{"id":512,"date":"2021-03-30T12:06:43","date_gmt":"2021-03-30T19:06:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/indigenous-education\/?page_id=512"},"modified":"2025-02-26T10:08:03","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T18:08:03","slug":"c%c9%9bc%c9%9bha%ce%b8%c9%9bc-gilakasla-welcome","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/indigenous-education\/c%c9%9bc%c9%9bha%ce%b8%c9%9bc-gilakasla-welcome\/","title":{"rendered":"\u010d\u025b\u010d\u025bha\u03b8\u025b\u010d Gilakas&#8217;la Welcome"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-dx9x4-6c6c07d14984fe8852227f45a052cac2\">\n.flex_column.av-dx9x4-6c6c07d14984fe8852227f45a052cac2{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-dx9x4-6c6c07d14984fe8852227f45a052cac2 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_two_third  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kmwe5x9q-0732c3586687ab45c02e6793a7ee9f15\">\n.avia-image-container.av-kmwe5x9q-0732c3586687ab45c02e6793a7ee9f15 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-kmwe5x9q-0732c3586687ab45c02e6793a7ee9f15 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-kmwe5x9q-0732c3586687ab45c02e6793a7ee9f15 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-1  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  red-border av-has-copyright av-copyright-icon-reveal'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-1813 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-1813 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/indigenous-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/10\/Cedar-Water-Rock.jpg\" alt='' title='Cedar Water Rock'  height=\"1280\" width=\"765\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/indigenous-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/10\/Cedar-Water-Rock.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/indigenous-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/10\/Cedar-Water-Rock-179x300.jpg 179w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/indigenous-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/10\/Cedar-Water-Rock-616x1030.jpg 616w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/indigenous-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/10\/Cedar-Water-Rock-421x705.jpg 421w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\" \/><\/div><small class=\"avia-copyright\">Photo by Genie Walker<span class='avia-svg-icon avia-font-svg_entypo-fontello' data-av_svg_icon='info' data-av_iconset='svg_entypo-fontello'><svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"15\" height=\"32\" viewBox=\"0 0 15 32\" preserveAspectRatio=\"xMidYMid meet\" aria-labelledby='av-svg-title-1' aria-describedby='av-svg-desc-1' role=\"graphics-symbol\">\n<title id='av-svg-title-1'>Info<\/title>\n<desc id='av-svg-desc-1'>Info<\/desc>\n<path d=\"M11.264 0q1.536 0 2.368 0.864t0.832 2.208q0 1.6-1.248 2.816t-3.040 1.216q-1.536 0-2.368-0.832t-0.768-2.304q0-1.472 1.12-2.72t3.104-1.248zM4.672 32q-3.2 0-1.728-5.696l1.92-8.128q0.448-1.792 0-1.792-0.384 0-1.728 0.576t-2.304 1.216l-0.832-1.408q2.88-2.496 6.048-4.032t4.832-1.536q2.496 0 1.152 5.184l-2.24 8.512q-0.512 2.048 0.192 2.048 1.408 0 3.776-1.92l0.96 1.28q-2.688 2.752-5.6 4.224t-4.448 1.472z\"><\/path>\n<\/svg><\/span><\/small><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-agxu8-3be235bb2836a5468113aad464fec964\">\n.flex_column.av-agxu8-3be235bb2836a5468113aad464fec964{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-agxu8-3be235bb2836a5468113aad464fec964 av_two_third  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-kmw9m0wq-87abb1b9ed12891581cf5356712fb743 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>\u010d\u025b\u010d\u025bha\u03b8\u025b\u010d &#8211; <u>G<\/u>ilakas&#8217;la &#8211; Welcome<\/h2>\n<h3><strong>\u010d\u025b\u010d\u025bha\u03b8\u025b\u010d<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Audio clip of \u010d\u025b\u010d\u025bha\u03b8\u025b\u010d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A welcome greeting spoken in Ayajusem, Island Comox dialect of Ayajuthem.<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-512-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/indigenous-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/04\/welcome.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/indigenous-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/04\/welcome.mp3\">https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/indigenous-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/04\/welcome.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>For the richness of local language understanding please see the <a href=\"https:\/\/komoks.ca\/cultures\/\">KFN website. <\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Gilakas&#8217;la<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Audio clip of &#8216;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">G<\/span>ilakas&#8217;la&#8217;<\/strong><\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-512-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/indigenous-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/04\/gilakasla.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/indigenous-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/04\/gilakasla.mp3\">https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/indigenous-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/04\/gilakasla.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>For the richness of local language understanding please see the <a href=\"https:\/\/komoks.ca\/cultures\/\">KFN website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql lr9zc1uh a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id hzawbc8m\" dir=\"auto\">A welcome\/greeting that<span class=\"TextRun SCXW48086928 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW48086928 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW48086928 BCX0\">means welcome and thank you in <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW48086928 BCX0\">Kwak&#8217;wala<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW48086928 BCX0\">. This language comes from the Kwakwaka\u2019wakw peoples, who also have varying dialects within that language family.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW48086928 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW48086928 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql lr9zc1uh a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id hzawbc8m\" dir=\"auto\">Wedlidi Speck, one of the Heriditary Chiefs of the E\u2019ik\u02b7s\u0259n, shares his understadning of the translation to English as \u201c<strong>I share my breath and spirit with yours.<\/strong>\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql lr9zc1uh a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id hzawbc8m\" dir=\"auto\">Pronou<\/span><span class=\"d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql lr9zc1uh a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id hzawbc8m\" dir=\"auto\">nced gay-la-keyus-la<\/span><\/p>\n<p>For history, deeper understanding, and revitilazation information about the K\u2019\u00f3moks First Nation language please see the following link to their website, <a href=\"https:\/\/komoks.ca\/cultures\/\">K\u2019\u00f3moks First Nation Culture.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-512","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-08 04:35:10","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"post_tag","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/indigenous-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/512","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/indigenous-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/indigenous-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/indigenous-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/indigenous-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=512"}],"version-history":[{"count":29,"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/indigenous-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/512\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5612,"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/indigenous-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/512\/revisions\/5612"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/indigenous-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=512"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/indigenous-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=512"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}