When we started Tidelands, we thought that it was important for a few things to happen here.

We wanted to have a home base for this podcast. But we also wanted to be a public space where

native people felt comfortable coming inside and saying,

I want to tell stories about this.

And so before we even opened, I asked Amber to come in and do a photo shoot so I could put

her picture on the wall.

When Amber came in, we were talking story.

And I said, yeah, we know, we want folks to have the opportunity to pitch ideas.

And you said, let's do a creation stories show.

And I said, yes, let's do that.

Because I have been dreaming of that and thinking to myself, why isn't this a part of the popular consciousness?

Why do I not know more about our own co-salesish creation stories?

Yeah. not know more about our own co-sailish creation stories. Sorry.

Hello. All My Relations.

Hello, relatives.

Welcome back to All My Relations.

I'm Matica Wilbur, and I'm really excited to be talking story with Ashley and Amber.

We're talking about the work we're doing here at Tidelands in our new exhibition.

It's about co-sailish creation stories, and I couldn't be more thrilled to finally be at this place where we get to have this conversation. So before we jump in too far, introduce yourselves.

Tuol Gwalapu, Amber Hayward Seedstock, Kukwaditab seedstat, Spoyalapabh, Spoyalapsh, Kewyayayyush, al-i-a-pabsh. Good day, everyone. My name is Amber Hayward, and my Indian name is Kui-Qa-Dib. I'm a Puyallup tribal member on my father's side, and my mother is enrolled in the Salish Tribe in Montana, and I work for the Puyallup tribal member on my father's side and my mother is enrolled in the Salish tribe in Montana.

And I work for the Puyallup Tribe Language Program.

Hulukhaka, hi everyone.

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