Say Gilakas'la to the Octopus 

Last Thursday, I had the joy of teaching "All About Octopuses" to local kindergarten students.
After I had taught them, we were sitting in a circle and the children asked me if I could say hello from them to the next Giant Pacific Octopus I saw while diving.
Of course, I said yes and was really moved. But then they changed their minds. They said I should not say "hello". I should say "g̱ilakas'la’".
Gilakas’la’ means "I share my breath and spirit with yours" in Kwak̓wala.
I'm not crying. You're crying.
Then, two days later, I was diving and in just 8 metres of water (25'), I chanced upon a Giant Pacific Octopus in their den.
This is the result. I hope you can hear the joy and earnestness in my voice.

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