kâwitha nakata ithiniwâtisiwin:
kapî ka-wîcîwikon;
kapî ka-wîcihikon.
tîpithahk acithaw nakata wanîwitowin:
kâkito!
nitohta!
kipihtowîwinihk ka-pihtawâwak kitâniskô-wâhkômâkaninawak
î-âcathôkâtikoyahkwâw.
kâmwâtan.
ᑳᐏᖬ ᓇᑲᑕ ᐃᖨᓂᐚᑎᓯᐏᐣ:
ᑲᐲ ᑲ ᐑᒌᐏᑯᐣ;
ᑲᐲ ᑲ ᐑᒋᐦᐃᑯᐣ᙮
ᑏᐱᖬᕽ ᐊᒋᖬᐤ ᓇᑲᑕ ᐘᓃᐏᑐᐏᐣ:
ᑳᑭᑐ!
ᓂᑐᐦᑕ!
ᑭᐱᐦᑐᐑᐏᓂᕽ ᑲ ᐱᐦᑕᐚᐘᐠ ᑭᑖᓂᐢᑰ ᐚᐦᑰᒫᑲᓂᓇᐘᐠ
ᐄ ᐋᒐᖫᑳᑎᑯᔭᐦᒁᐤ᙮
ᑳᒹᑕᐣ᙮
Don’t leave First Nations traditions behind:
They will always accompany you;
They will always help you.
Just for a bit leave the noisy confusion behind:
Be quiet!
Listen!
In the silence you will hear Our ancestors
Telling us sacred stories.
It is quiet and peaceful.
Click for past posts in honour of National Indigenous People’s Day:
https://creeliteracy.org/category/lesson-2/seasonal/national-indigenous-peoples-day/
