I was happy to see my nieces and nephews in Attawapiskat taking the opportunity to learn about the traditional practice of making Nah-mesh-tek, the Cree...
Maachestan, the Cree word for the annual spring river ice breakup, is happening all along the James Bay coast. This is a very important time of year for...
ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐅᑭᒪᓯᓇᐦᐊᐣ ᓇᐦᑯᒥᑐᐃᐧᐣ ᓂᓯᑐᑕᑐᐃᐧᐣ ᐁᐃᐧᐃᐧᑕᓄᑭᒪᐨ ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ ᐁᑲᐧ ᑲᓇᑕ ᐅᑭᒪᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᐊᐊᐧᔑᒣ ᑲᐧᔭᐠ ᒋᐊᓄᑲᑌᐠ ᐃᐡᑯᓄᐃᐧ ᐱᒧᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᐃᐃᒪ ᐅᑎᐢᑯᓂᐠ ᑲᑲᐯᔑᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ᙮
ᐅᐅᐁᐧ ᓇᑭᒧᐁᐧᐃᐧᐣ ᑭᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑲᑌ ᒥᑲᐧᐨ ᐅᑭᒪᑲᓇᐠ ᑲᑭᒪᐊᐧᒋᐦᐃᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᐃᐃᒪ ᒪᑕᐧᑲᒥ ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᓴᑲᓱ ᒥᑭᓯ ᐱᓯᑦ ᑲᐃᓇᑭᓯᐨ ᐁᑲᐧ ᐅᐅᐁᐧ ᓇᐦᑯᒥᑐᐃᐧᐣ ᐃᔑᑲᓇᐊᐧᐸᒋᑲᑌ ᐊᐧᔑᒣ ᒋᐃᐧᒋᔭᑲᓄᐊᐧᐨ ᓇᐣ ᐅᑎᐢᑯᓂᐠ ᐊᐦᐃᐠ ᑲᑕᔑᐡᑯᓄᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᒥᓇ ᑕᐃᐧᓂᐠ᙮
ᐁᑲᐧ ᒪᓯᓂᐱᐦᐃᑲᓇᐣ ᐁᐦᐊ ᒐᐧᐡ ᑫᐣᑎᕑᐃᐠᐢ ᑲᑭᐊᐧᐸᑕᐦᐃᐁᐧᐨ ᐊᐦᐃᐠ ᑐᕑᐊᐣᑐ ᑭᒋᑕᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᐊᐦᐃ ᒪᒉᐣᑕᒧᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᐁᓇᑲᐧᑭᐣ᙮ ᐁᑲᐧ ᐅᐅᐁᐧ ᒪᒉᐣᑕᒧᐃᐧᐣ ᐅᑭᒧᔑᑐᐣ ᐃᐃᒪ ᐅᐱᒪᑎᓱᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᑲᑭᒪᓯᓂᐱᐦᐃᑫᐨ᙮ ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᐱᑯ ᐊᒥᐁᐧ ᑲᔭ ᑲᐃᔑᓭᓂᐠ ᐅᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᐃᐃᒪ ᓀᐡᑲᐣᑕᐣᑲ᙮
ᐁᑲᐧ ᑫᐣᑎᕑᐃᐠᐢ ᐁᐊᓂᒧᑕᒪᐊᐧᑲᓄᐃᐧᐨ ᐅᒪᓯᓂᐱᐦᐃᑲᓇᐣ ᑲᑭᐅᔑᑐᒋᐣ ᓇᐱᐨ ᒥᐢᑕᐦᐃ ᒧᔑᐅᐃᐧᐣ ᐅᒋᑕᑲᐧᐣ ᐁᑲᐧ ᔕᑯᐨ ᐊᐯᓂᒧᐃᐧᐣ ᐊᔭᒪᑲᐣ᙮
“ᐁᑲᐧ ᐅᑫᐧᓂᐊᐧᐣ ᓂᒪᓯᓂᐱᐦᐃᑲᓇᐣ ᐊᐦᐃ ᓂᔑᑲᑌᐣᑕᒧᐃᐧᐣ ᐅᒋᓭᒪᑲᐣ ᒥᓇ ᐱᑯ ᑲᑭᓇ ᐊᐃᐧᔭᐠ ᐅᔑᑲᑌᐣᑕᒧᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ,” ᑫᐣᑎᕑᐃᐠᐢ ᐃᑭᑐ ᐃᑫᐧᓂᐊᐧᐣ ᐅᑕ ᓂᐦᓯᐣ ᐅᒪᓯᓂᐱᐦᐃᑲᓇᐣ ᑲᑭᐊᐧᐸᑕᐦᐃᐁᐧᓇᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᐃᐃᒪ ᑐᕑᐊᐣᑐ ᑭᒋᑕᐃᐧᓂᐠ᙮ “ᑫᑲᐟ ᑲᑭᓇ ᒪᒉᐣᑕᒧᐃᐧᐣ ᓇᑲᐧᓄᐣ᙮ ᐊᒥᐅᒪ ᒪᔭᑦ ᑲᐅᒋᓭᒪᑲᑭᐣ᙮”
I was happy to see my nieces and nephews in Attawapiskat taking the opportunity to learn about the traditional practice of making Nah-mesh-tek, the Cree...
Maachestan, the Cree word for the annual spring river ice breakup, is happening all along the James Bay coast. This is a very important time of year for...