Heavenly Land

st'ulixʷ č nwist (Heavenly Land) performed by Barry Moses in the Spokane language and recorded by Stanton Cobbs at Summit Sound Studio in Tum Tum, Washington - 2016. Translation and back story to come. 

xʷl stem'...?

"Why Will You Wait?" performed by Barry Moses in the Spokane language and recorded by Stanton Cobbs at Summit Sound Studio in Tum Tum, Washington on November 5, 2016. Back story and translation to come.

čsaxm ʔeymews

"Near the Cross" performed in the Spokane language by Barry Moses and recorded by Stanton Cobbs at Summit Sound Studio in Tum Tum, Washington. Translation and back story to come. 

Red Lake

y'e snyak'ʷqin u wičn łuʔ ikʷil čłq'li.
t nk'ʷuʔ qʷu cuys t in yeyeʔ u 

t'ey'eʔ łuʔ čłq'liʔ sl'axts. 

Flowering Tree

A picture from Corbin Park a few days ago.

Rememberance

 

Gib Eli at the Wellpinit Powwow, 1979.

All Souls

l' qe i st'mčʔelt u qe čxʷuymntm łuʔ sntmtmneytn xʷl hecyaʕ snxpew's sxlxalt, u qe wičntm łuʔ qʷamqʷmt čʔul'sey'utyeʔ u hec c'ek'ʷmi łu l' skʷkʷʔec. 

My daughter and I visited the cemetery for All Souls Day, and we saw the beautiful candles shining in the night. 

Mi hija y yo visitamos el cementerio para el Día de Todas las Almas, y vimos las bella candelas que brillaban en la noche. 

The Kalispel's River at Sunrise

axla hec k'ʷul'stn l' qlispeʔ st'ulixʷs, u lše u hec q'iʔstes łuʔ q'iʔq'iʔmin l' nqlispelišcn xʷl sccmelt. kʷtunt in xmenč łu i sck'ʷul'. nkʷtnaqsm łuʔ qe sck'ʷul'. yec yoʔnunm łuʔ hiqs xstwilšm łuʔ in nqʷlqʷeltn u lšey' m xest xʷl qe sxʷsixʷlt. 

in xmenč łu qlispeʔ st'ulixʷs. qʷamqʷmt. 

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Every day I go to Kalispel country, and there I am writing books in the Kalispel language for children. I love my work. Our work is important. I am learning to improve my language so it will be good for our children. 

I love the Kalispel country. It is beautiful. 

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Cada día, voy al país Kalispel, y allí estoy escribiendo libros en el idioma Kalispel para niños. Amo mi trabajo. Es importante nuestro trabajo. Estoy aprendiendo a mejorar mi idioma y así será mejor para nuestros hijos. 

Amo el país Kalispel. Es hermoso.