There is a great deal of worry, fear and anxiety to Maachestan, the Cree word for “spring break up” on the James Bay coast.
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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...
ᐊᒋᑯᓴᑲᐃᑲᓂ ᐅᐡᑲᑎᓴᐠ ᑭᑕᑲᐧᐦᐊᑐᐊᐧᐠ ᑲᐃᐦᑯᐱᐳᓂᒥᑲᓇᐊᐧᓂᐠ ᑕᐣᑐᕑ ᐯ ᐁᐃᓇᐦᐊᑐᐊᐧᐨ 1,000 ᑭᓫᐊᒥᑐᕑᐢ ᐊᐱᓯᓇᑲᐧᓂ ᐅᐳᒧᓭᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ ᐁᐃᐧᔓᓂᔭᑫᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᐁᐧᓂ ᐁᐱᒧᓴᑌᐠ ᐅᐡᑭᒪᒋᑕᐦᐃᑯᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑲᑭᐃᔑᓂᑲᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ.
“ᐊᐱ ᑲᐊᓂᐊᐱᑕᑭᔑᑲᐠ ᑲᓇᐊᐧᑫᐧᓂᐠ ᓂᑭᐱᑲᓄᓂᑯᐠ ᐊᔕ ᐁᑭᒪᑌ...
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...
There is a great deal of worry, fear and anxiety to Maachestan, the Cree word for “spring break up” on the James Bay coast. There are so many variables and...
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