My Spiritual Journey

By Rodney Hillaire

Rodney Hillaire believes that God loves us through the hope of our ancestors.

With that in mind, he shares his personal experiences with the hope of helping those who cannot make the canoe journey themselves—his racing buddies, elders, family, friends, and the troubled—to grow spiritually and culturally through the spirit of Lummi’s values and mission to preserve, promote, and protect their Schalangen. As he leads others through his family history and remedies and varied canoe journeys, Rodney shines a bright light on the Lummi Nation that he hopes will revitalize cultural teachings and serve as a legacy for future generations.

My Spiritual Journey provides a fascinating glimpse into the experiences and insight of a Lummi Nation member as he paddles his way through life.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Archway Publishing
• Release date: Nov 25, 2021
• ISBN: 9781665712804

Rodney Hillaire

i started teaching puyullup canoe culture and sapiritual and lead canoe puller for high suicide because puyullup had no culture or tridittions and helped my Lummi tribe since 1997

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ISBN: 978-1-6657-1279-8 (sc)

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Archway Publishing rev. date: 11/24/2021

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Contents

Acknowledgement

Blessings of Rodney Hillaire

Keep My Fires Burning

Start Canoeing

Paddle to Lummi 2007

Paddle to Quinault (Taholah, WA) 2002

Rodney’s Story.

MY SPIRITUAL

JOURNEY

Respect to all my sisters and brothers with peace, love to all and to Lummi

KEEP MY FIRES BURNING STRONG

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My Totem Red Eagle Vision

Rodney Hillaire

May 6, 2013

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BEAR

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O Si’am e ne schal e che

ne-skli’ kwenes sqwal e kw’kw’in-ol sqwal.

etie kyes Si’am e ne schal e che.

su’i’t sen ohi’leq kwenes ena’ tachel e’ti’e kyes

______________________ (Tse) (Se) ne sna

ow’sen xe’chi’t tsoux Xwlemi’chosen

i’u totestsen kwenes twn okwlth Si’am

tl’a’e’shen tsoux Xwlemi ena’ tachel

tl’e Smi’lhe la’tse T’amxw’iq’sen.

hy’sh’qe Si’am e ne schal e che, Si’am

kwenes xwi’an, ne qwo qwel Si’am.

My dear friends and relatives.

I would like to say a few words, just a few words

today my friends and relatives.

It’s true I’m happy to see you here today.

(name) male female my name

I don’t understand the Lummi Language

But I’m trying to learn. My Friends.

I want to invite you here to Lummi

to a party there at Gooseberry Point.

Thank you my friends and relatives, my friends.

For listening to my words, my friends.