"ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᖃᑦᑕᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓚᐅᙱᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᖅ ᑭᓲᖕᒪᖔᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓐᓂᖓᓄᓪᓗ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ," ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖃᖅᑎᐅᔪᖅ ᒪᐃᑯᓪ ᕼᐄᐳᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᖅᑐᖅ, ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᖓᓂᒃ ᓄᑖᙳᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᓂᒃ. Saddle Lake Cree Nation-ᒥᙶᖅᑐᖅ ