ᑐᖑᔪᕈᔪᒃᑐᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᐃᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᑦᑎᐊᕙᒃ: ᔮᓇ ᓵᔅᑲᒨᔅ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ Chases Dreams
"ᓇᒡᓕᒋᔭᑎᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᕙᒡᓗᒍ ᐅᓪᓗᖅ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᖅ ᐊᑐᕐᓗᒍ," ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎ ᔨᐊᓇ ᓵᔅᑲᒨᔅ ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ. Ahtahkakoop First Nation−ᒥᙶᖅᑐᖅ ᒫᓐᓇᓗ ᐱᐊᓂᒃᓯᕙᓪᓕᐊᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᔾᔪᑎᑖᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᖕᒥᐅᑕᐅᖃᑎᒌᙱᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑕᒥᓂᒃ ᓈᓴᐅᓯᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᑭᒡᓕᓯᓂᐊᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ, ᓄᓇᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓅᖃᑎᒌᓂᒃ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ. ᑖᓐᓇ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᕐᒪᑦ ᐃᖅᑭᓕᒃᑯᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐊᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᖅᑭᓖᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖁᑎᖏᓐᓂ - ᖃᓄᑎᒋ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᖔᑕ, ᖃᓄᑎᒋ ᐊᑐᕆᐊᖃᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᑭᓐᖒᒪᔭᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕈᑎᒋᕙᑦᑕᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᓄᖓ. ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓂᒃ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑑᖕᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᑕᐅᑦᑎᒃᑰᖃᑎᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᕆᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓᓄᑦ, ᐊᐃᑉᐸᖓ ᓯᕿᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐱᕈᖅᓰᕕᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᐃᑉᐸᖓ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᒥᒃ ᐊᑐᙱᓐᓂᖅᓴᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᕐᔪᐊᒥᒃ.
ᓯᕗᓪᓕᕐᒥ, ᓵᔅᑲᒨᔅ ᐱᔭᕇᖅᓯᓪᓗᓂ ᐱᓯᓂᓯᒧᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᕐᕕᖕᒥᐅᑕᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕌᓂᒍᓯᐊᖅ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᒃᔪᐊᖓᓂ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ, ᐱᒋᐊᕐᖢᓂ ᐳᕆᓐᔅ ᐋᓪᐳᑦᒥ ᓅᖦᖢᑎᒃᓗ ᕆᔭᐃᓇᒧᑦ ᐱᔭᕇᖅᓵᓕᓗᒍ. ᓂᕈᐊᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᑕᖅᑖᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒥᑦ ᓈᓴᐅᓯᕆᔪᒪᓂᖓᓄᑦ. ᐃᓚᖓᑦ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔨᖓ ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᖃᕐᒪᖔᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥᓂᒃ ᐱᔭᕇᖅᓯᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᒻᒪ ᒪᑐᐃᖅᓯᓪᓗᓂ ᑕᑯᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂ ᐃᓱᒪᓪᓗᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᓐᓇᕆᐊᖓ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥᓂᒃ ᐱᔭᕇᖅᓯᑐᐃᓐᓇᖏᓪᓗᓂ ᓇᒻᒥᓂᖁᑎᒥᓐᓂᒃ. ᐃᓱᒪᒃᓴᖅᓯᐅᕈᑎᒋᓚᐅᖅᖢᒍ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᖕᓄᑦ ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᔾᔪᑎᑖᕐᓗᓂ ᑭᒡᓕᓯᓂᐊᕈᑎᓄᑦ, ᐅᑭᐅᓄᑦ ᑎᓴᒪᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᔾᔪᑎᑖᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓗᓂ, ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᖕᒥᐅᑕᐅᖃᑎᒌᙱᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑕᐅᔪᒃᓴᓄᑦ, ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓯᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑲᔪᓯᔪᒪᓕᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᔾᔪᑎᑖᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒧᑦ ᒫᓐᓇ.
ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐱᔭᕇᖅᓯᔾᔪᓯᐊᕐᒥᓂᒃ, ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒥᒃ ᓄᖅᑲᖓᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᒻᒥᓂᒃ ᑲᒪᒋᓇᓱᐊᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓂᕙᒋᐊᖅᖢᓂ ᕿᑐᕐᖓᒥᓂᒃ ᐱᖃᑎᖃᖅᖢᓂ. ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᑦ ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᔾᔪᑎᑖᖅᑐᓂ ᕿᑐᕐᖓᖃᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅᐸᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᕿᑐᕐᖓᒥᓂᓪᓗ ᓇᒃᓴᖅᑐᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᖅᑐᓂ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᓯᐅᖅᑎᕈᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᑦ. ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᔾᔪᑎᖏᓐᓅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᕿᑎᕋᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᖁᑦᑐᑎᒃ ᓴᓂᖅᕙᒃᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᒥᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᒃᑯᑦ ᑕᖃᓇᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ.
ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕈᑎᒋᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑕᖏᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖑᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᒥᓲᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕ, ᐱᓗᐊᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᕿᑐᕐᖓᖏᑕ ᐊᑖᑕᖓ ᕿᒪᒃᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂᐅᒃ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᕐᓄᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓄᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᓯᒪᔭᖏᓐᓄᑦ. ᒪᒥᓴᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᓱᓐᓂᐅᒪᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᓚᐅᓂᖅᓴᐅᓪᓗᓂᓗ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᐊᖅᖢᓂ, ᓱᕋᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᖅᑯᑎᐅᑉ ᓴᓂᕌᒍᑦ ᓄᓇᓯᐅᑎᖓᓂ ᐱᖅᓯᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓄᑕᕋᓛᖓ ᕿᐊᓪᓗᓂ ᑳᖕᓂᖓᓄᑦ. ᐱᔭᕆᐊᑭᑦᑑᓚᐅᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᐊᖅᑯᑎᒋᓪᓗᒍ ᐱᔭᕇᕈᓯᐊᖓᓄᑦ.
ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᒋᐊᕈᓐᓇᕈᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᓄᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᒃᑲᓂᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ "ᐊᐱᖅᓱᖃᑦᑕᕋᔭᕐᒪᑕ. ᑲᑉᐱᐊᓱᙱᓪᓗᑎᑦ ᐊᐱᕆᔭᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅ, ᓲᖃᐃᒻᒪ ᐃᓱᒪᒍᕕᑦ ᐊᐱᕆᔭᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᓂᒃ, ᑲᑉᐱᐊᓱᓗᐊᕐᖢᑎᒃ ᐊᐱᕆᔭᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅ. ᐊᐱᕆᔪᓐᓇᑦᑎᐊᕐᓗᓯ ᑭᓱᓕᒫᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑭᓱᑐᐃᓐᓇᓂᒃ ᐊᔪᕐᓇᙱᑐᐊᕌᖓᑦ."
ᐃᓱᒪᒋᓗᒍ ᒪᒃᑯᖕᓂᖅᓴᖅ, ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᓐᓇᕈᓂ ᐃᑲᔪᕋᔭᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᐅᑎᕐᓗᓂ ᐅᔾᔨᖅᓱᑦᑎᐊᕋᔭᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᐊᕈᓯᕐᒥ. ᑕᐃᓐᓇᑐᐊᖅ ᓵᔅᑲᒨᔅ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᓪᓚᕆᒋᐊᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᔪᕈᓐᓃᖅᓴᕐᓂᕆᔭᒥᓄᑦ ᑕᐅᑐᒐᖃᕈᓐᓇᖅᖢᓂᓗ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᐊᕈᓯᕐᒦᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᒪᐃᓐᓂᖓᓄᑦ, ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕌᓪᓚᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᕿᑐᕐᖓᒥᓂᒃ, ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᓕᐊᕈᔾᔨᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᒥᓱᓂᒡᓗ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᒃᓴᕆᔭᒥᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᐅᑉ ᓯᓚᑖᓂ. ᐊᐱᖅᓱᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓈᓚᑦᑎᐊᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖅ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᓲᖃᐃᒻᒪ ᐱᕕᖃᑦᑎᐊᙱᓗᐊᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ.
ᐃᒻᒥᓂᒃᑕᐅᖅ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᔪᒪᒋᕗᖅ ᐃᒻᒥᓂᒃ ᑲᒪᒋᑦᑎᐊᕈᒪᓗᓂ, ᐃᓱᒪᒥᒍᓪᓗ ᖃᓄᐃᙱᑦᑎᐊᕐᓗᓂ. "ᐃᓕᖕᓂᒃ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐅᓗᑎᑦ ᐃᓛᓐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᐅᙱᓛᖑᙱᖦᖢᓂᓗ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᒥ," ᓵᔅᑲᒨᔅ ᐅᖃᕋᔭᖅᑐᖅ. ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᑲᒪᒋᓂᖅ ᓲᕐᓗ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅ ᖁᕕᐊᒋᔭᖓ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕐᖢᓂᓗ ᕿᑐᕐᖓᖏᓐᓄᑦ. ᕿᑐᕐᖓᖏᑦ ᑕᑯᓪᓗᓂᒋᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒃᑎᑦᑎᕗᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖃᕐᔪᐊᖅᐸᒃᖢᓂ ᑕᖃᖓᓕᕐᓇᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᖏᓐᓂ ᓴᐃᓕᓂᖅᓴᐅᓂᐊᕐᒪᑕ.
