Orange Shirt Day 2019

For Yumi and her mother Samara recovering their Cree. For Yumi’s grandmother Jane and câpân Alice, whose Creeness was stolen. And with love and respect for all the others like them, especially those who never came home. 

ᐄ ᐊᑎ ᐳᐚᑕᒫᐣ
ᓂᑮ ᑭᑕᐦᐊᒫᑿᐠ ᐄᑳ ᑕ ᐲᑭᐢᑹᔮᐣ ᓃᐦᐃᖬᐑᐏᐣ
ᓂᐲᑭᐢᑹᐏᐣ ᐃᑕ
ᑳ ᑭᐢᑮᖨᐦᑕᒫᐣ ᐃᑿ ᑳ ᐑᐦᑕᒫᐣ ᓂᑕᐢᑭᕀ
ᓂᓇᐦᐊᐢᑖᓱᐏᐣ
ᓂᑎᖨᓃᓯᐏᐣ
ᑳ ᐃᓯ ᓃᐦᐃᖬᐚᑎᓯᔮᐣ
ᑮ ᓇᑐᓇᒷᐠ – ᒫᑲ ᑮ ᑇᐦᐱᓃᐘᐠ –
ᑕ ᒦᐢᑯᑕᐢᑖᒋᐠ ᓂᑎᑏᖨᒥᓱᐏᐣ
ᑳ ᐃᓯ ᓃᐦᐃᖬᐚᑎᓯᔮᐣ
ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑲᓈᐱᐢᐠ ᑕ ᐱᓯᑿᐢᑏᐠ
ᐃᑕ ᑕ ᐅᐦᐱᑭᐦᑖᓄᐏᐠ ᐅᐢᑭ ᔮᑎᓯᐏᐣ
ᐃᑿ ᐅᐢᑭ ᐃᑕᑭᓱᐏᐣ
ᐃᑕ ᓂᓃᐦᐃᖬᐚᑎᓯᐏᐣ
ᐄ ᒦᐢᑕᐦᐃᑳᑏᐠ ᐃᑿ ᐄ ᑳᓰᐦᐃᑳᑏᐠ
ᐃᑿ ᐊᓂᐦᐃ ᐃᑏᖨᒥᓱᐏᓇ
‘ᐅᑮᐢᑹᐲᐢᐠ,ᐃ ‘ᐅᑭᐦᑎᒥᐤ,ᐃ ᐃᒪᒑᔨᓯᐏᐣ,ᐃ ᐃᑿ ᑲᐦᑭᖬᐤ ᑮᑿᕀ
ᑳ ᐃᓯ ᒪᒋ ᐃᑏᖨᐦᒋᑳᓱᐟ ‘ᐃᖨᓂᐏ
ᐊᓇ ᐅᑭᒫᐏᐏᐣ ᑳ ᐅᖬᐢᑖᐟ
ᐃᑯᑕ ᐱᓯᑿᐢᑏ ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑲᓈᐱᐢᑯᕽ ᑕ ᐅᖬᐢᑖᒋᐠ᙮
ᑮ ᑇᐦᐱᓃᐘᐠ!

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For the y-dialect version of this poem, including syllabics and audio, visit https://creeliteracy.org/2014/01/15/solomon-ratt-2013-on-the-threshold-of-a-dream/

 

One Response

  1. Thank you! Is there more information for 2020 Orange Shirt Day? I appreciate your work in this and support this social advocacy and awareness!

    Kindly,

    Audra Foggin

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