This past month, I was happy to attend two Pow Wows I hadn't been to in years.
ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ ᐅᑭᒪᐃᐧᐣ ᐅᑐᐱᑲᐸᐃᐧᑕᓇᐊᐧ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐠ ᐅᒪᐣᑐᒥᓂᑯᓯᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ ᒥᓇ ᐅᑐᑭᒪᐃᐧ ᐊᔓᑕᒪᑯᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᐃᐧᓇᐊᐧ ᒋᐱᒧᑕᒪᓱᐊᐧᐨ ᐃᐡᑯᓄᐃᐧᓂ ᐊᐱ ᑲᑭᐃᐡᑲᐧ ᐸᑭᑎᓇᑭᐸᐣ ᑲᓇᑕ ᐅᑭᒪᐃᐧᐣ ᐊᓂᐣ ᑲᐃᐧᐃᔑ ᐅᓇᑐᐨ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᐅᑎᐡᑯᓄᐃᐧ ᐱᒧᑕᒪᑯᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ.
“ᓄᑯᑦ ᑲᑭᔑᑲᐠ...
ᒥᓯᐁᐧᑲᒥᐠ ᐱᒧᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᑭᑭᓇᐊᐧᒋᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᓂᓯᑕᐃᐧᓂᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᐁᐧᐃᐧ ᐊᓄᑭᑕᒪᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᐅᑭ ᑭᑭᓇᐊᐧᒋᑐᓇᐊᐧ ᐊᐧᒐᐡᑯᓂᒥᐠ ᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᐁᐧᐃᐧᑲᒥᑯᓂ.
ᑲᓀᑎᔭᐣ ᐊᓄᑭᑕᒪᑫᐃᐧᑲᒥᑯᐣ ᑲᑭᑭᓇᐊᐧᒋᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᑕᐱᑕᒪᑫᐠ ᐅᑭ ᑭᑭᓇᐊᐧᒋᑐᓇᐊᐧ ᐊᔭᒥᐦᐁᐃᐧᑭᒪ ᑕᐧᒥ ᐯᕑᑎ ᐅᒥᑯᐣᑕᑯᐃᐧᐣ...
ᑲᓇᑕ ᑭᒋᐅᑭᒪᑲᐣ ᔕᐧᐣ ᐁᐃᐣᔓᐟ ᐊᐟᓫᐃᐅ ᐅᑕᓂᔑᓂᓂᐃᐧ ᑐᑕᒧᐃᐧᐣ ᑭᐃᔑᒋᑫ ᒥᓇ ᑭᒥᑭᐁᐧ ᒥᑭᓯᐃᐧᒥᑲᐧᓇᐣ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᓀᓫᓴᐣ ᒪᐣᑌᓫᐊ ᐅᒪᒥᑯᐣᑕᑯᐃᐧ ᒪᒪᐃᐧ ᐊᔭᒥᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᑭᑐᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᐁᐧᑎ ᓴᐅᐠ ᐊᑊᕑᐃᑲ ᒪᑲᑌᐃᐧᔭᓯᐃᐧᐊᐦᑭᐠ.
“ᑲᓂᒪᐧᔦ ᐊᐱᑕᑭᔑᑲᐠ ᓄᑯᑦ ᑲᑭᔑᑲᐠ ᐅᒪ ᒍᐦᐊᐣᐢᐳᕑᐠ,...
ᐊᐧᐱᑭᑲᐠ ᑲᑭᐱᐅᑭᒪᑲᓂᐃᐧᐸᐣ ᓇᐧᕑᒪᐣ ᐱᕑᐊᐅᐣ ᑲᓄᑫᐣᑕᐊᐧᑲᓄᐃᐧ ᑲᐯᐦᐃ ᐁᑭᐱᐊᓄᑭᑕᒪᑫᐨ ᐊᓂᐣ ᑫᑭᐃᔑ ᑲᑫᐧ ᑭᐱᑎᓂᑲᑌᑭᐸᐣ ᓂᓯᑎᓱᐃᐧᐣ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐃᐧ ᑕᓇᐱᐃᐧᓇᐣ.
“ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᑲᑭᐱ ᓂᑲᓂᑕᒪᑫᐨ, ᒥᐢᑕᐦᐃ ᑭᐱᒥ ᐊᐧᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᐁᐧ ᐅᑎᐡᑯᓂᑲᓂᐠ ᐊᐧᐱᑭᑲᐠ ᒥᓂᑯᐠ ᑲᑭᐊᓄᑭᑕᒪᑫᐨ ᑲᑲᑫᐧ ᓇᑲᓂᑲᑌᐠ...
ᑲᓀᑎᔭᐣ ᐅᓄᑎᓂᑫᓴᐠ ᒥᓇ ᑯᑕᑭᔭᐠ ᓄᑎᓂᑫᐃᐧᐊᓄᑭᐠ ᐊᔕ ᐅᑭᑭᔑᑐᓇᐊᐧ ᐁᑫᐧᓇᐠ ᐁᑭᑐᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᐧᓴ ᐁᑭᐃᔕᐊᐧᐨ ᑐᑲᐣ ᑲᐸᐸᒥᓇᓇᑲᒋᒋᑫᐃᐧ ᐱᒥᔭᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᑲᑐᒋᑲᑌᐠ, ᑭᐱᒥᔭᐊᐧᐠ 2,250 ᑭᓫᐊᒥᑐᕑᐢ ᐃᐢᑭᑐᑲᐠ ᐁᑭᐅᐣᒋᐱᒥᔭᐊᐧᑫᐊᐧᐨ ᐁᐅᒋ ᑭᑭᓇᐊᐧᑌᐣᑕᑯᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᔕ 20 ᑕᓱᔭᑭ ᐁᐱᒥᐊᓄᑭᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᓄᑎᓂᑫᓴᐠ...
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....