By Aaron Hemens  Local Journalism Initiative Reporter When two-year-old su?kncut estik? Manuel first saw his father’s new mural, which depicts him giving an offering to n’tyxtix (salmon), he immediately recognized himself. su?kncut’s eyes widened as he pointed at the mural, exclaiming “Baby!” then pointed back at himself, touching his chest, and saying: “Me!” “He was so emotional. He got shaky and teared up. It was amazing to watch his reaction,” said su?kncut’s father, Sheldon Louis, a syilx visual artist from Okanagan Indian Band (OKIB). “When you look at it, there’s no real facial piece. But he knew it was him right away. That in itself, the reward of him having an emotional response to it, it was so awesome.”   Reverence for water and salmon Louis was first asked by the

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