SHÚKW’EM (Ceremony)
mvt 3 – Snewíyalh tl’a Stakw (Teachings of the Water)

by T. Patrick Carraré

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featuring Elektra Women’s Choir directed by Morna Edmundson
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3.     Shúkw’em (Ceremony): In Coast Salish communities, shúkw’em (spiritual cleansing) is often performed in different contexts by women who brush or cleanse with wet cedar boughs, otherwise known as xwip’i7án in the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh language.

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  1. Keksín ti syatshn (The Natural World)
  2. Kwis na xwey (Birth)
  3. Shúkw’em (Ceremony)
  4. Slúlum (Song)
  5. Úxwumixw (Identity)
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