"Art has a very healthy way for me me," ᓇᓗᓇᐃᔭᐃᔪᖅ ᓴᓇᙳᐊᖅᑎ ᓯᓐᑎᐊ ᓛᓐᑐᕆ. ᑎ ᒋᐅᓪ ᒎᑦ'î First Nation-ᒥᐅᑕᖅ, ᕗᐊᑦ ᕙᓐᑦᔅ ᖃᓂᒋᔮᓂ, ᓂᐅᕐᕈᑎᖃᖅᐸᒃᖢᓂᓗ ᓴᓇᔭᒥᓂᒃ. ᓴᓇᐅᒐᒥᓂᒃ ᑕᑯᖅᑯᔾᔨᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂ ᑕᑯᔭᒐᖃᕐᕕᒻᒥ, ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖅ ᔪᐊᓯᒻ ᕚᓐᑐᕉᒡ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐃᓕᑕᖅᓯᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᐱᕆᓪᓗᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᕈᒪᓪᓗᓂ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᓕᐅᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒍᑎᒋᒻᒪᕆᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓ.

"ᐅᕙᓐᓄᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕆᔪᓐᓇᓚᐅᖅᑕᕋ."

ᓱᕈᓯᐅᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᓛᓐᑐᕆ ᑎᑎᖅᑐᒐᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓴᓇᙳᐊᖅᑐᓂ. ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖏᒃ ᑎᓕᐅᕆᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᓴᓇᙳᐊᖅᐸᒃᑕᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓴᓇᑐᓂᕐᒥᒃᓗ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᖢᓂ ᐃᓅᓯᓕᒫᒧᑦ ᐊᑐᕋᓱᖕᓂᕐᓂ. ᓴᓇᐅᒐᓕᐅᕐᓂᖅ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᒥᓂᒃ ᐃᒃᐱᒋᔭᒥᓂᒡᓗ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᓚᐅᕐᒪᖔᑦ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᓯᓐᓇᒃᑑᒪᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᓴᓇᙳᐊᖅᑎᐅᓂᖅ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᖅᑖᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᖓᓂᒃ. ᓲᕐᓗ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖅᑕᖃᖅᑰᔨᙱᖦᖢᓂ, ᓴᓇᐅᒐᓕᕆᓂᖅ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᒥᓂᒃ ᓴᖅᑭᑦᑎᓚᐅᕐᒪᖔᑦ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᕐᒧᑦ. ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᐊᓗᒻᒥ, ᓴᓇᙳᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᓇᓂᓯᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᑲᓲᒪᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᓴᓇᑐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓴᓇᐅᒐᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᑐᖅᓱᓂ ᐃᒻᒥᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᑦᓱᓂ.

ᐃᓱᒪᒋᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᕋᓛᖑᓂᖅᓴᓂᒃ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖅᐸᒃᑐᑦ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ, ᐃᓱᒪᓪᓗᓂ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᐅᑎᒥᓂᒃ ᐊᐅᓪᓛᖅᓯᒪᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒥᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᓇᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᓗᑎᒃ ᓄᓇᒥᓂᒃ. ᓅᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖅ ᑕᕝᕙᙵᑦ ᐱᓪᓚᕆᒃᑐᒥᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᐸᐅᔭᒧᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᑰᕗᖅ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᒃᑯᑦ ᖁᐊᖅᓵᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ "ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᖅᑐᒥᒃ."  ᓂᕆᐅᒃᑐᖅ ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᑕᖃᕐᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᖅᑕᐅᓗᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᐊᖅᑕᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐃᓂᒃᓴᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑲᔪᓯᑦᑎᐊᕐᕕᒋᔪᓐᓇᖅᑕᖏᓐᓂᒃ. "ᑲᑉᐱᐊᓱᙱᓪᓗᑎᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᔪᒪᔭᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅ, ᑕᐃᑲᓃᖏᓐᓇᐅᔭᕐᒪᑦ," ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ.

