Via Darren Okemaysim on Facebook.
kakwâhtakîhtâwak osk-âya misiwîtê anohc, kâkîsimostawihkok.
ayamihêwistamawihkok ka-sôhkêkâpawicik kitosk-âyaminawak anohc kâ-kîkisêpâyâk.
ᑲᒁᐦᑕᑮᐦᑖᐘᐠ ᐅᐢᑳᔭ ᒥᓯᐑᑌ ᐊᓄᐦᐨ, ᑳᑮᓯᒧᐢᑕᐏᐦᑯᐠ᙮
ᐊᔭᒥᐦᐁᐏᐢᑕᒪᐏᐦᑯᐠ ᑲ ᓲᐦᑫᑳᐸᐏᒋᐠ ᑭᑐᐢᑳᔭᒥᓇᐘᐠ ᐊᓄᐦᐨ ᑳ ᑮᑭᓭᐹᔮᐠ᙮
Phonetically: ku.kwaa.tu.geeh.taa.wuk…os.keye.yu…mi.si.wee.yi.tey…u.noots,…kaa.key.si.mos.toe.weeh.kook/u.yu.mi.hey.wis.tu.moe.weeh.kook…ku-.soe.key.kaa.poe.wi.chik…ki.tos.keye.mi.noe.wuk…u.noots…kaa-key.ki.sey.peye.yaag]
Our young adults are enduring much hardship; say a prayer of strength for our youth this morning.
Video of the voice of inspiration that was the beautiful Shannen Koostachin, December 2008. Problems may have come through colonization, the solutions need to come from the community and youth themselves.