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If the hurt and grief we carry is a woven blanket, it is time to weave ourselves anew.
In the Nłeʔkepmxcín language, spíləx̣m are remembered stories, often shared over tea in the quiet hours between Elders. Rooted within the British Columbia landscape, and with an almost tactile representation of being on the land and water, Spíləx̣m explores resilience, reconnection, and narrative memory through stories.
Captivating and deeply moving, this story basket of memories tells one Indigenous woman's journey of overcoming adversity and colonial trauma to find strength through creative works and traditional perspectives of healing, transformation, and resurgence.
Contents
Table of Contents
Prairie Letters
February 4, 1973
April 5, 1973
July 1, 1973
July 26, 1973
Her Blood Is From Sptétkw
sptétkw
fried bologna and rice
yellow house
Speed Sew
hamburger stew
lullabies
buckle-up shoes
Little People
c̓əlc̓ále
alpine mountains
frog whisperers
cousin cluster
Métis
Saskatchewan
La Ronge
Mooshoom
Back to Batoche, 1985
Nłeʔkepmxcín Lullaby
skíxzeʔ transforms
Cəceʔ and Sínciʔ
Rockstar Hair
K̓éceʔ Tea
University of British Columbia
Blackout
for the party
Tmíxw—This Land
Grandpa's Corrals
Learning to Heal
i am sorry
it is okay.
the same as trees
Land Teachings
Métis
Beginnings
Prayer Warriors
gathering
gathering songs
sn'ix'wam
Coming to My Senses
The land, we are woven together like strands of light
tmíxw. temexw. temxulaxw.
Porcupine Song
snow on the mountains
Salish Dancer
The Kingfisher's Dance
race day
quw'utsun
sorrow
September 16, 1998, 10:15 pm
deer stew
i dreamt of you last night
tracks
little brown
September 24, 1998
October 1, 1999, 10:15 pm
With Each Stroke of My Paddle
yémit and merímstn
Teapot Hill
this trail
unceded
Huckleberries Are My Weakness
medicine song
pressure canner rhythms
sx̣wúsm
Spring Chicken
going home
come inside
wildflowers
nkéxw
tmíxw
A Gathering of Stones
the riverbed is home
this body is a mountain, this body is the land
as sisters
Scw̓éxmx
May 20, 2000
Adanac Trail
Resurgence
The Trail
Stories Are Alive
Why Am I Writing This?
Run
I Believe in the Power of Prayer
We Are Their Prayers Come to Life
Reweave the Universe
Offering
Acknowledgements
Glossary
Index
