nitipîthihtâkosin askîhk
kîkwây mâmawi-okâwîmâw nikiskinwahamâk?
nikanawâpahtîn pâwistik,
kâkikî î-pimâpotîk.
askiy nikiskinwahamâkon
âhkamîthihtamowin.
kîkwây mâmawi-okâwîmâw nikiskinwahamâk?
nikanawâpamâwak mistikwak,
î-wâkâsocik kîstinohk.
askiy nikiskinwahamâkon
sîhtoskâtowin.
kîkwây mâmawi-okâwîmâw nikiskinwahamâk?
nikanawâpahtîn
pîciciwan ikwa kîwîciwan.
askiy nikiskinwahamâkon
mitho-wîcihtowin.
kîkwây mâmawi-okâwîmâw nikiskinwahamâk?
nikanawâpamâwak mikisiwak
î-môsahkinâhkwâw watihkwana
kita-wacistonihkâkîcik
askiy nikiskinwahamâkon
âniskohtowin.
nitipîthihtâkosin askîhk
ᓂᑎᐲᖨᐦᑖᑯᓯᐣ ᐊᐢᑮᕽ
ᑮᒁᐩ ᒫᒪᐏ ᐅᑳᐑᒫᐤ ᓂᑭᐢᑭᓌᐦᐊᒫᐠ?
ᓂᑲᓇᐚᐸᐦᑏᐣ ᐹᐏᐢᑎᐠ,
ᑳᑭᑮ ᐄ ᐱᒫᐳᑏᐠ᙮
ᐊᐢᑭᐩ ᓂᑭᐢᑭᓌᐦᐊᒫᑯᐣ
ᐋᐦᑲᒦᖨᐦᑕᒧᐏᐣ᙮
ᑮᒁᐩ ᒫᒪᐏ ᐅᑳᐑᒫᐤ ᓂᑭᐢᑭᓌᐦᐊᒫᐠ?
ᓂᑲᓇᐚᐸᒫᐘᐠ ᒥᐢᑎᑿᐠ,
ᐄ ᐚᑳᓱᒋᐠ ᑮᐢᑎᓄᕽ᙮
ᐊᐢᑭᐩ ᓂᑭᐢᑭᓌᐦᐊᒫᑯᐣ
ᓰᐦᑐᐢᑳᑐᐏᐣ᙮
ᑮᒁᐩ ᒫᒪᐏ ᐅᑳᐑᒫᐤ ᓂᑭᐢᑭᓌᐦᐊᒫᐠ?
ᓂᑲᓇᐚᐸᐦᑏᐣ
ᐲᒋᒋᐘᐣ ᐃᑿ ᑮᐑᒋᐘᐣ᙮
ᐊᐢᑭᐩ ᓂᑭᐢᑭᓌᐦᐊᒫᑯᐣ
ᒥᖪ ᐑᒋᐦᑐᐏᐣ᙮
ᑮᒁᐩ ᒫᒪᐏ ᐅᑳᐑᒫᐤ ᓂᑭᐢᑭᓌᐦᐊᒫᐠ?
ᓂᑲᓇᐚᐸᒫᐘᐠ ᒥᑭᓯᐘᐠ
ᐄ ᒨᓴᐦᑭᓈᐦᒁᐤ ᐘᑎᐦᑿᓇ
ᑭᑕ ᐘᒋᐢᑐᓂᐦᑳᑮᒋᐠ
ᐊᐢᑭᐩ ᓂᑭᐢᑭᓌᐦᐊᒫᑯᐣ
ᐋᓂᐢᑯᐦᑐᐏᐣ᙮
ᓂᑎᐲᖨᐦᑖᑯᓯᐣ ᐊᐢᑮᕽ
I Belong to the Earth
What does Mother Earth teach me?
I look at the rapids
Forever flowing.
The Earth teaches me
Perseverance.
What does Mother Earth teach me?
I look at the trees
Bending in the storm.
The Earth teaches me
Mutual support.
What does Mother Earth teach me?
I look at
The incoming tide and the outgoing tide.
The Earth teaches me
Balance and harmony.
What does Mother Earth teach me?
I look at the eagles
Gathering branches with which to build their nest.
The Earth teaches me
Interconnectedness.
I belong to the Earth.
2 Responses
Tansi Sol,
My name is Danny Mirasty and I’m from the Woodland Cree Tribe from northern Saskatchewan and I’m a member of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band and I’m a university student with the First Nation University
tânisi, Danny.
I’ll let Sol know you said hello.