BridgingThe Beat of Education: Marlene Clifton Connects Culture and communities with School
ᑲᓱᕐᕕᒃ, ᕿᓚᐅᔾᔭᖅᑎ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᙱᖅᑎ, ᒫᓖᓐ ᒃᕋᐃᑕᓐ ᒋᒃᓴᓐ ᐊᕐᓇᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᓂᒃ ᖃᑕᙳᑎᖏᓐᓂᒡᓗ ᓵᓚᒋᔭᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᑦᑎᐊᒃᑲᐅᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ. ᑕᓪᓕᒪᒋᔭᐅᕗᖅ 10-ᓂᒃ ᖃᑕᙳᑎᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐋᕐᓗᖕᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖃᑦᑎᕆᔨᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᖃᑕᙳᑎᖏᑦ. ᑲᑎᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐅᐃᒥᓄᑦ, ᓵᓕ ᒃᓕᑕᓐ, 48-ᓄᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓄᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᖃᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ Tsimshian Nation-ᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒥᑎᒡ ᒃᓛᓐᒧᑦ. ᑎᓴᒪᓂᒃ ᕿᑐᕐᖓᖃᑦᑐᑦ ᐊᑯᕐᖓᓐᓂ.
ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓄᑦ 40-ᑲᓴᖕᓄᑦ, ᒃᓕᑕᓐ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐳᕆᓐᔅ ᕉᐳᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᐊᓂ ᐃᓇᖐᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᐱᑎᑦᑎᓪᓗᓂ ᐸᐃᕆᕝᕕᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᑲᒪᔨᐅᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑎᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᖃᕐᕕᖕᒧᓪᓗ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᐱᔭᕇᖅᓯᓚᐅᙱᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᖃᑕᙳᑎᒌᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ. ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᒃᑎᑦᑎᒃᑲᓐᓂᕋᔭᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᓯᕐᒥᒃ. ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓄᑦ ᖁᓕᓄᑦ, ᐋᔩᖃᑎᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᓂ.
ᓯᓚᑖᓂ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᕐᓂᖓᑕ, ᐊᑭᓕᖅᓱᖅᑕᐅᒐᓂ ᐃᑲᔪᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐱᙳᐊᖃᑎᖃᖅᑐᓂ ᕿᑐᕐᖓᒥᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒫᓐᓇ ᒪᕐᕉᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᕐᖑᑕᖃᓕᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᕐᖑᑕᖃᑦᑐᓂ. ᓄᖅᑲᖅᓯᒪᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᓱᓕ ᕿᓚᐅᔾᔭᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖓᓐᓂᑦ. ᐱᔪᓐᓇᖅᑎᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᒥᓄᑦ, ᐃᙱᐅᑎᒥᓂᒃ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᖅᐳᖅ ᓄᑕᖅᑲᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᙱᐅᑎᓂᒃ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᓐᓇᖅᑎᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑕᒥᓂᒃ ᐃᓚᒥᓄᑦ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐊᓯᐊᒍᑦ ᑐᓴᖅᑕᐅᑎᑦᑐᓐᓇᙱᖦᖢᒋᑦ, ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᕆᔭᐅᔪᒃᑯᑦ ᒪᓕᒋᐊᓕᖕᓂᒃ ᒪᓕᒡᓗᑎᒃ.
ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑦ ᖃᔅᓯᐊᕐᔪᐃᑦ ᐊᓂᒍᖅᑐᑦ, ᒃᓕᑕᓐ ᖃᑕᙳᑎᖏᑦ ᓅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᕕᒃᑑᕆᐊᒧᑦ, ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑦ ᐱᖓᓱᑲᓴᐃᑦ ᒫᓐᓇ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᖅᓯᒃᑲᓐᓂᕋᓱᒃᖢᑎᒃ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕕᖕᒥ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᐅᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐅᐃᖓᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑲᔪᓯᑎᑦᑎᕙᒃᖢᓂ ᕿᓚᐅᔾᔭᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᕿᓚᐅᔾᔭᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᕿᓚᐅᔾᔭᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᑕᐃᑲᓂ. ᐃᓚᒥᓄᑦ ᖃᓂᓐᓂᖅᓴᐅᓪᓗᓂ, ᐅᐃᖓ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᓯᕚᓪᓕᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓛᒃᑰᕈᓐᓇᖅᓯᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅᖢᓂ. ᓅᓐᓂᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᕋᓛᒥᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᐸᐅᔭᕐᒧᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᔪᒻᒪᕆᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐃᓄᑦᑎᐊᕙᓐᓂᑦ ᑲᑎᓯᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᓇᑖᖅᓯᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ.
ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᐅᒐᓗᐊᖅᖢᓂ, Clifton−ᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᓐᓃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᓕᖕᓄᑦ 11-ᒥ. ᐸᓂᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓅᓱᒃᑐᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᐃᒥᓂᒃ ᐊᐃᒃᓯᖅᑐᓂ. ᑲᑎᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔫᒃ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᐃᑦ ᐊᒥᓲᙱᑦᑐᑦ ᐊᓂᒍᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᕿᑐᕐᖓᖏᑦ. ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐅᑦᑎᐊᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᖅᓯᒪᖁᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᕿᑐᕐᖓᒥᓂᒃ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᖅᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᖅᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂ ᕿᑐᕐᖓᒥᓂᒃ. ᐊᑭᓕᖅᓱᖅᑕᐅᙱᖦᖢᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᕙᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᕿᑐᕐᖓᖏᑦ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᐅᑦᑎᐊᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᒃᑎᑦᑎᓗᑎᒃ, ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅᐸᒡᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᕙᒃᖢᑎᒃ ᓴᐸᖓᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ. ᐃᑲᔪᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐳᐃᔾᔪᕋᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖓᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑭᖑᓂᑦᑎᐊᖓᒍᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᐃᑦ ᐊᒥᓲᖏᑦᑐᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖓ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᖁᔨᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᒥᒃ ᐊᑭᓕᖅᑕᐅᒍᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᑦ ᖃᐅᑕᒫᑦ. ᓄᑲᖅᑎᖅᐹᖓ ᓱᕈᓯᖓ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᓕᕋᑖᓂᒃ ᐱᒋᐊᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᐸᒍᒪᓕᖅᑐᓂᐅᒃ.
ᐊᑕᐅᓯᐊᖅᑐᓂ, ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒥᒃ ᓄᖅᑲᖓᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᓇᒻᒥᓂᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᓯᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐅᐱᓐᓇᕋᓂ ᓇᓗᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᐃᓪᓗᕈᓯᕐᒦᖏᓐᓇᕈᒪᒋᐊᖅ. ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐳᐊᑦ ᐃᐊᑦᕗᑦᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓅᑦᑐᓂ Prince Rupert-ᒧᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᕆᐊᖅᑐᓂ ᐊᑦᔨᒌᖏᑦᑐᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᓂ. ᐊᑕᐅᓯᐊᖅᑐᓂ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᖅᑖᖅᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᐊᓗᒻᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓱᒫᓗᑦᑐᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᕆᐊᔅᓴᖅ ᐃᓅᓱᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᐱᐅᓂᖅᐹᖑᖃᑕᐅᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᒥᓂᒃ.
ᑕᐃᑲᙵᑦ, ᒃᓕᑕᓐ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑎᒋᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ, ᐃᓇᖐᓪᓗᓂ ᑭᓇᒥᑭᐊᖅ ᐅᑎᕋᓱᖕᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᓄᖅᑲᖓᓂᕐᒧᑦ. ᐱᓇᔪᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᓚᒌᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᒧᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᒥᑦ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᓯᒪᙱᓗᐊᒧᑦ. ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐸᐃᕆᕕᒻᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᓐᓄᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᖅᑐᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕋᓱᐊᖅᑐᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᖃᖅᑕᒥᓂᒃ ᑲᔪᓯᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᑦ ᑭᖑᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᒃᓴᒥᒃ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᑕᖃᓕᕐᒥᑉᐸᑦ... ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ. "ᑎᓕᐅᕆᓇᓱᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᖓ ᓄᑕᖅᑲᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᖃᑦᑕᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᓯᒪᓂᖅᓴᐅᓂᕐᓂᒃ, ᐹᖃᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᖃᑦᑕᓕᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓕᖕᓄᑦ," ᐊᓂᐊᓯᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᖅ. ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒐᓵᓗᖕᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐊᓗᖕᒥ ᐊᑕᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᓄᑕᖅᑲᓂᒃ, ᐃᓚᒌᓂᒃ, ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᕙᖕᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔨᓂᒃ ᑭᒃᑯᓕᒫᓂᒡᓗ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᕙᒃᑐᒥ.
