Book Review: ɬagət̓ hiyt t̓oxʷʊm – Herring to Huckleberries – Anishinabek News

April 17, 2025

It isn’t often that I can’t find the correct font to use for a book review! In this case, I am not sure what the font is for ʔayʔajuθəm (the Tla’amin Language) that ɬagət̓ hiyt t̓oxʷʊm – Herring for Huckleberries is written in!

Written by ošil (Betty Wilson) and illustrated by Prashant Miranda, this book is definitely a good resource for all ages to help the revitalizing of ʔayʔajuθəm. The author has dedicated the last 30 years to the archiving and preservation of the language of the people of the ɬaʔəmɩn Nation – one of the Coastal Salish Tribes on the Sunshine Coast of B.C. A lot of the language was lost when children were sent to Indian Residential Schools. The author points out that there are many education resources in English and French, but not enough in the Indigenous languages to help students learn and to preserve the language.

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