ᐃᓅᓯᖓᓂ, ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᖅᑐᒃᑰᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᐊᓂᒍᐃᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᐸᒃᖢᓂ, ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᓄᓇᒥᓂᓘᓐᓃᑦ. ᓇᓂ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᖃᐅᔨᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᓇᓂᓯᓇᓱᒃᓗᓂ ᐱᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᓴᓇᐅᒃᑲᓂᒃ ᑭᓱᓪᓗ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᑭᑐᔪᓐᓇᕐᒪᖔᑕ. ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐱᑕᖃᙱᓐᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᐋᖅᑭᒍᒪᓪᓗᒍ, ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᑰᑯᓯᓂᒃ ᓇᓂᔭᒥᓂᑦ ᐊᕙᑎᖏᓐᓂᑦ, ᓲᕐᓗ ᐸᐅᕐᖓᐃᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᓂᕕᖏᑦ, ᓇᒻᒥᓂᖅ ᑐᐱᓕᐅᕋᓗᐊᖅᑐᓂ ᐊᑐᖅᑐᓂ ᓄᓇᒥᑦ. ᐊᑐᖅᖢᓂ ᐱᓯᒪᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒃᖢᓂ, ᓴᓇᑐᓂᖓ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑐᐃᓐᓇᙱᓚᖅ ᓴᓇᙳᐊᖅᓯᒪᔭᖏᓐᓂ ᑭᓯᐊᓂᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᖃᓄᖅ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᕙᖕᒪᖔᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᐅᔨᔭᐅᕙᖕᒪᖔᑦ.

ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᓐᓇᕈᓂ ᒪᒃᑯᖕᓂᖅᓴᒧᑦ, ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓂᖅᓴᐅᓇᔭᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᕙᑎᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᑭᓱᓕᒫᓂᒡᓗ ᐱᓗᓂ. ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᖅᓯᒪᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᑭᖑᕚᕇᓄᑦ ᖁᐊᖅᓵᖅᓯᒪᓂᒃᑰᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖃᐅᔨᓪᓗᓂ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᖏᓐᓂᕐᒥᓂᒃ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᒃᐱᒋᔭᖏᓐᓂᑦ. ᓛᓐᑐᕆ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᒪᒃᑯᖕᓂᖅᓴᓂᒃ ᓴᓇᙳᐊᖏᓐᓇᖁᔨᓪᓗᓂ ᓲᖃᐃᒻᒪ ᓄᖅᑲᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑕᖓ ᖁᑦᑎᖕᓂᖅᓴᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ "ᐅᑎᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ" ᐅᑎᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ.

ᐱᓇᓱᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᖅᑯᑎᒥᓂᒃ ᓴᓇᙳᐊᖅᑎᐅᓪᓗᓂ, ᕿᓂᕐᒥᔪᖅ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓯᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᓇᓕᒧᒌᒃᑐᒥᒃ ᐃᓅᓯᖓᓂ. ᐱᕈᖅᓴᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐱᖅᑯᓯᑐᖃᒃᑯᑦ, ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᒥᐅᖃᑎᒌᑦ, ᐊᖑᓇᓱᖕᓂᖅ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᓱᒪᖓᑕ ᖃᓄᐃᙱᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ, ᑲᑎᑎᑦᑎᓂᖅ ᐃᓅᓕᓴᐅᑎᓂᒃ ᐱᕈᖅᓯᐊᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐸᐅᕐᖓᕐᓂᒃ. ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᕙᒃᐳᖅ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᐸᒃᖢᓂ ᐊᑐᖅᓯᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᕿᓄᐃᓵᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᓴᙱᒃᑎᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᓱᒪᒃᑯᑦ−ᑎᒥᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᑕᓂᕆᔭᐅᔪᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᖅᑎᖦᖢᒍ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᒥᓂᒃ ᐃᒃᐱᒋᔭᒥᓂᒡᓗ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᖅᐸᖕᒪᖔᑦ, ᓲᕐᓗ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓕᐅᖅᐸᖕᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᓴᓇᙳᐊᕐᓂᕆᔭᒥᓂ.

