Introductions

All About Tulalip Unit

In this unit children become familiar with the lands and waters of Tulalip and build their identity within the Tulalip Tribes. It establishes the relationship between people, culture, and rights that were secured by the treaty.

gʷat kʷi adsdaʔ – What’s your name?

___ ti dsdaʔ./ ___ tsi dsdaʔ – My name is ___.

čad kʷi adsʔəsɬaɬlil – Where do you live?

gʷat kʷi ad____ (kayə, scapaʔ, skʷ̓ uy, bad) – Who is your ____? (grandma, grandpa, mom, dad)

sduhubš čəd čəda sdukʷalbixʷ tul̕ʔal ti dxʷlilap. – I am Snohomish and Snoqualmie from Tulalip.

• Talk with your children about who their family members are. This should include the family they live with and other family members that live outside the home.

• Talk with children about the elders in their family and why it is important to know who their relatives are.

• Listen to the example introduction provided in the activity, repeating as needed.

• Practice saying your introduction and help your children say their introductions.

• Encourage all family members to practice their introductions. Help each other as you learn and practice the lines and pronunciation!

• Ask each other different questions to support your introductions:

gʷat kʷi adsdaʔ What’s your name?

čad kʷi adsʔəsɬaɬlil   Where do you live?

gʷat kʷi ad____ (kayəʔ, scapaʔ, skʷ̓ uy, bad)   Who is your ____? (grandma, grandpa, mom, dad)

Family and intergenerational learning
This activity would be great for including Elders and Children, for getting to know a little more about one’s own family history.

Local Place Connections
Learning more about your family and how you introduce yourself are good ties into learning more about the Language and the land.

huyadadčəɬ:
To be able to share who you are, in your Traditional Language is a great gift to pass along to your families.

Places of Interest

All about Tulalip Unit

In this unit children become familiar with the lands and waters of Tulalip and build their identity within the Tulalip Tribes. It establishes the relationship between people, culture, and rights that were secured by the treaty.

stab čəxʷ ʔəsšudxʷ – What do you see?

ʔəsšudxʷ čəd ti ______. – I see ________

dəxʷʔəɬəd – Dining Hall

qʷəl̕sidəʔ dᶻəɬixʷ – Quil Ceda Creek

luƛ̕təd – Elders

dxʷlilap – Tulalip

sduhubš – Snohomish

swatixʷtəd – Land

x̌ʷəlč – Ocean

tliti – Treaty

stuləkʷ – River

dᶻəɬixʷ – Creek

sbadil – Mountain

• This activity will require the ʔiišəd  (family) to travel to ləliʔ (different) locations like dəxʷʔəɬəd  (Dining Hall/ Old Montessori), dxʷdigʷitəgʷəlalʔtxʷ  (Admin), and qʷəl̕sidəʔ dᶻəɬixʷ  (Quil Ceda Creek).

• These locations are very important places, modern and traditional.

• Visit these places and look and walk around the area, many have signs about the history around them.

• Have Elders and other family members share stories about other experiences they remember at these places.

Family and intergenerational learning
Elders can provide insight on past experiences and gift that knowledge to younger family.

Local Place Connections
By visiting these places, we remember the important things that occurred around our traditional home, we keep all that history in our x̌əč (mind).

huyadadčəɬ:
We must always remember to care for the land, our traditional home.

Hibulb Family Tree

All about Tulalip Unit

In this unit children become familiar with the lands and waters of Tulalip and build their identity within the Tulalip Tribes. It establishes the relationship between people, culture, and rights that were secured by the treaty.

dxʷlilap – Tulalip

sduhubš – Snohomish

swatixʷtəd – Land

x̌ʷəlč – Ocean

tliti – Treaty

stuləkʷ – River

dᶻəɬixʷ – Creek

sbadil – Mountain

sk̓ʷuy – Mother

bad – Father

ʔəpus – Aunt

qəsiʔ – Uncle

kayə – Grandmother

scapaʔ – Grandfather

ʔəslax̌dxʷ čəxʷ ʔu – Do you remember them?

ʔi, ʔəslax̌dxʷ čəd – Yes, I remember them.

xʷiʔ, xʷiʔ gʷədsʔəslax̌dxʷ – No, I don’t remember them.

__ tsi/ti sdaʔs – Their name is __.  (tsi=feminine, ti = masculine)

• Make sure you know your Tulalip Tribal ID number; the kiosk will ask for that to help with its search.

• Go to Hibulb, visit the main gallery and locate the Family Tree kiosk, use your info to search for your family tree.

• As a family, share stories of the ancestors in your family tree. You can ask “ʔəslax̌dxʷ čəxʷ ʔu (Do you remember them?)” And answer, “ʔi, ʔəslax̌dxʷ čəd (Yes, I know them) or “xʷiʔ, xʷiʔ gʷədsʔəslax̌dxʷ (No, I don’t remember them)”.

• You can also use this opportunity to ask other elders and community members more about your family that you would like to learn.

Family and intergenerational learning

Children can have a hands-on experience and visual experience with their past family, Elders can share interesting information they have on past family too.

 Local Place Connections

Visiting our museum and seeing one’s own family displayed with members of past family can further show our longstanding connection with the land.

huyadadčəɬ:

Just like looking at the Point Elliott Treaty, you can see important people who helped bring our people this far in the world.