ᑕᐃᕕᑦ ᕗᕝᒪᓐ, ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔨᒻᒪᕆᒃ ᔪᐊᔾ ᐳᕋᐅᓐ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᖕᒥ, ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᓂᖅᑎᐅᖅᑎᐅᖏᓐᓇᐅᔭᕐᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᐃᓅᓯᓕᒫᖓᓂ, ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓪᓗᓂᓗ ᐅᑭᐅᖃᕐᓂᖓᓂᒃ 9-ᓂᒃ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᖔᑦ ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᖓᓂ.

ᐊᒪᕈᖅᒪᓐ, ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᔪᖅ Xaxli'p First Nation−ᑯᓐᓄᑦ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐃᓅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐱᕈᖅᓴᓪᓗᓂᓗ ᑐᕌᓐᑐᒥ, ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᔪᖅ ᓂᕿᓕᐅᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᓈᓇᒥᓂᒃ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐅᖃᐅᑎᓪᓗᓂᐅᒡᓗ ᓂᖅᑎᐅᖅᑎᐅᔪᒪᓂᕋᖅᖢᓂ.

"ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ, 'ᑕᐃᒪᓕ, ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᓲᖑᕙᑦ?' ᐅᖃᕐᐳᖓᓗ, 'ᓇᓗᔪᖓ.' ᐅᖃᕐᖢᓂ, 'ᐃᒪᐃ, ᖃᐅᔨᓗᒍ.' ᐊᓱᐃᓛᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ," ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᕗᕝᒪᓐ.

ᕗᓪᒪᓐ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᔪᐊᔾ ᐳᕋᐅᓐ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᓴᕐᕕᖓᓂ ᑐᕌᓐᑐᒥ 16-ᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑐᓂ ᑎᓴᒪᓂᒃ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᖃᕈᓐᓇᖅᓯᓪᓗᓂ.

ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᓕᒫᒥᑦ ᓂᖅᑎᐅᖅᑎᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᒪᑐᐃᖅᓯᓪᓗᓂ ᓇᒻᒥᓂᖅ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᑦ ᓂᕿᓕᐅᖅᑎᓂᑦ 1000-ᖏᓐᓃᑦᑐᓂᑦ. ᑕᒪᓐᓇᐅᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᐃᓱᒪᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ "ᓂᒡᓕᓇᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᐊᕋᓱᒋᓪᓗᓂᐅᒃ" ᐊᓯᐊᓄᑦ ᐊᓪᓗᕆᐊᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅᐸᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓗᓂᓗ ᐃᓄᖕᓂᒃ − ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ.

"ᓅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ ᓂᕿᓕᐅᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᐊᕈᓯᐅᑉ ᓵᑦᑎᐊᖓᓂ ᓵᑦᑎᐊᖓᓃᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ 24 ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ 48 ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦ," ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᒪᕈᖅ.

ᕘᓪᒪᓐ ᐱᓕᕆᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᖁᕕᐊᒋᔭᒥᓂᒃ ᐱᔪᒃᓯᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥᓂᑦ, ᐅᖃᕐᖢᓂ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᕐᖢᓂ ᓂᕿᓕᐅᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᐊᓈᓇᒥᓄᑦ ᑕᐅᑐᒃᑕᖓᓄᓪᓗ ᐱᕈᖅᓴᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᑲᓇᖕᓇᖅᐸᓯᐊᓂ ᑐᕌᓐᑐ.

ᓇᓂᑐᐃᓐᓇᑦᑎᐊᖅ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᑕᐸᐃᖏᓐᓇᖅᐸᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ "ᓂᕿᖃᕐᓂᖓᓂᒃ." ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᔪᖅ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᖑᖃᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᒥᒃ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᓂᖓᓂᒃ, ᐱᖃᓐᓇᕆᔭᖓᑕ ᓂᕆᕝᕕᖓᓂ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᓱᒃᖢᓂ ᖁᐊᒃᑯᕕᖕᒥ ᑕᐸᐃᕐᓇᖅᖢᓂ.

"ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖅ ᑖᒃᑯᓂᖓᓕᒫᖅ ᓂᕿᓂᒃ ᐊᒥᒐᖅᓯᔪᖃᙱᖦᖢᓂ. ᐊᓪᓛᑦ ᓂᕿᓕᐅᖅᑎ ᑕᐃᑲᓃᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ, ᐊᑦᔨᐸᓗᒋᓚᐅᕐᒪᒍ ᐊᓈᓇᒪ ᐊᑦᔨᐸᓗᐊᓂᒃ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᑦᑐᑎᒃ. ᓲᕐᓗ ᓂᖀᑦ ᐃᒋᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᖏᒻᒪᑕ. ᑭᓱᓕᒫᓂᒃ ᓂᕆᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᑦ, ᐊᓛᓯᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐊᒥᐊᒃᑯᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ," ᐅᖃᖅᑐᕕᓂᖅ ᐊᒪᕈᖅ.

ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᒐᔨᓂᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒋᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓕᑦᑎᓪᓗᓂ ᑖᑉᑯᓇᙵᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐱᔪᒪᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᖃᒻᒪᕆᖕᒪᖔᑕᑕᐅᖅ, ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᒪᓐᓇ "ᐱᓕᕆᔨᙳᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ.".

ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖓᓅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᐊᒪᕈᖅ ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓄᑦ ᑎᓴᒪᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᖢᓂ 16-ᖑᑎᓪᓗᖑ "ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᖅᑑᓪᓗᓂ" ᓲᖃᐃᒻᒪ ᐃᓕᑦᑎᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᓇᕐᒪᑦ 15-ᓄᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᕐᓄᑦ ᐅᑎᓕᕐᒥᓗᓂ ᓴᓇᕝᕕᖕᒧᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑲᓴᖕᒧᑦ ᐅᑎᓕᕐᒥᓗᓂ ᐊᓯᐊᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᒃᑲᓐᓂᓕᕐᒥᓗᓂ.

"ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒧᑦ ᐅᑎᕌᖓᕕᑦ, ᐃᓕᑦᑎᕚᓪᓕᖃᑦᑕᖅᐳᑎᑦ ᓯᕗᕙᓯᖕᓂᖅᓴᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᓯᕐᓂᒃ," ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᒪᕈᖅ.

ᑎᓴᒪᖓᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒥ, ᐊᒪᕈᖅ ᐅᖃᖅᑐᓂ ᑭᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑕᕋᓗᐊᐃᑦ ᐃᓕᒋᐊᖃᓚᐅᕋᕕᐅᒃ ᐊᑦᔨᒌᖏᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᐃᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓇᑦᑎᐊᖁᓪᓗᒍ ᐱᓕᕆᓪᓚᑦᑖᖅᑐᖃᕋᓗᐊᕐᒪᖔᖅ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓪᓗᕈᓯᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᖏᑦᑐᒥ.

ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᒥᓂᒃ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖅᑐᓄᑦ, ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᓱᒪᑦᑎᐊᖃᑦᑕᖁᔨᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᕙᒌᔭᖅᓯᒪᓗᓂ ᐊᑲᐅᒋᔭᕐᓂᒃ ᕿᒪᐃᑐᐃᓐᓇᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ.

"ᐃᓚᖓ ᐅᔾᔨᕆᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᑕᕕᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᓂᖅ ᐊᖅᑯᓵᕈᓐᓇᖅᑕᑦ ᐃᒻᒪᖄ ᓄᓇᓕᔅᓯᓐᓂ, ᓄᓇᓕᔅᓯᓐᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᒃ, ᐃᓱᒪᓂᖅ ᐱᐅᔪᖅ ᑕᐃᑯᖓ. ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐊᖏᓪᓕᒋᐊᕈᒪᒍᕕᒋᑦ ᓴᓂᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᓂᓗᑎᑦ, ᐊᔾᔨᒋᖏᑕᖓ ᐃᓱᒪᓂᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑭᓱᓕᒫᑦ ᓄᑖᖑᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ."

ᐅᖃᖅᑐᓂ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᒡᒎᖅ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᒻᒪᕆᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕋᓱᐊᖅᑐᓂ 16-ᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᖃᕐᓗᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᐸᐅᔭᒥ. ᕗᓪᒪᓐ ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᔪᖅ ᐅᖃᖃᑎᖃᖅᑐᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᖃᖅᑐᓂ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᓴᕐᕕᒻᒨᕈᓐᓇᖏᓐᓂᕋᖅᑐᓂ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐃᓅᓯᓕᕆᔨᖓ ᐅᑉᐱᕈᓱᓕᕋᒥ ᑲᒪᒋᓂᐊᕐᓂᕋᖅᑐᓂᐅᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂ.

"ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ, 'ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᓗᒍ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᓗᒍᓗ ᐃᓕᑦᑎᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᓗᑎᓪᓗ ᑲᒪᒋᓗᒍ. ᐊᒻᒪ ᖃᓄᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᖅᑐᖃᕈᕕᑦ, ᐅᕙᓐᓄᑦ ᐅᖃᓗᒡᓗᑎᑦ," ᕗᕝᒪᓐ ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ.

"ᑐᕌᓐᑐᒦᓚᐅᕋᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᖓ ᑐᕌᓐᑐᓕᐊᕋᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᖓ ᑐᕌᓐᑐᒧᑦ, ᓄᓇᑦᑎᓐᓂᑦ ᕿᒪᐃᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐊᑲᐅᒋᔭᓐᓂᒃ. ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔪᖓ ᐊᓯᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᒪᓐᓇᐅᖅᑰᔨᙱᑦᑑᒐᓗᐊᖅ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐅᕙᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᒪᓐᓇᐅᖅᑰᔨᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ, ᑕᒪᓐᓇᓗ ᐊᖏᔪᒻᒪᕆᐊᓘᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᓪᓗᕆᐊᕐᓂᐅᓪᓗᓂ."

ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᒋᐊᕈᑎᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᒪᕈᖅ ᐅᖃᖅᑐᓂ ᑭᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᓯᓚᕐᔪᐊᕐᒨᖅᑐᖅ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᒪᔭᒥᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᓗᓂ ᓇᓪᓕᒋᓪᓚᕆᒃᑲᓗᐊᕐᒪᖔᒍ.

"ᓇᒡᓕᒋᔭᕐᓂᒃ ᓇᓂᓯᓗᑎᑦ. ᐃᓕᖕᓂᒃ ᐊᐱᕆᓗᑎᑦ. 'ᑭᓱ ᐱᐅᕙ ᑕᒪᑐᒧᖓ?' ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᓱᒋᕙᕋ. 'ᑭᓱ ᐱᐅᕙ?' ᐃᓕᖕᓂᒃ ᐊᐱᕆᒍᕕᑦ ᑭᓱ ᐱᐅᖕᒪᖔᑦ, ᐃᓱᒪᐃᑦ ᑭᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ."

ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᑦᑎᐊᕐᒥᔭᕋ ᔮᔅᒥᓐ ᑲᐸᑕᐃ ᑎᑎᕋᓚᐅᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᑖᔅᓱᒥᖓ.