ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᏔᎵ ᎦᎶᎯᏍᏗᏗ

ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᏔᎵ ᎦᎶᎯᏍᏗᏗ ᎪᏪᎶᏗ ᎤᏚᎩ ᎦᏬᏂᎯᏍᎩᏁ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᏃᏊ ᏂᏛᎴᏅᏓ ᎢᏧᎳ ᎬᏗᎰᏎ ᏏᏉᏯ ᏗᎪᏪᎵᏁ.

ᎢᏧᎳ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎥᎴᏂᏙᎲ

ᎢᏧᎳ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎥᎴᏂᏙᎲ, ᎠᎴ ᎢᏧᎳ ᎠᏟᎰᏎ ᎥᎴᏂᏙᎲ ᎾᏍᎩᎭᎢ. Ꮭ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᏐᎢ ᏰᎵᏇᏦ.

Gymnosophia LXXII (sans illustration)

At seventy-six and counting,
this body
has far to go.
There will be sunrises,
fiery sunsets,
friends, feasts,
and journeys
before it's
laid to rest.
The soul will then
equip itself
for yet another
test.

Gymnosophia LXXII - At Seventy-six and Counting

At seventy-six and counting,
this body
has far to go.
There will be sunrises,
fiery sunsets,
friends, feasts,
and journeys
before it's
laid to rest.
The soul will then
equip itself
for yet another
test.

ᎢᏧᎳ Ꮭ ᎤᎾᏕᏘᏱᏍᎦᏎ ᎯᎠ ᎢᎦᏁ / We Do Not Celebrate This Day

ᎢᏧᎳ Ꮭ ᎤᎾᏕᏘᏱᏍᎦᏎ ᎯᎠ ᎢᎦᏁ. ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎠᏓᎯᏍᏙ ᎢᎦ, ᎠᏓᏐᏢᏙ ᎢᎦ, ᎦᏃᎩᏍᏙ ᎠᏆᏤᎵ ᎡᎶᎯ ᎥᎿᎢ ᎢᎦ. ᎢᏧᎸ ᎾᏍᎩᎭᎢ, ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎥᏝᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎤᎾᏕᏘᏱᏍᎩ.


We do not celebrate this day. It's a day of murder, rape, and theft of our land. For us, there is nothing to celebrate.

ani-yulaqui adadvdodise itsulv (translation)

ani-yulaqui adadvdodise itsulv adadolisdodi nasgidv gvdodi. itsula hnadvgise nasgine. hilayvi itsula asduidise aquatseli agadolidine, itsula uhise unatseli tsugaheda-goweline, ale nasgidv uhise aquatseli elohine.

ᎠᏂ-ᏳᎳᏈ ᎠᏓᏛᏙᏗᏎ ᎢᏧᎸ ᎠᏓᏙᎵᏍᏙᏗ ᎾᏍᎩᏛ ᎬᏙᏗ. ᎢᏧᎳ ᎿᏛᎩᏎ ᎾᏍᎩᏁ. ᎯᎳᏴᎢ ᎢᏧᎳ ᎠᏍᏚᎢᏗᏎ ᎠᏆᏤᎵ ᎠᎦᏙᎵᏗᏁ, ᎢᏧᎳ ᎤᎯᏎ ᎤᎾᏤᎵ ᏧᎦᎮᏓ-ᎪᏪᎵᏁ, ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩᏛ ᎤᎯᏎ ᎠᏆᏤᎵ ᎡᎶᎯᏁ.

The Europeans asked us to pray with them. We did it. When we opened our eyes, we had the Bible and they had our land.

ani-yulaqui adadvdodise itsulv / ᎠᏂ-ᏳᎳᏈ ᎠᏓᏛᏙᏗᏎ ᎢᏧᎸ

ani-yulaqui adadvdodise itsulv adadolisdodi nasgidv gvdodi. itsula hnadvgise nasgine. hilayvi itsula asduidise aquatseli agadolidine, itsula uhise unatseli tsugaheda-goweline, ale nasgidv uhise aquatseli elohine.

ᎠᏂ-ᏳᎳᏈ ᎠᏓᏛᏙᏗᏎ ᎢᏧᎸ ᎠᏓᏙᎵᏍᏙᏗ ᎾᏍᎩᏛ ᎬᏙᏗ. ᎢᏧᎳ ᎿᏛᎩᏎ ᎾᏍᎩᏁ. ᎯᎳᏴᎢ ᎢᏧᎳ ᎠᏍᏚᎢᏗᏎ ᎠᏆᏤᎵ ᎠᎦᏙᎵᏗᏁ, ᎢᏧᎳ ᎤᎯᏎ ᎤᎾᏤᎵ ᏧᎦᎮᏓ-ᎪᏪᎵᏁ, ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩᏛ ᎤᎯᏎ ᎠᏆᏤᎵ ᎡᎶᎯᏁ.