ᐃᓱᒪᓂᖅ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓂᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᑐᐃᓐᓇᕆᐊᓕᖕᓂᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅ ᓄᓇᒥᓂᑦ ᐃᓅᓂᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓕᑦᑎᓗᑎᒡᓗ ᓇᒥᑭᐊᖅ, ᓴᖅᑭᔮᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᖅ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᐊᑐᖅᓯᒪᔭᒥᓂᒃ ᖃᓄᕐᓗ ᐊᑑᑎᖃᖕᒪᖔᑦ ᐃᓚᒌᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᓂᖅ. ᐊᑕᐅᓯᐊᕐᖢᓂ, ᓅᖦᖢᓂ ᕚᓐᑰᕗᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᕐᖢᓂ ᐃᓐᓇᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᓇᔭᒥᓃᖏᓐᓇᕐᖢᓂᓗ ᑐᙵᓇᕐᖢᓂᓗ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᖢᓂ ᑲᑎᖃᑎᖃᕋᓱᒃᓗᓂ ᐃᓄᖕᓂᒃ.
"ᑐᕌᒐᖃᕈᕕᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒥᐅᑕᖃᕐᓗᑎᓪᓗ, ᓄᖅᑲᖅᑎᑦᑎᑦᑕᐃᓕᒋᑦ ᐆᒃᑐᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ."
ᐃᓱᒪᒥᓂᒃᑕᐅᖅ ᕿᒪᐃᖁᔨᒋᕗᖅ. "ᐊᒃᓱᕈᑐᐃᓐᓇᙱᓪᓗᑎᑦ, ᓲᖃᐃᒻᒪ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᖃᙱᑦᑎᐊᕐᒪᑦ ᐃᓕᖕᓄᑦ. ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᑐᕌᒐᖃᕈᕕᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒥᐅᑕᖃᕐᓗᑎᓪᓗ, ᓄᖅᑲᖅᑎᑦᑕᐃᓕᒍᒃ ᐆᒃᑐᕋᓱᒃᓗᒍ," ᑎᓕᐅᕆᔪᖅ. ᐊᒻᒪ ᓱᓕ, ᒃᓕᑕᓐ ᐊᓯᖕᓄᑦ ᑐᙵᓇᖁᔨᕗᖅ ᑐᙵᓇᖁᒍᕕᒋᑦ ᐅᔾᔨᖅᓱᑦᑎᐊᕐᓗᑎᓪᓗ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕆᔭᕐᓂᒃ ᐅᑎᖅᑎᑦᑐᓐᓇᙱᓐᓇᕕᐅᒃ. ᒪᒃᑯᖕᓂᖅᓴᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔪᐃᔪᓐᓇᕈᓂ ᐃᒪᐃᒃᑲᔭᖅᐳᖅ, "ᐃᓕᖕᓂᒃ ᐅᒃᐱᕆᓗᑎᑦ." ᐅᑉᐱᕈᓱᒻᒪᑦ ᑭᒃᑯᓕᒫᑦ ᓇᒦᒋᐊᖃᕆᐊᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᖅᑯᑎᑦᓴᖓ ᓄᓇᓐᖑᐊᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᒌᖅᓯᒪᑦᓱᓂ.
ᑲᔪᓯᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐃᓱᒪᖓ, ᒃᓕᑕᓐ ᑕᐅᑐᓪᓗᐊᑕᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᕐᖑᑕᖓᓂᒃ ᐃᓅᓗᓂᓗ ᐅᓪᓗᒃᑯᑦ, ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓪᓗᓂ ᖃᐅᒃᐸᑦ ᓱᓕᓂᐊᕐᓂᕋᖅᓯᒪᙱᖦᖢᓂ. ᓴᐃᓕᓇᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᓇᓂᓯᓇᓱᓲᖅ ᐃᖕᒥᓂᒃ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕋᓱᙱᖦᖢᓂᓗ ᖃᓄᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᓯᕗᓂᐊᒍᑦ, ᐅᑕᖅᑭᓪᓗᓂ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐱᖏᒍᓱᒋᐊᖃᓪᓚᕆᒃᐸᑦ. ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᕿᑐᕐᖓᒥᓄᑦ ᑐᓂᓇᓱᖃᑦᑕᖅᑕᖓ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐃᓱᒫᓗᖕᓂᖅᓴᐅᖅᑰᔨᔪᖅ. "ᖃᓄᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᑐᓗᖅᑕᕈᑏᑦ ᓵᒃᓯᓐᓄᐊᖅᐸᑦ, ᑲᒪᒋᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᖅᑕᑦ. ᐊᔪᕋᓗᐊᕈᕕᑦ, ᑕᐃᑲᓃᖏᓐᓇᔾᔮᙱᑦᑐᖅ," ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᐳᖅ.
"ᖃᓅᒃᐸᑦ ᖃᐅᒃᐸᑦ ᓄᖅᑲᔾᔮᖏᓚᖅ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕈᑎᒋᒐᕕᐅᒃ."
ᑲᔪᖏᖅᓴᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᒃᓕᑕᓐ ᐃᓚᒥᓄᑦ ᑕᐅᑐᒃᐳᖅ. ᐅᐃᖓᑕ ᐅᔪᕈᖓᓂᑦ ᐸᓂᒥᓄᑦ, ᐃᕐᖑᑕᒥᓄᑦ, ᐃᕐᖑᑕᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᓯᓕᒫᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐱᖃᑎᒋᖃᑦᑕᖅᑕᖏᓐᓄᑦ, ᖃᑕᙳᑎᖏᑦ ᑭᓱᓕᒫᑦ. ᐊᐃᑉᐸᖓᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᑲᔪᖏᖅᓴᐃᔪᖅ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᓐᓇᓂᕐᒥᑦ. "ᐃᖅᑯᒻᒪᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᖓ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓪᓗᖓᓗ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᓐᓂᒃ ᑭᓇᒧᒃᑭᐊᖅ, ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐱᔪᒃᓯᑎᑦᑎᓛᖑᖅᑰᖅᑐᖓ," ᕿᒃᓵᒃᑐᖅ.
ᐱᔪᒃᓯᓕᖅᑎᑦᑐᒪᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᑐᑦ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᑦ, Clifton−ᑯᑦ ᐊᒥᖅᑳᖃᑎᖃᖅᐸᖕᓂᖏᑦ, "ᓱᓕ ᐃᓄᑦᑎᐊᕙᐃᑦ ᑕᖅᑳᓃᑦᑐᑦ. ᓇᓂᓗᒋᑦ, ᐱᓗᐊᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᒃᑐᖃᕆᐊᖃᕈᕕᑦ. ᐱᑕᖃᐃᓐᓇᐅᔭᕐᒪᑦ ᑕᐃᑲᓂ. ᑲᑉᐱᐊᓱᙱᓪᓗᑎᑦ ᐱᕕᖃᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅ. ᐃᓄᖁᑎᕗᑦ ᑲᑉᐱᐊᓱᑦᑐᒻᒪᕆᐅᕗᑦ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ. ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔪᖓ ᐊᔪᕐᓇᕐᒪᑦ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᕈᒪᙱᓐᓇᒪ. ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐃᓛᓐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᑮᔭᐅᑐᐃᓐᓇᓲᖑᒻᒪᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᓪᓗᒍ. ᖃᓄᐃᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᑮᓇᐃᑦ ᒪᓂᕋᐅᒃᐸᑦ. ᒪᑭᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᓗᑎᑦ ᐱᒋᐊᕈᑎᖃᕐᓗᑎᓪᓗ."
ᑲᓲᒪᖃᑕᐅᑦᓱᓂ, ᕿᓚᐅᔾᔭᖅᑎ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᙱᖅᑎ, ᒫᓖᓐ ᒃᕋᐃᑕᓐ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᓂᑦ ᐃᓚᖏᓐᓂᓪᓗ ᓇᓂᓯᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ. ᐃᓕᑦᑎᓂᖅ ᐃᓱᒫᓗᒃᓗᓂ ᐃᕿᐊᓱᒃᓗᓂᓗ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᖃᑕᙳᑎᖏᑦ ᑲᑉᐱᐊᓱᖁᙱᖦᖢᓂᒋᑦ. ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐹᖏᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᐊᕈᓰᑦ ᒪᑐᐃᙶᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥ, ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᖃᐅᒪᓂᖅᓴᒧᑦ ᖃᐅᒃᐸᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᖢᓂᓗ ᐃᒻᒥᓂᒃ ᑕᑯᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᓂ.
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