ᐱᔪᒃᓯᑎᑦᑎᔭᕆᐊᖃᓕᕌᖓᑦ, ᓵᔅᑲᒨᔅ ᕿᑐᕐᖓᒥᓄᑦ ᑭᖑᕚᒃᓴᓄᓪᓗ ᑕᐅᑐᓕᓲᖑᕗᖅ. ᐊᑭᑦᑐᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖏᑦ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑮᓇᐅᔾᔭᒃᓵᖑᒐᔪᒃᑐᑦ ᐱᔪᒪᓕᕈᑎᒋᕙᒃᐸᖏᑦ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐃᒡᓗᐃᑦ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᕙᖕᒪᖔᑕ, ᖃᓄᖅ ᐊᑭᖏᑦ ᓇᑲᑎᖅᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᕈᑎᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᓐᓇᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᐊᐅᓚᑕᒃᓴᐅᓂᖅᓴᐅᓂᐊᕐᒪᑕ. ᓂᖀᑦ ᓄᓇᖁᑎᒋᔭᐅᔪᒪᖕᒪᑕ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᓂᖀᑦ ᐸᐸᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᑕ, ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᒪᑭᑕᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᕙᒌᔭᖅᓯᒪᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᑦᑎᓐᓂ. ᐊᑭᖏᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᐅᒪᑎᑦᑎᓂᐊᕐᓗᓂ ᓄᓇᓯᐅᑎᒥᒃ ᐲᖅᓯᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓚᒌᑦ ᓂᕿᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖅᑐᕈᑎᒃᓴᖏᓐᓂ, ᐱᓗᐊᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᐊᖅᑯᑎᑦ ᓴᓂᕐᕙᒃᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓱᕋᒍᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᖢᓂᓗ. ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᐊᑭᖏᑦ ᑲᑎᒍᓐᓇᕐᒪᑕ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐅᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᓄᓇᓯᐅᑎᒥᒃ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓯᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᓂᕿᒥᒃ ᓵᒥ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᑐᒍᓐᓇᕐᒪᑦ.
ᑲᔪᖏᖅᓴᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑕᑯᓐᓇᖅᑎᓂᑦ, ᓵᔅᑲᒨᔅ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᑦᓱᐃᖏᓐᓇᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓚᐅᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ: ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐅᔾᔨᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᑦᓴᓂᑦ ᐊᒥᐊᓕᓐᓂᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑕᐅᔪᓂᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᓂᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᑦ, ᐋᖅᑭᑦᓱᐃᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᑦᓴᓂᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᖓᓂᑦ ᐃᓘᓐᓇᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ. ᑖᓐᓇ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᖢᓂ ᑕᐅᑐᓪᓗᐊᑕᕐᖢᓂ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᑭᖑᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᐊᓱᐃᓛᒃ ᑭᖑᕙᕆᐊᖃᙱᖦᖢᓂ ᐱᔭᕇᕋᓱᒃᓗᓂ ᑭᓱᒥᑭᐊᖅ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᓲᖃᐃᒻᒪ ᐱᕕᖃᓗᐊᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᑭᓱᒥᑭᐊᖅ ᑭᖑᓂᐊᒍᑦ ᐃᓱᓕᕝᕕᒃᓴᖓᓄᑦ. ᐱᖁᔨᔪᖅ ᐱᓗᐊᕈᓐᓃᕐᓗᓂ ᓄᓇᙳᐊᓕᐅᕐᓗᓂᓗ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᐃᓐᓇᖁᓪᓗᒍ.
ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᐃᓂᖅᑎᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᔭᕇᕈᓯᐊᕐᒥᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᒻᒥᑦ, ᔨᐊᓇ ᓵᔅᑲᒨᔅ ᐱᓕᕆᔪᖅ ᖁᕕᐊᒋᔭᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᓪᓗᕐᒥᑦ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᕐᒥᑦ. ᐊᒃᓱᕈᖅᖢᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᑲᔪᕋᓱᒃᖢᑎᒃ ᐃᓚᒌᓂᑦ ᓴᓂᕐᕙᒃᓯᓯᒪᔪᓐᓇᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᒥᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓂᖀᑦ ᑕᑖᖅᑎᖦᖢᒋᑦ, ᐆᒻᒪᑎᖃᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑲᔪᓰᓐᓇᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᐃᓅᓂᕐᒧᑦ. ᐊᖅᑯᑎᐅᑉ ᓴᓂᐊᓃᖦᖢᓂ ᐱᖅᓯᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᒫᓐᓇ ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᑦᑎᐊᕙᖕᒧᑦ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᓕᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᓪᓗᓂ.
ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ ᐋᓕᓴᓐ ᑎᐊᑦᕗᑦ ᔅᕗᐊᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᑖᔅᓱᒥᖓ.
