This past month, I was happy to attend two Pow Wows I hadn't been to in years.
ᑭᓫᐃᑊᐢ ᑭᒋᐊᓯᓂᑫᐃᐧᑭᒪᐠ ᐅᑭᐊᐧᐸᑕᓇᐊᐧ ᐁᑲ ᐊᐱᐣ ᒋᑭᐃᔑᓇᑲᐧᓂᐠ ᑲᑭᐅᓇᐸᑕᒧᐊᐧᐸᐣ ᒋᐊᓂᔑ ᒪᑕᓄᑲᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐱᐊᐧᐱᑯᑲᓂ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᐣ ᑭᑎᐸᒋᒧᐊᐧᐠ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᓴᑭᐸᑲᐃᐧᐱᓯᑦ 12 ᐊᒋᓇ ᒋᑭᐱᑎᓇᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᑕᑭᐃᐧ ᓇᓇᑲᒋᒋᑫᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ ᒥᓂᑯᐠ $3.3 ᐱᓫᐃᔭᐣ ᑕᓴᐧᐱᐠ ᑫᑭ ᒣᓂᑎᑫᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧᑭᐸᐣ ᐅᐁᐧ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᐣ....
ᓄᑯᒥᑫ ᑲᓇᑕ ᐅᑭᒪᑲᓇᐠ ᓇᓇᑕᐃᐧᑭᑫᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᑭᒥᑭᑫᒪᑲᐣ ᐁᑲ ᐃᐧᓂᑯ ᑫᒋᐊᐧᐠ ᔐᒪᐠ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᒋᔭᓂ ᒪᒋᑐᑕᑯᐊᐧᐨ ᐱᒋᐳᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑲᑭᐃᔑ ᓇᓇᑲᒋᒋᑲᓂᐊᐧᑭᐸᐣ, ᔕᑯᐨ ᐃᑭᐁᐧᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᑭᒋᓇᒣᑯᓯᐠ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᐁᐧᑎ ᐅᐡᑲᐨ 1980 ᑲᐱᒥᓭᓂᑭᐸᐣ ᑲᑭ ᓇᓇᑲᒋᐦᐃᑕᐧᐸᐣ ᑭᒥᑲᒪᐊᐧᐸᓂᐠ ᒥᐢᑕᐦᐃ ᐁᑭᑭᐡᑲᑯᐊᐧᐨ...
ᑲᓇᑕ ᑭᒋᐅᑭᒪ ᐅᐣᒋᑕ ᐅᑭᑲᐊᐧᐢᑲᑌᐦᐊᐣ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐣ - ᐃᑭᐁᐧᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᐅᑎ ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᐊᐧᔑᔕᐠ - ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᐁᐧᑎ 1940 ᐱᓂᐡ 1950 ᑲᐱᒥᓭᐠ ᑎᐸᐦᐊᑭᐃᐧᐣ ᐁᑭ ᓇᓇᑲᒋᑐᐨ ᐸᐊᐧᓂᐃᐧᐣ, ᒥᐦᐅᐁᐧ ᑲᐃᓇᒋᒧᒪᑲᐠ ᑲᑭᒥᑭᑲᑌᐠ ᐅᐡᑭ ᓇᓇᑕᐃᐧ ᑭᑫᐣᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ.
ᐃᔭᐣ ᒧᐢᐱ, ᒪᐡᑭᑭᐃᐧᓂᓂᐃᐧ...
ᐊᒥᐁᐧ ᐊᔕ ᓂᐃᐧᔭᑭ ᐊᐦᐃ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯᒧᐃᐧᐣ ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᐁᐦᐊ ᐅᑎᐡᑯᓂ ᒪᑎᐣ ᒍᐢᑌ ᐁᐃᔑᓂᑲᓯᐨ ᐁᐃᐡᑯᓄᓂᑕᐠ ᒥᓇ ᐱᑯ ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᐁᐃᐧᑭᑐᐨ ᐁᐃᐧᑭᔑᐡᑯᓄᐃᐧᐨ ᐊᓇᐃᐧᐣ ᐁᑲ ᑌᐯᐤ ᐁᐊᐧᐱᐨ ᐅᓴᑦ ᑲᔓᑲᐊᐧᐱᓀᐨ᙮
“ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᑲᔭ ᒥᔑᓇᑎᐣ ᓂᑕᓄᑭᐃᐧᐣ ᐁᑲᒪᔑ ᐁᔭᓄᑲᑕᒪᓂᐣ ᔕᑯᐨ ᓂᐃᐧᑭᔑᑐᐣ...
ᑭᒋᓇᒣᑯᓯᑊ ᐃᓂᓂᐤ ᐅᑭᒪᑲᓀᐢ ᑌᕑᐅ ᓯᓇᐊᐧᑊ ᐅᑭᒥᓀᐧᑕᐣ ᑲᑭ ᐸᐸᒥ ᑭᐅᑫᐨ ᒥᓇ ᐁᑭ ᐸᐸᒥ ᑎᐸᒋᒧᑕᑫᐨ ᑲᐅᒋᐨ ᐅᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᐊᐱ ᑲᑭᒪᒪᐃᐧ ᐅᑯᐡᑲᐦᐃᑎᓇᓄᐊᐧᐠ ᐁᐧᑎ ᓫᐃᐸᐧᐣ ᐸᐧᕑᒋᑯ ᐊᑲᒪᑭᐠ.
“ᑭᒥᓀᐧᑕᑲᐧᐣ ᑲᑭᓇᓇᑭᐡᑲᐊᐧᔭᑭᑕᐧ ᐊᐃᐧᔭᐠ, ᐁᑭᑕᑎᐸᒋᒧᑕᑎᔭᐠ ᓂᑎᓯᓭᐃᐧᓂᓇᐣ ᒥᓇ...
This past month, I was happy to attend two Pow Wows I hadn't been to in years. I attended the Mattagami First Nation Pow Wow and the Matachewan First Nation...
I was happy to see my home community of Attawapiskat on the James Bay coast announce the opening of the new St Francis Xavier Parish Church on August 25....