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
ᐊᒋᑯᓴᑲᐃᑲᓂ ᐅᐡᑲᑎᓴᐠ ᑭᑕᑲᐧᐦᐊᑐᐊᐧᐠ ᑲᐃᐦᑯᐱᐳᓂᒥᑲᓇᐊᐧᓂᐠ ᑕᐣᑐᕑ ᐯ ᐁᐃᓇᐦᐊᑐᐊᐧᐨ 1,000 ᑭᓫᐊᒥᑐᕑᐢ ᐊᐱᓯᓇᑲᐧᓂ ᐅᐳᒧᓭᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ ᐁᐃᐧᔓᓂᔭᑫᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᐁᐧᓂ ᐁᐱᒧᓴᑌᐠ ᐅᐡᑭᒪᒋᑕᐦᐃᑯᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑲᑭᐃᔑᓂᑲᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ.
“ᐊᐱ ᑲᐊᓂᐊᐱᑕᑭᔑᑲᐠ ᑲᓇᐊᐧᑫᐧᓂᐠ ᓂᑭᐱᑲᓄᓂᑯᐠ ᐊᔕ ᐁᑭᒪᑌ...
ᓂᔑᐣ ᐁᑭᐅᑕᐱᓇᒧᐗᐨ ᐅᐱᒪᑎᓯᐎᓂᐗ ᐁᑲ ᐁᐃᓯᓭᐠ ᐯᔑᑯᑕᐗᑌ ᐃᐃᒪ ᓀᐡᑲᐣᑕᑲ ᐃᐡᑯᓂᑲᓂᐠ ᐁᑭᐃᓀᑕᒧᐗᐨ ᑲᓂᑲᓂᑕᒪᑫᐗᐨ ᒋᐸᑭᑎᓇᒧᐗᐨ ᐅᑎᑭᑐᐎᓂᐗ ᐃᓯᓭᐎᓇᐣ ᐁᐊᓂᒥᓭᐗᐨ ᐁᑭᓇᐎ ᐃᓯᓭᐗᐨ ᐁᓇᑕᐌᑕᒧᐗᐨ ᒋᐎᒋᐦᐊᑲᓀᐗᐨ᙮
ᓀᐡᑲᐣᑕᑲ ᑭᐃᑭᑐᐗᐠ ᐃᓯᓭᐎᓇᐣ ᐁᐊᓂᒥᓭᐗᐨ ᒣᑾᐨ ᐊᐳᕒᐅᓬ 17, ᐯᔑᑯᑭᔑᐠ...
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...
ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐗᐠ ᑲᐯᔑᓇᑯᑎᓂᐠ ᑲᐃᔑᑲᐯᔑᐗᐨ ᐊᐦᑭᐠ ᐃᐃᒪ ᑭᒋᓇᒣᑯᓯᑊ ᐃᓂᓂᐗᐠ ᐅᑕᓂᑭᑫᑕᓇᐗ ᑲᓂᓯᓭᐠ ᑲᓂᑭᔡᔭᐠ ᐅᐅᒪ ᐊᐦᑭᐠ᙮
ᑲᑲᑭᑫᑕᑯᐠ ᑫᓂᔑᑭᔑᑲᐠ ᐊᓂᐅᒋ ᐊᓂᒥᓭᐗᐠ ᑲᐸᐸᒥᔭᔭᐗᐨ ᒋᒪᓂᐠ ᐃᐃᒪ ᑭᒋᓇᒣᑯᓯᐱᐠ, ᑲᔭᔭᐣᒋᓭᐠ ᑲᐃᔑᑭᔑᑲᐠ ᒣᑾᐨ ᑲᐱᐳᐠ ᓂᓂᑌᑕᑯᐣ ᑲᐸᐸᒥᔭᔭᓂᐗᐠ ᐃᐃᒪ ᐅᑭᑎᒥᑯᒼ...
ᐊᐣᒋᓫᐃᐣ ᔑᐁᐧᐱᐠ ᐁᐧᐱᑫᐧ ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᑲᐅᒋᐨ ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᒥᓀᐣᑕᐣ ᐊᐦᐃᐠ ᐱᐊᐧᐱᑯᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᐁᐃᐧᐦᐃᔑᒪᑕᓄᑭᐨ ᐊᐱ ᑭᔑᐡᑯᓄᐨ ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᐁᑭᓇᐦᐃᐨ ᑲᑭᑭᓄᐊᒪᐊᐧᑲᓄᐃᐧᐨ ᐃᐃᒪ ᐅᐡᑭ ᐱᒪᒋᐅᐁᐧᐣ ᐱᐊᐧᐱᑯᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᑭᑭᓄᐊᒪᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᑭᐸᑭᑎᓂᑲᑌᐠ᙮
“ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᒥᐡᑕᐦᐃ ᓂᑭᐦᐃᑭᐟ ᑲᑭᐃᐡᑯᓄᔭᐣ...
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...