ᑯᑕᓯ ᐅᐡᑭᓂᑭᑴᐠ ᐁᐱᐅᑕᓭᐗᐨ ᒥᓯᐌ ᑭᐌᑎᓄᐠ ᐅᐣᑌᕒᐃᔪ ᑭᐎᑕᒪᑎᐗᐠ ᑲᑭᐃᔑᒥᑲᒧᐗᐨ ᐱᔑᑾᒋᒋᑫᐎᐣ ᒥᓇ ᐅᐸᑯᓭᑕᒧᐎᓂᐗ ᒋᐊᒋᓭᐠ ᑫᑯᐣ ᐃᐃᒪ ᐳᑐᑀᐢ ᒪᒋᑕᐗᐣ ᐃᐃᒪ ᐗᓂᓇᐗᑲᐣᐠ᙮
ᐅᑕᓇᐠ ᑲᐱ ᐱᓯᒧᐗᐠ ᑭᑭᑭᓄᒪᐗᑲᓀᐗᐠ ᒥᓇ ᑭᒐᑲᑌᓯᒋᑫᐗᐠ, ᐅᐡᑲᑎᓴᐠ ᐅᑭᐸᑭᑎᓇᓇᐗ ᐅᑕᓄᑭᐎᓂᐗ ᑲᑭᒪᒋᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᐁᐸᑭᓂᑲᑌᐠ ᒣᑾᐨ ᑎᓭᒼᐳᕒ 11 ᐃᐃᒪ ᐁ ᑊᕒᐊᒼ ᒐᑲᑌᓯᒋᑫᐎᑲᒥᐠ ᐗᓂᓇᐗᑲᐣᐠ᙮
ᐊᒪᐣᑕ ᓬᐊᔭᐣ ᐁᐅᒋᐨ ᐎᑴᑐᐠ ᐃᐡᑯᓂᑲᓂᐠ, ᐁᑭᐎᑕᒪᐗᐨ ᐗᐗᑌᐣ ᑲᑭᐅᒋᐎᒋᑐᐨ ᐅᐅᐌᓂ ᒪᒋᑕᐎᓂᓂ ᐁᑭᓇᑭᐡᑲᐠ ᐁᑭ ᐱᔑᑾᒋᑐᑕᐗᑲᓀᐨ ᒥᓇ ᐁᑭᐸᑯᓭᑕᐠ ᒋᑭᐎᑕᑭᐸᐣ ᒥᓇ ᒋᓄᑕᐗᑲᓀᐨ ᒥᓇ ᒋᐅᒋᑭᑫᑕᒧᐗᐨ “ᐁᑲ ᐁᐯᔑᑯᐗᐨ”, ᐁᑭᐃᑭᑐᐨ ᑲᑭᐸᑭᓂᑲᑌᐠ ᐅᐅᐌ ᐊᓄᑭᐎᐣ ᐁᑭᒪᒪᑲᑌᑕᐠ᙮
“ᑭᒪᒪᑲᑌᑕᐣ ᐅᐅᐌ ᑎᓄᑲᐣ ᓂᐣ ᐁᑭᑭᔑᑐᐗᐣ ᐊᓄᑭᐎᐣ ᒋᐅᒋᐎᒋᐦᐊᑲᓀᐨ ᔭᐎᔭ ᒥᓯᑌᑲᒥᐠ ᒥᓇ ᑯᑕᑭᔭᐣ ᐃᐡᑯᓂᑲᓇᐣ ᐅᐅᒪ ᑲᓇᑕ,” ᓬᐊᔭᐣ ᐃᑭᑐ᙮ “ᑭᐅᒋᑭᑫᑕᐣ ᑲᑭᓇ ᔭᐎᔭ ᐁᐅᑕᔭᒥᐨ ᒥᓇ ᐱᔑᑾᒋᒋᑫᐎᐣ ᐁᑲ ᐁᑕ ᐁᔭᔭᐠ ᐃᐃᒪ ᑎᐡᑯᓂᑲᓂᐠ ᒥᓇ ᒥᓯᑌᑲᒥᐠ ᐁᔭᔭᐠ ᐃᐃᐌ ᐃᔑᒋᑫᐎᐣ ᒥᓇ ᑲᑭᓇ ᔭᐎᔭ ᒋᑭᑎᐸᒋᒧᐸᐣ᙮”
ᐃᐃᐌ ᐳᑐᑀᐢ ᒪᒋᑕᐎᐣ ᐅᑭᒪᒋᑐᐣ ᐳᕒᐁᐣᑕ ᑐᐱᐠ ᑲᐃᔑᐊᓂᑭᐨ ᐅᐣᑌᕒᐃᔪ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐤ ᐃᑴ ᒪᒋᑕᐎᐣ, ᐁᑭᐃᓀᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᒋᐅᒋᑭᑫᑕᑯᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᐱᔑᑾᒋᒋᑫᐎᐣ ᒥᓇ ᐁᔑᒋᑫᒪᑲᐠ ᐃᐃᒪ ᐗᓂᓇᐗᑲᐣᐠ᙮
ᐅᐅᐌ ᒪᒋᑕᐎᐣ ᑭᐸᑭᓂᑲᑌ ᑲᑭᓇ ᐃᑴᐗᐠ ᐁᐣᑕᓱᐊᐦᑭᐗᐨ ᒋᑭᑕᑶᐗᐨ, ᔕᑯᐨ ᐅᐡᑭᓂᑭᑴᐠ ᐅᑭᐅᑕᐱᓇᓇᐗ ᒋᑭᒪᒋᑕᐗᐨ ᐅᑎᐸᒋᒧᐎᓂᐗ᙮
“ᐅᒋᐗᐸᒋᑲᑌ ᐁᑭᑫᑕᑯᐠ (ᐅᐡᑲᑎᓴᐠ) ᐁᓇᑕᐌᑕᒧᐗᐨ ᒋᑭᐊᒋᑲᓇᐗᐸᒋᑲᑌᑭᐸᐣ ᑫᑯᐣ,” ᑐᐱᐠ ᐃᑭᑐ᙮ “ᑲᑭ ᐎᒋᑲᐸᐎᑕᐗᒥᐣ ᑕᐡ, ᒋᐱᒥᑭᑭᓇᐗᑲᓉᐗᐨ ᒋᐊᓂᐅᑕᐱᓇᒧᐗᐨ ᓂᑲᓂᑕᒪᑫᐎᓇᐣ᙮ ᒪᐗᐨ ᒥᑕᐦᐃ ᑫᑭ ᐃᑭᑐᐗᐨ ᐅᐡᑲᑎᓴᐠ, ᑭᐡᐱᐣ ᒥᓇᑲᓀᐗᐨ ᑫᑭ ᐅᒋᑲᑭᑐᐗᐸᐣ᙮”
ᐅᐅᐌ ᐳᑐᑀᐢ ᒪᒋᑕᐎᐣ ᑭᒪᒋᒋᑲᑌᐸᐣ ᓯᑌᒼᐳᕒ᙮ ᐁᐣᑕᔀ ᑲᐱᒥᑯᓇᑲᐠ ᐅᐠᑲᑎᓴᐠ ᑭᒪᐗᒋᐦᐃᑎᐗᐠ ᐁᐎᑭᑫᑕᒧᐗᐨ ᒐᑲᑌᓯᒋᑫᐎᐣ, ᐁᑭᐊᓂᒧᑕᒧᐗᐨ ᐱᔑᑾᒋᒋᑫᐎᐣ ᐃᐃᒪ ᐃᐡᑯᓂᑲᓂᐠ, ᒥᓇ ᐁᑭ ᐸᐸᒥᒐᑲᑌᓯᒋᑫᐗᐨ ᒥᓯᐌ ᐗᓂᓇᐗᑲᐣᐠ᙮
ᑐᐱᐠ ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᓇᐱᐨ ᐎᐸᐨ ᐅᑭᑭᑫᑕᓇᐗ ᐅᐅᐌ ᒪᒋᑕᐎᐣ ᐊᐗᔑᒣ ᑫᑯᐣ ᐁᑭᑕᑯᓂᑲᑌᐠ ᑲᐎᐣ ᐃᑴᑕ ᒐᑲᑌᓯᒋᑫᐎᐣ᙮
“ᐊᐗᔑᒣ ᐱᑯ ᑫᑯᐣ ᑭᑕᑯᓂᑲᑌ,” ᑐᐱᐠ ᐃᑭᑐ᙮ “ᑭᐗᐸᒪᒥᐣ ᐃᑭᐌᓂᐗᐠ ᐅᐡᑭᓂᑭᑴᐠ ᐊᐗᔑᒣ ᐁᑭᐊᓂᑭᑫᑕᒧᐗᐨ ᒥᓇ ᐁᓂ ᑲᐡᑭᑕᒪᓱᐗᐨ, ᒋᑭᐅᒋ ᐊᓂ ᐊᐣᒋᑲᓇᐗᐸᒋᑲᑌᑭᐸᐣ ᑫᑯᓇᐣ᙮”
ᑕᒣᕒᐊ ᑭᔭᐡ ᐗᐎᐁᑲᒪᐠ ᐁᐅᒋᐨ ᐅᑭᑌᐺᑕᐗᐣ ᑐᐱᐠ ᑲᑭᐃᑭᑐᓂᐨ ᑲᑭᐃᔑᐗᐸᑕᒥᓂᐨ᙮ ᒣᑾᐨ ᐗᐗᑌ ᑲᐊᔭᒥᐦᐃᑯᐨ ᑭᔭᐡ ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᐁᑭᑕᑶᐨ ᐅᐅᐌᓂ ᒪᒋᑕᐎᓂᓂ ᒋᑭᐅᒋ ᐎᒋᐦᐊᐸᐣ ᔭᐎᔭᐣ ᐁᑲ ᐁᐯᔑᑯᓂᐨ᙮ ᒥᓇ ᐅᑭᐎᐣᑕᐣ ᐁᑭᐸᑯᓭᑕᐠ ᒋᑭᐎᑕᐠ ᑲᐃᔑᐯᔑᑯᐨ ᒋᐊᓂᐅᐱᑭᐨ ᑲᑭ ᐱᐃᓯᓭᐨ ᐅᑕᓇᐠ ᒋᑭ ᐅᒋᑲᐡᑭᑐᐨ ᒋᐎᒋᐦᐊᐨ ᑯᑕᑭᔭᐣ ᔭᐎᔭᐣ᙮
“ᑲᑭᐃᓀᑕᒪᐣ ᐁᑭᐊᓂ ᒪᐡᑲᐎᓯᔭᐣ ᑎᓀᑕᒧᐎᓂᐠ,” ᑭᔭᐡ ᐃᑭᑐ᙮ “ᑭᓄᓱᑫᓂᒼ ᐱᔑᔑᐠ ᐱᒋᐁᐃ ᓂᐎᔭᐎᐠ, ᒥᐌ ᑲᑭᐃᓀᑕᒪᐣ ᐁᑭᓴᑭᑎᓇᒪᐣ ᑲᑭᓇ ᑫᑯᐣ ᑲᑭᐱᐃᓯᓭᔭᐣ ᐅᑕᓇᐠ, ᒥᓇ ᐁᑭᐱᑎᑫᐎᑐᔭᐣ ᒥᓄ ᑫᑯᐣ ᐃᐃᒪ ᐱᒪᑎᓯᐎᓂᐠ᙮”
ᒥᐌᑕᐡ ᑭᔭᐡ, ᒥᓇ ᑯᑕᑭᔭᐠ ᐅᐡᑭᓂᑭᑴᐠ ᑲᑭᐎᒋᑐᐗᐨ ᒪᒋᑕᐎᓂᓂ, ᐁᐗᐸᑕᒧᐗᐨ ᒐᑲᑌᓯᒋᑲᓇᐣ ᒥᓇ ᐃᑭᑐᐎᓇᐣ ᑲᑭᒪᓯᓇᐦᐊᒧᐗᐨ ᒣᑾᐨ ᑲᑭᐸᑭᓂᑲᑌᐠ ᐅᑕᓄᑭᐎᓂᐗ ᑭᐅᒋᐃᐡᐯᓂᒧᐗᐠ ᒥᓄᑫᑯᓂᓂ᙮
“ᑭᑭᒋᓀᑕᐣ ᒥᓇ ᑭᑭᒋᓀᓂᒥᑎᐢ ᑲᑭᐱᔕᔭᐣ ᐅᐅᒪ ᒪᒋᑕᐎᐣ,” ᑭᔭᐡ ᐃᑭᑐ᙮ “ᓂᐗᐸᒥᑎᐢ ᒋᐎᒋᐦᐊᑾ ᔭᐎᔭᐠ ᒋᐅᑎᓇᒧᐗᐨ ᐎᒋᐦᐃᐌᐎᓇᐣ᙮”
ᑐᐱᐠ ᐃᑭᑐ ᐅᐅᐌ ᐳᑐᑀᐢ ᒪᒋᑕᐎᐣ ᒥᓇᐗ ᑕᐱᒥᐊᓄᑭᒋᑲᑌ ᒋᐱᑭᐌᐡᑲᒪᑲᐠ ᐅᐅᒪ ᐗᓂᓇᐗᑲᐣᐠ᙮ ᒥᓇ ᐅᑭᐎᑕᐣ ᐅᐅᐌ ᒪᒋᑕᐎᐣ ᒋᑭᑐᒋᑲᑌᑭᐸᐣ ᐊᐣᑎᐱᑯ ᐃᐡᑯᓂᑲᓂᐠ ᑭᐡᐱᐣ ᓇᑕᐌᑕᐠ ᐅᑐᐡᑲᑎᓯᒥᐗ ᐎᓄᑕᐗᐨ ᒋᑎᐸᒋᒧᓂᐨ ᒥᓇ ᑯᑕᑭᔭᐠ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐗᐠ᙮
ᑎᐸᒋᒧᐎᓇᐣ ᑲᑭᐗᐸᑕᓇᐗ ᐃᐃᒪ ᐗᓂᓇᐗᑲᐣᐠ ᐁ-ᑊᕒᐁᒼ ᒐᑲᑌᓯᒋᑫᐎᑲᒥᑯᐠ ᒣᑾᐨ ᑎᓭᒼᐳᕒ᙮
Maachestan, the Cree word for the annual spring river ice breakup, is happening all along the James Bay coast.



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...
I was proud to see First Nation youth representing our northern homelands on the international stage this past month at the United Nations. Jeronimo...