1; 2; 3...

Lich'i

one...

photo: j.w. hays 

leki

two...

photo: j.w. hays

tadach'e

three...

photo: j.w. hays

puddle ice patterns

Beautiful ice patterns in a puddle in my front driveway...

Tawnn

means ice

tawnn ts'at'ay

      or

tawnn ts'alel

both phrases describe thin ice.

tawnn dhel

means shell ice.

winter menu

Winter is the time to enjoy the previous season's harvest...

Salmon loaf prepared using the chinook harvested

in August at Naw she...

...followed by vanilla yogourt laced with

fireweed jelly prepared from blossoms

collected in August at Kwanlin.

Who is this masked woman?

photo: c.l. genier collection

Ma ch'i?

Who is this?

winter sun shine

Y uk'e kwach'e.

Winter - it is.

Shra kwanli.

The sun - it's shining.

What is this?

Ju ts'an kay-in-nee Dan k'e?

Which way is this called - the People's way?

Greetings

Da an a-ch'a?

or

Da an a-ch'ea?

How are all of you?

Da an ch'a?

or

Da an ch'ea?

How are you?