ᐋᓐᑐᕆᐊ ᒥᓈᕐᑦ ᒥᑎᔅ−ᖑᕗᖅ, ᐊᑎᖃᖅᖢᓂᓗ ᓯᑰᑕ ᐃᖃᕼᐊ ᑐᑭᖃᖅᖢᓂ "ᖃᑦᑎᕆᔨᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᕐᓇᖅ" ᐊᓂᔅᓈᐱᒥ. ᐃᙱᖅᑎᐅᔪᖅ, ᐃᙱᖅᑎᐅᔪᖅ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔨᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᓵᑲᑦ ᕙᒥᓐ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖓᓂ.

ᐃᓱᒪᑐᔫᓪᓗᓂ ᐳᓚᕋᕐᓂᖅ, ᐋᓐᑐᕆᐊ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᓛᖑᔪᒃᓴᐅᔪᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖏᓐᓂ APTN−ᑯᑦ ᑕᑯᑎᑦᓯᔪᑦ Moccasin Flats, Rabbit Fall, Blackstone, ᐊᒻᒪ Wapos Bay. ᐃᙱᖅᑎᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᓯᒪᕗᖅ ᑎᓴᒪᓂᒃ ᓂᔾᔭᐅᑎᓂᒃ, ᐊᑕᐅᓯᕐᒥᒡᓗ−ᐊᕐᓇᒥᒃ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᓪᓗᓂ − ᑖᓐᓇ Velvet Devil — ᑕᕐᕆᔭᐅᓯᐅᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ. ᑭᓯᐊᓂ "ᓄᑖᖅ ᓇᒡᓕᒋᑦᑎᐊᖅᑕᖓ" Sacred Feminine Learning Lodge, ᖃᔅᓯᒐᓚᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᑎᑦ, ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᒐᒃᓴᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓃᑦ ᐋᓐᑐᕆᐊ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᖅ "ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓗᑎᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓯᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᓂᕆᔪᓐᓇᖅᑕᕐᓂᒃ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᐅᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᔪᙱᓐᓂᕐᓂ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓗᒋᓪᓗ ᒎᑎᑎᑦ ᐃᓂᖃᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᐃᓅᖃᑎᒌᓂᑦ." ᐋᓐᑐᕆᐊ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᒪᔪᖅ ᐃᓄᖕᓂᒃ "ᐅᖃᖃᑎᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᑕᕐᓂᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᑕᕐᓂᖏᑎᒍᑦ, ᓯᓚᑐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᓗᐊᓂ." ᐅᖃᖅᑐᓂ, "ᓴᙱᓂᖅᑖᕐᓂᖅ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᒻᒪᕆᒻᒪᑦ ᑲᑉᐱᐊᓱᓐᓂᐅᑉ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖓᑕ ᒥᒃᓵᓄᑦ. ᐃᑲᔪᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᖓ ᐃᓄᓐᓂᑦ ᒪᒥᓴᕐᓂᕐᒥᑦ, ᐊᖕᒪᓗᖅᓯᓯᒪᔪᓂᑦ, ᓂᐱᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥᑦ, ᓂᐱᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥᑦ, ᓴᓗᒻᒪᖅᓴᐃᓂᕐᒥᑦ, ᐃᓗᒃᑯᓪᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᓯᕐᓂᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᓂᑦ ᐃᓄᓐᓂᑦ ᐅᑎᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᐸᑦᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ."

ᕿᓂᕐᖢᓂ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᓴᓇᑐᓗᓂ ᑭᓇᐅᓂᕐᒥᓂᒃ ᑐᕌᖅᑎᑦᑎᓪᓗᓂ ᐋᓐᑐᕆᐊᒥᒃ ᑐᙵᕕᖃᓕᖁᓪᓗᒍ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐱᒋᐊᕐᕕᖏᓐᓂ. "ᐃᓅᓱᒃᑎᓪᓗᖓ, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᖃᕋᔭᖅᑐᑦ, 'ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑎᐅᕖᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐃᙱᖅᑎᐅᕕᑦ?' ᐃᒪᐃᑦᑐᖓ, 'ᐅᕙᖓ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐱᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᖓ. ᐊᒻᒪᓗ... ᐃᙱᖅᑎᐅᔪᖓ ᐃᙱᖅᑎᐅᓪᓗᖓᓗ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑎᐅᓪᓗᖓᓗ.' ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ 'ᐅᖃᓪᓚᒃᑎ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑎ.' ᐊᓱᐃᓛᒃ, ᓲᖃᐃᒻᒪ, ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᖑᓪᓗᖓ, ᖃᐅᔨᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ, 'ᐋᒃᑲ, ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᑕᕋ ᐊᖕᒪᓗᖅᓯᓯᒪᔪᖅ. ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᕆᐊᖃᕋᒃᑯ ᐃᓅᓕᓴᐅᑎᓄᑦ ᐊᒃᓴᓗᐊᑦ. ᑎᓴᒪᐅᓕᖅᑲᖓᒻᒪᑕ ᐅᕙᓐᓄᑦ. ᓂᕈᐊᕆᐊᖃᙱᑦᑐᖓ; ᐃᓱᒪᑐᓗᐊᕋᒪ ᑕᒪᑐᒧᖓ.' ᑕᐃᒪᐃᒻᒪᑦ, ᐃᓱᒪᔪᒪᕗᖓ ᐃᓅᓕᓴᐅᑎᓄᑦ ᐊᒃᓴᓗᐊᖑᓪᓗᖓ ᓂᕆᔾᔪᑎᒋᓪᓗᐊᑕᖅᐸᒃᑕᓐᓄᑦ ᑕᕐᓂᓐᓄᑦ: ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑎ, ᐃᙱᖅᑎ, ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑎ, ᐊᒻᒪ messenger."

ᐋᓐᑐᕆᐊᐅᑉ ᑲᔪᖏᖅᓴᐃᓂᖓ ᑲᑉᐱᐊᓱᓐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᕖᒥᓐ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑐᔪᕐᒥᕕᒻᒥᑦ ᐱᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᓯᓚᑐᔪᓂᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᓂᑦ ᐃᓄᑐᖃᕐᒥᑦ ᐅᖃᖅᑐᒥᑦ, "ᒫᓐᓇ ᖁᕝᕙᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᒍᑦ ᐊᓇᕐᒥᑦ." ᐋᓐᑐᕆᐊᒧᑦ, "ᐊᒥᖅᑕᖅᑐᑎᑐᑦ ᖃᒥᙶᖅᑐᑎᑐᑦ! ' ᐴᒻ!' ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓕᐅᖅᓯᒪᕗᖓ; ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᖅᑕᓕᒫᒃᑲ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᖅᑎᑉᐸᒃᑲ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᕈᓐᓇᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᒃᐱᒋᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥᐅᓂᒃ. ᑲᓲᒪᖃᑎᖃᕐᓂᐊᕐᕋᑦᑕ ᓄᓇᖅᔪᐊᕐᒥᒃ ᐱᓱᒍᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᕋᑦᑕ ᓯᓚᔾᔪᐊᕐᒥ. ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᖏᑦᑐᖓ."

ᒪᒃᑯᖕᓂᖅᓴᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᐋᓐᑐᕆᐊ ᒥᑕᔅ "ᖃᐅᔨᒪᙱᖦᖢᓂ." ᐃᓚᒥᓂᒃ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᓴᕐᕕᕐᔪᐊᕐᒨᖅᑐᖃᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᙱᑦᑐᖅ, ᑕᐃᒪᐃᒻᒪᑦ ᐋᓐᑐᕆᐊ ᖃᐅᔨᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᑕᒪᑐᒥᖓ. "ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓚᐅᙱᑦᑐᖓ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᒡᔪᐊᓕᐊᓚᐅᕐᒪᖔᑕ. ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓚᐅᙱᓐᓇᒪ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐊᑭᓖᓚᐅᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᓴᕐᕕᕐᔪᐊᓄᑦ. ᐃᓛᒃ, ᑐᓴᖅᑕᐃᓐᓇᕆᓚᐅᙱᑕᒃᑲ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᐅᑎᐅᔪᑦ, ᐅᐱᓐᓇᕋᓂ [ᐊᓯᖏᑦ] ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕ ᐃᑰᑕᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓚᐅᖅᑐᒃᓴᐅᖏᑦᑐᖅ. ᐃᒪᐃᑦᑐᖓ, 'ᖃᐅᔨᒪᙱᑦᑐᖓ ᖃᓄᖅ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓕᐅᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅ!'"

ᐋᓐᑐᕆᐊ ᓇᓗᓈᕿᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᖃᓄᖅ ᓂᕈᐊᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᕆᓛᕈᒪᔭᖃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ. "ᐅᔾᔨᕈᓱᓚᐅᙱᑦᑐᖓ ᓂᕈᐊᕐᕕᖃᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᙱᖅᑎᐅᓗᖓ ᐃᙱᖅᑎᐅᓗᖓᓘᓐᓃᑦ." ᐃᓱᒪᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᑐᐃᓐᓇᕆᐊᖃᕋᓱᒋᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᒫᓂ. "ᐃᓱᒪᑐᓛᖑᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔪᓐᓇᓚᐅᖅᑕᕋ.

"ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᒡᔪᐊᓕᐊᕋᒪ, ᑭᓱᓕᒫᑦ ᐅᒃᑯᐃᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ. ᑕᑯᑳᓪᓚᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ ᐃᓄᓐᓂᒃ ᑕᕐᕆᔭᖅᑎᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ. … ᑕᑯᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑐᑐᐃᓐᓇᑦᑎᐊᓂᒃ ᐃᓄᓐᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᓴᓇᕕᐅᔪᓂᒃ. ᑕᕐᕆᔭᕐᕕᒃ, ᑕᕐᕆᔮᒃᓴᓕᕆᓂᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑕᕐᕆᔭᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᖅ, ᖁᙱᐊᖅᑕᐅᕝᕕᖕᒥ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᓂᖅ, ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᓄᑦ ᓴᓇᔪᓕᕆᓂᖅ. ᐊᒥᓲᕗᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᔅᓴᐃᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᓇᓂ ᓴᓇᑐᔪᓂᑦ. ᖁᐊᖅᓵᕈᑎᒋᒻᒪᕆᓚᐅᖅᑕᕋ."

ᑲᒪᓇᙱᖦᖢᓂ, ᐋᓐᑐᕆᐊ ᑎᓕᐅᕆᑦᑎᐊᓲᖅ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔪᐃᒋᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᐱᒋᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᐊᖅᑯᑎᖏᓐᓂ: "ᓴᐱᓕᖅᑕᐃᓕᒋᑦ, ᓴᐱᓕᖅᑕᐃᓕᒋᑦ! ᐃᓕᖕᓂᒃ ᐅᒃᐱᕆᓗᑎᑦ! ᐅᑉᐱᕈᓱᑉᐳᖓ ᑭᒃᑯᓕᒫᑦ ᐃᓅᒻᒪᑕ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᑎᒃ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐱᐅᓂᖅᓴᖁᓪᓗᒍ ᓯᓚᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥ. ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᓕᒫᑦ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᑦ ᑖᔅᓱᒥᖓ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓗᐊᓂ, ᖃᐅᔨᒪᙱᖦᖢᑎᒡᓗ. ᖃᐅᔨᒪᙱᒻᒪᑕ ᑕᒫᓃᒋᐊᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᔭᖅᑐᖅᑐᑎᒃ.

"ᑲᒪᒋᔭᒃᓴᖃᖅᐳᑎᑦ ᐊᒥᖅᑳᖃᑎᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ [ᑐᓐᓂᖅᑯᓯᐊᕆᔭᕐᓂᒃ]. ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᓇᓂᖅᑳᕆᐊᖃᖅᑕᐃᑦ. … ᐅᕙᓃᑦᑐᖃᖏᑦᑐᖅ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᔭᖅᑐᕐᓗᓂ ᓱᓇᐅᒻᒪᖔᖅ. ᑭᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᑦᑎᐊᒧᑦ ᐊᔪᙱᓛᖑᔾᔮᙱᑦᑐᑎᑦ... ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔪᖃᓐᖏᒻᒪᑦ ᑭᓱᒨᒻᒪᖔᖅ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᓴᖅᑭᕈᕕᐅᒃ... ᑐᓂᕐᕈᓯᐊᑦ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᕐᒧᑦ ᓇᓂᓯᓇᓱᒃᓗᓂ ᓱᓇᐅᖕᒪᖔᑦ ᑐᓐᓂᖅᑯᓯᐊᕆᔭᐃᑦ, ᑐᓂᓗᒍᓗ. ᑕᐃᒪᐃᒻᒪᑦ, ᑭᖑᓂᐊᒍᑦ, ᐃᓕᖕᓂᒃ ᐅᒃᐱᕆᓗᑎᑦ, ᓇᓂᓗᒍ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕆᓗᒍᓗ, ᓲᖃᐃᒻᒪ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᖅ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᒪᑦᑎᑦ."

ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᑦᑎᐊᕐᒥᔭᕋ ᔭᓯᑲ ᑎ ᕼᐊᒻᕗᕆᔅ ᑎᑎᕋᓚᐅᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᑖᔅᓱᒥᖓ.