Small Number and the Salmon Harvest- Hul'q'umi'num'
Small Number and the Salmon Harvest
Small Number is a young boy who gets into a lot of mischief. He lives in a small village by the water with his mother and father. It is a crisp autumn day and Small Number is helping his father to prepare the nets for tomorrow’s salmon harvest. “There is a school of salmon by Straight Line Beach. We need to set our net in the morning while the tide is still high,� says Small Number’s father...
kwi’kwushnuts ’i’ tthu tsetsul’ulhtun’
(Hul'q'umi'num' Translation)
Hul'q'umi'num' Translation by Ruby Peter (Sti’tum’aat)
Written by Veselin Jungic & Mark MacLean
Illustrated by Simon Roy & Jess Pollard
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Voice: Willard Buddy Joseph of the Squamish Nation Illustrator: Simon Roy, Victoria, BC and Jess Pollard, Victoria, BC Sound Recording: David Brigden, Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµMusic: Cameron Tatham, Vancouver, BC and Barry Cardinal of the Bigstone Cree Nation Sound Design and Animation: Andrew Gavel, Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµProducer: Veselin Jungic, Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµDirector: Andrew Gavel, Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµSpecial thanks to: Pam Borghardt, The IRMACS Centre, Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµOzren Jungic, University of Oxford Benson Nookemis of the Nuu-Chah-Nulth Nation Sheena Falconer, West Coast Aquatic Oshelle, Sliammon Nation Department of Mathematics, Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµDepartment of Mathematics, UBC Faculty of Science, Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµOffice for Aboriginal Peoples, Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµPacific Institute for Mathematical Sciences The beach seining scene is based on the description given in "Indian Fishing: Early Methods of the Northwest Coast" by Hillary Stewart (Vancouver: J.J. Douglas, 1977) This movie is part of the NSERC PromoScience project "Math Catcher: Mathematics Through Aboriginal Storytelling"