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Chapter Two  ALUES AND   TEACHINGS  he Nuu-chah-nulth share many values and teachings. To be  quuҜas-sa is to be human. The phrase quuҜas-sa translates to  T“the people” or “human beings.” It means having a sense of  self as a part of family and nature. The Nuu-chah-nulth term used  to describe this connection is hišukҜišcawak. It means “everything  is one.” This includes the 10 relatives. These relatives are the sky,  stars, moon, land, sea, lakes, mountains, rivers, sun, and wind.  Nuu-chah-nulth














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