How to navigate the website

We have organized the placenames to help users find what they are looking for. There are a few ways to browse the collection, which we will review individually. 

1) Via the Table

To view the table, go to the Placenames >> Browse by Table page from the main menu. The table on this page is a useful tool to view placenames along with their categories. The table includes categories such as Name, Region, Semantic Basis, Place type and Story status.

Note for 📱users: Please rotate your phone horizontally for better viewing of the table.

Here’s a visual guide for the table:

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Important points to remember about this table are:

• The first column is a button which will open the post for that place in a new browser tab. On this page you can learn more about the image and listen to the audio recordings (where applicable).
• By default, the table shows 25 rows/images. Change how many rows the table can have via the drop down on top of the table (“show ___ entries”). Also, to see more images, you have to go to the next page, which is shown at the bottom of the table.
• The columns in the table can be sorted alphabetically by clicking/tapping on the column header. For example, to see the places with stories first, tap on the header of the column “Story”.
• Use the search box at the top of the table to display places related to a specific search term. For example, to view places related to Cowichan, enter that word into the search box and then only the rows related to that place will be displayed in the table.

2) Via the Index 

The table above has 5 categories. If you want to see all the categories and explore their subcategories, you can go to the Placenames >> Browse by index page, where each category has its subcategories listed under it and the number of posts in that subcategory. If you click on subcategories, a new tab will open, and you’ll see a list of all posts.

Here’s a visual guide for the index page:

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3) Via the Map

The interactive map is a tool for exploring all the placenames as points on a map. Each region is represented by a different color. There are a few buttons on the map: 

• Use the ▶ button to select the “pan” tool to move around the map, or the selection tool, and to zoom in on an area. 
• The search button 🔍 also allows you to search for placenames in English and Hul’q’umi’num.

Other useful tips about this tool are:

• The filter dropdowns on the side bar also allow you to narrow down your selection to search and explore better.
• To view more details about a place, select or hover over each dot. Clicking on each dot will also allow you to go to the dedicated page for the website. 
• You can also download a pdf or image screenshot view of the page by clicking on the square icon on the bottom of the view.

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4) Via the Homepage

The main search bar on the Home page is located on the right sidebar (on a phone, scroll down to see it). Search for a single word or any words and phrases that you want! It could be a location or words in Hul’q’umi’num’, etc. If this word or phrase is inside a post, you’ll see the post(s) listed in the search results. If there’s no match for the phrase you are searching for, you’d see a blank page.

The sidebar on the home page also lists two indexes related to the places. Select a subcategory from the Region and Place type indexes to view all the places related. 

5) The Place Name Pages.

Each page contains a variety of information about that place: 

• Hul’q’umi’num’ language information such as pronunciations, spelling variations, apa transcription, morphology, semantic basis, and sources used
• Stories and accounts of speakers (audio recording with line by line translation)
• Geographical information such as: GPS coordinates, region, place type, location
• Description in hul’q’uminum’ or in English about what the place means and what its history is
• Whenever possible images or videos

Hul’q’umi’num’ Language & Culture Society. (Date Accessed). [Title of page]. Places of the Hul’q’umi’num’ World. https://places.hwulmuhwqun.ca