ᓯᓚᒦᒐᔪᒃᓗᓂ ᐱᔪᒃᓯᑎᑦᑎᕙᒃᐳᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᔭᒥᓂᒃ, ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓐᓂᖓᓄᓪᓗ ᐊᓃᓚᐅᑲᒃᐸᒃᖢᓂ, ᐱᓱᑲᑕᒃᐸᒃᖢᓂ. "ᐃᓅᓯᖅ ᐱᔪᒃᓯᓐᓇᖅᐳᖅ, ᑕᒪᓐᓇᓗ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᐅᙱᖦᖢᓂ," ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᖅᐳᖅ, ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐊᓘᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᖅᐸᖕᓂᕆᔭᖓᑦ ᖁᔭᓕᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᑐᖃᕐᒥᓂᒡᓗ ᐊᓐᓂᕆᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ. ᓂᕆᐅᒃᑐᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑕᒥᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅᑐᐊᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔭᐅᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂ ᓴᓇᙳᐊᖅᑕᒥᓂᒃ ᐊᓂᒍᐃᔪᓐᓇᓛᕋᒥ, ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᒐᒥ.

ᐱᐊᓂᒍᑎᒋᓗᒍ, ᑎᓕᐅᕆᔪᒪᕗᖅ ᐅᓄᕐᓂᖅᓴᓂᒃ ᐃᓄᖕᓂᒃ ᓴᓇᙳᐊᖃᑦᑕᖁᔨᓪᓗᓂ. "ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᕋ ᑭᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᓴᓇᙳᐊᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᔪᕈᓐᓃᖅᓴᑐᐃᓐᓇᕈᑎᒃ, ᖁᕕᐊᒋᒍᓂᐅᒃ, ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᓗᒍᓗ. ᖃᖓᙳᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᐊᔪᕈᓐᓃᖅᓴᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ, ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐱᒃᑯᒋᔭᐅᓕᕋᔭᖅᐳᖅ ᑕᑯᒃᑲᓐᓂᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅ ᑲᔪᓯᓂᕆᔭᐅᕙᒃᑐᒥᒃ ᑲᔪᓯᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᕆᔭᖓᓂᒡᓗ, ᕿᒥᕐᕈᐊᕐᓗᒍᓗ ᓇᓃᓛᕐᒪᖔᖅᐱᑦ ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᑦᑎᓐᓂ... ᖁᕕᐊᓇᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓕᖕᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕆᔭᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅ... ᐃᓱᒪᒧᓪᓗ ᖃᓄᐃᙱᑦᑎᐊᕐᓗᓂ ᐊᔪᕈᓐᓃᖅᓴᕐᓇᕐᒥᔪᖅ," ᓛᓐᑐᕆ ᑎᓕᐅᕆᕗᖅ.

ᓴᓇᐅᒐᐃᑦ ᐱᐅᔪᒻᒪᕆᐅᖏᓐᓇᐅᔭᖅᑐᑦ ᓯᓐᑎᐊ ᓛᓐᑐᕆᒧᑦ ᐃᒻᒥᓂᒃ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᓴᓇᙳᐊᖅᑎᙳᖅᖢᓂ ᓯᓐᓇᑦᑑᒪᒋᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᙱᖦᖢᓂ. ᐊᑐᖅᖢᓂ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥ ᑐᓐᓂᖅᑯᓯᐊᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᒥᓂ, ᑐᓂᓯᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᖅ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᑐᓐᓂᖅᑯᓯᐊᒥᓂᒃ ᓴᓇᒃᑲᐅᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᕐᒧᑦ. ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᒥᖒᑎᓕᐅᖅᖢᓂ, ᑐᐱᐅᔭᓕᐅᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥ ᐃᓱᒪᑐᔫᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᓅᓪᓗᓂ, ᖃᐅᔨᓇᓱᒃᑐᖅ ᑭᓱᑦ ᐊᔪᙱᒻᒪᖔᑕ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒃᑎᒋᖕᒪᖔᑕ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᓂᕆᐅᒃᑭᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᓯᑎᑦ ᑲᑕᒐᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᓇᓂᓯᓗᑎᒃ (ᐊᖅᑯᑎᒥᓂᒃ).

ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ ᐋᓕᓴᓐ ᑎᐊᑦᕗᑦ ᔅᕗᐊᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᑖᔅᓱᒥᖓ.