We are immensely proud of our Elder books. SLH proudly partnered with twelve fluent Elders. Each year from 2015-2024 SLH recorded and shared a book of recorded stories and audio, honouring the Elders wishes to make their stories widely available for free. Our first Elder partnership was with Andrew McGinnis who spent hours each week recording with Michele Johnson. Scroll down to downloaded the audio to your devices and print each book: Elders I, Elders II, Elders III, Elders IV, Elders V, Elders VI, Elders VII, Elders IX, sʔistk čaptíkʷł, Andrew McGinnis Stories. Each book has hours of audio mp3 stories, čaptíkʷł, prayers, history, cultural knowledge and word lists, shared freely by our Elders. Please share freely to all community members. Check for updated editions.
Click here for Elders I (2nd ed), Elders VII & Elders IX, which have their own pages.
Note: For recordings containing čaptíkʷł please follow cultural protocol by only listening to those recordings when there is snow on the ground. lim̓lm̓t
Click here for Elders I (2nd ed), Elders VII & Elders IX, which have their own pages.
Note: For recordings containing čaptíkʷł please follow cultural protocol by only listening to those recordings when there is snow on the ground. lim̓lm̓t
sʔistk čaptíkʷł
Each year SLH proudly shares Elders Stories. While recording Elders VII, two Elders requested their čaptíkʷł stories be shared in winter, following Syilx protocols. Out of respect for Herman Edward and Theresa Ann Terbasket's wishes, these stories are provided separately. Please listen to these stories while snow is on the mountains.
| Winter Stories December 21 2021 |
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iʔ ƛ̓x̌əx̌ƛ̓x̌aptət iʔ sm̓aʔm̓áy̓s II - Our Elders' Stories II
| Elders II 2nd ed Nov 23 2023.pdf |
Our Elders Stories II Audio:
*Click on audio recordings below to listen (35 stories)
*To download right click a title and click "save link as.."
iʔ ƛ̓x̌əx̌ƛ̓x̌aptət iʔ sm̓aʔm̓áy̓s III - Our Elders' Stories III
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Our Elders Stories III Audio:
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iʔ ƛ̓x̌əx̌ƛ̓x̌aptət iʔ smaʔmay̓s IV - Our Elders' Stories IV
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iʔ ƛ̓x̌əx̌ƛ̓x̌aptət iʔ smaʔmay̓s V - Our Elders' Stories V
| Elders V March 7 2020 2nd edition |
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iʔ ƛ̓x̌əx̌ƛ̓x̌aptət iʔ smaʔmáy̓s VI - Our Elders' Stories VI
| Elders VI March 20 2020 1st edition |
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iʔ ƛ̓x̌əx̌ƛ̓x̌aptət iʔ smy̓may̓s VII - Our Elders' Stories VII
| Elders VII Oct 29 2021 2nd edition |
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Kiʔláwnaʔ iʔ čaptíkʷłs - Andrew McGinnis Stories
twiʔ (the late) Kiʔláwna Andrew McGinnis was a wonderfully kind and generous fluent Elder who resided at Penticton Indian Band. He shared a wealth of stories over the years. Not only did he record stories with Sʔím̓laʔxʷ for the Syilx Language House, he also recorded and transcribed his own stories for years. The stories below are previously recorded by Kiʔláwnaʔ. He generously gave permission to compile his works in one place and republish them here as a gift to learners.
| Kiʔláwnaʔ iʔ Čaptíkʷłs March 20 2020 2nd edition |
Andrew McGinnis Stories Audio:
*Click on audio recordings below to listen (8 stories)
*To download right click a title and click "save link as.."
Links to other Elder recordings
Colville Tribes' recordings
Inchelium Language House recordings
Sinixt Elder, Eva Orr
Tony Mattina's meltr website recordings
Inchelium Language House recordings
Sinixt Elder, Eva Orr
- YouTube Video skip to 5:15 for the recording
Tony Mattina's meltr website recordings
- Interactive Listening exercises includes P. Seymour, Dora & Madeline DeSautel, and M. Louie