R Tmicw Tsxestelt ell Tselxstem r Tmicw (The Land Knows Us and We Know the Land) 2023

R Tmicw Tsxelstélt ell Tselxstém r Tmicw, 2023

M-nes Banff r Tania e s-píqwes r stut'kw t'e kúlenseke r sxwixwéytec ne Whyte Museum c7elk̓me. Etxmes e s-k̓úles t̓e stut̓kw met́é kwellqelmúcws. R Delores Purdaby lu7 le tsem̓ekseltn ne s-k̓úle t̓e stut̓kw. Qíqelt r stut̓kw. Le nes we ne Banff, kwellq̓iyem ke t̓e xyum t̓e tskwellq̓éy̓ ne 'Cave and Basin Historical Site.' Kwellq̓iy̓ten ts̓íle te̓ st̓qu7s ne stut̓'kw.

Le q̓7eses lu7 r Secwepemc tsyem neri7 ne Banff. Yéxmell kwéctels lu7 r tmicw kt. Tselxestém ey r tmicw neri7. Le q̓7eses r qelmúcw7uw̓i kt t̓7ek t̓e tsququm e s-tsyegép ne Banff. Le cwésetes r Secwepemc ne t̓icwellu̓l̓ecw m-c7eyetwécwes t̓ri7 t̓e stem. Tsq̓wéwste kuc t̓ri7 r speqpéq ell m-píxmes neri7 ne tmicw. M-elk̓wete kuc r stsíllen ri7 ne stut̓kw.

R slexléxs kt, r stselxmem kt ell r k̓weselktnéws kt ts7elk̓w ne stut̓kw. M wí7este kuc e s- kwellq̓iyem kuc r tskwellq̓ey̓, pyin me7 ts̓exetés r qelmu̓cw. E s-xyestem r tmicw neri7. Xwexwístem kuc r tmicw ell r qelmúcw7uw̓i neri7 t̓e tsyem. Tsxyestém kuc r tmicw. Me7 e s-tsyems xwexwe̓yt r qelmúcw neri7.

Wel me7 yews, wel me7 yews.

This work is based on a cedar root basket in the collection of the Whyte Museum labelled ‘storage basket’ (1870-1900).