Elsie Paul

Elsie Paul is an Elder and knowledge keeper of the Tla'amin (Sliammon) Nation, located on the Sunshine Coast of British Columbia, Canada. Paul is a residential school survivor and one of the few living people to speak the Tla'amin language fluently. Paul holds an honorary Doctorate degree from the Vancouver Island University and has co-authored a book, ''Written as I Remember it: Teachings From the Life of a Sliammon Elder''. This work was later released in an open access, multimedia, digital edition. Paul's traditional name is '''', which translates as, "a welcoming person with a wealth of knowledge, someone who shares her culture". Provided by Wikipedia