Nuanced. 41. Sonny McHalsie: Stó:lō Researcher, Historian, Author & Educator
Sonny McHalsie, also known as Naxaxalhts'i is a father, grandfather, historical researcher, cultural researcher, author, editor, tour guide, educator and member of Shxw’ow’hamel First Nation.
Sonny was an editor of Towards a New Ethnohistory: Community-Engaged Scholarship among the People of the River. He was a co-author of the book Towards a New Ethnohistory: Community Engaged Scholarship among the People of the River. I Am Stó:lō: Katherine Explores Her Heritage (1997) – focusing on his family and his daughter. He contributed to and served on the editorial board of the award-winning publication A Stó:lō Coast Salish Historical Atlas (2001). He was also the author of We Have To Take Care OF Everything That Belongs To Us in Bruce Miller’s Be OF Good Mind (2007). He also wrote the foreword in Keith Thor Carlson’s The Power Of Place, The Problem Of Time (2010).
Sonny McHalsie has expertise in Halq’eméylem Place Names, Fishing, and Stó:lō Oral History. He has been featured in documentaries for Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN), CBC & Omni. CBC, APTN and Omni.
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