people or other First Nations in other parts of the country. 1 A member of a North American Indian people of southern coastal British Columbia, Canada.

Most prominent, of course, is the beautiful, intricate Musqueam Post, which stands tall over the eastern entrance to campus, right next to the Alumni Centre—it’s basically impossible to miss.

Consonants. In this way, these street signs remind us of this land’s history and also teach us something about the specific way in which the Musqueam people interpret spaces. sχʷəy̓em̓ (an ancient history) xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) people have lived in our traditional territory, what is currently called Vancouver and the surrounding areas, for thousands of years. This is a significant advantage for learning how to read, as the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ alphabet creates consistency of interpretation and predictability of pronunciation. Sometimes vowels will be followed by a colon “:”. [6], Indian Reserves under the administration of the band are:[7]. [2] The village itself was known as c̓əsnaʔəm.

This means the vowel is lengthened. The Musqueam Indian Band (Halkomelem: xʷməθkʷəy̓əm IPA: [xʷməθkʷəjˀəm]) is a First Nations band government in the Canadian province of British Columbia and is the only First Nations band whose reserve community lies within the boundaries of the City of Vancouver.

The Cowichan, Chemainus, Snuneymuxw and neighbouring Coast Salish peoples of Vancouver Island and the parts of the Gulf Islands of the southern Gulf of Georgia speak another dialect, Hul'qumi'num' (usually spelled Hulquminum), often called the Straits dialect, or Island Halkomelem, but not to be confused with North Straits Salish, which is a group of related dialects to the south.

The name Musqueam relates to the grass məθkʷəy̓ which grew in throughout the community of Musqueam. )[5], The xʷməθkʷəy̓əm Musqueam dialect, hən̓q̓əmin̓əm is from the Hul’q’umi’num’/Halq'eméyle/hən̓q̓əmin̓əm language family. Some sounds that are the same in both hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ and English are: h, k, l, m, n, p, s, t, w, and y. Name. Vancouver: UBC Press, 2004.


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