Éy St’elmexw St’elt’ílém - GOOD MEDICINE SONGS
Chapter 5 - 2024
Éy St’élmexw St’elt’ílém - Good Medicine Songs
Q'ép Tset Chowiyes - Together We Rise!
Documentary by Calista Thirsk
Edited by Kevin Wright.
A brief glimpse into the world of Éy St’élmexw St’elt’ílém / Good Medicine Songs. A group of Indigenous and non-Indigenous people who collaborate to create and share bilingual songs in the traditional language of the Stó:lō First Nation, Halq’eméylem, and English. This unique, cross-cultural performing group promotes revitalization of Halq’eméylem, and inspires reconciliation, belonging and unity.
CJNY 106.3 FM The Journey - Vancouver
GOOD MEDICINE RADIO SHOW with Ashley Pimlott - July 16, 2024
Today, on Good Medicine with the Good Medicine Songs members
Jonny Williams, Kevin Wright, and Holly Arntzen.
We discuss how the Good Medicine Songs are nourishing a land that is lonesome for the language.
The Good Medicine Songs project team, led by Sto:lo Elders and singers, crafts bilingual songs in both the traditional Sto:lo language of the Fraser Valley, British Columbia, and English. These songs are designed to unite people from diverse backgrounds in singing together.