poko kita-asî-kistîthihtamahk
ispî kâ-ati-sipwîhtiyahk otî nîkân isi.
ᐳᑯ ᑭᑕ ᐊᓰ ᑭᐢᑏᖨᐦᑕᒪᕽ
ᐃᐢᐲ ᑳᐊᑎ ᓯᐿᐦᑎᔭᕽ ᐆᑏ ᓃᑳᐣ ᐃᓯ᙮
We must honour the past as we move forward.
Honour the Past: Solomon Ratt (th-dialect)
poko kita-asî-kistîthihtamahk
ispî kâ-ati-sipwîhtiyahk otî nîkân isi.
ᐳᑯ ᑭᑕ ᐊᓰ ᑭᐢᑏᖨᐦᑕᒪᕽ
ᐃᐢᐲ ᑳᐊᑎ ᓯᐿᐦᑎᔭᕽ ᐆᑏ ᓃᑳᐣ ᐃᓯ᙮
We must honour the past as we move forward.
One Response
we see this is true in small and large ways. We know a Ditidaht (Cree mixed) Family; the matriarch/elder is Remembering mothers before her each time she creates from-the-rez scratch griddle cakes. She honours the memory of them as we move forward -helping to feed an amazing, hungry, creative… new generation too… Kleco… merci et thank you… Grateful for these lessons….