hia itse adanilohisdi / This New Illness (Udugi / English)

hia itse adanilohisdi gesvase vdatinohisedi etsi elohi nidvlenvda. aquatseli etsi kanohedase itsulv hena usganoli, hena ahida, ale uha gohiyuhine, igvnisisgi uduladase igohidane kanvwodi. nigadv anelanvhidi equa-elohi hawina gesvase uduladita ale uduladase alenidohi. itsula ase gohiyuhi nigadvne, hia-iyv itsula yeliquase alenidohi tsilv saquu sidanelvhi. hia equa-elohi gesvase saquu: nigadv itsula gesvase diligotanv, ale itsula uduladase siyvwi soi.

ᎯᎠ ᎢᏤ ᎠᏓᏂᎶᎯᏍᏗ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎥᏓᏘᏃᎯᏎᏗ ᎡᏥ ᎡᎶᎯ ᏂᏛᎴᏅᏓ. ᎠᏆᏤᎵ ᎡᏥ ᎧᏃᎮᏓᏎ ᎢᏧᎸ ᎮᎾ ᎤᏍᎦᏃᎵ, ᎮᎾ ᎠᎯᏓ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᎭ ᎪᎯᏳᎯᏁ, ᎢᎬᏂᏏᏍᎩ ᎤᏚᎳᏓᏎ ᎢᎪᎯᏓᏁ ᎧᏅᏬᏗ. ᏂᎦᏛ ᎠᏁᎳᏅᎯᏗ ᎡᏆ-ᎡᎶᎯ ᎭᏫᎾ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎤᏚᎳᏗᏔ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏚᎳᏓᏎ ᎠᎴᏂᏙᎯ. ᎢᏧᎳ ᎠᏎ ᎪᎯᏳᎯ ᏂᎦᏛᏁ, ᎯᎠ-ᎢᏴ ᎢᏧᎳ ᏰᎵᏆᏎ ᎠᎴᏂᏙᎯ ᏥᎸ ᏌᏊ ᏏᏓᏁᎸᎯ. ᎯᎠ ᎡᏆ-ᎡᎶᎯ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᏌᏊ: ᏂᎦᏛ ᎢᏧᎳ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᏗᎵᎪᏔᏅ, ᎠᎴ ᎢᏧᎳ ᎤᏚᎳᏓᏎ ᏏᏴᏫ ᏐᎢ.

This new illness is a message from Mother Earth. She is telling us to slow down, go easy, and respect her, because she needs to heal. All creatures in the world are needed and need to live. We must respect all of them, so that we all may live as one family. This world is one: we are all connected, and we need each other.

Text and images © 2020 by Donald C. Traxler aka Donald Jacobson Traxler ꮨᏺꭽꮅ. Non-commercial use is permitted.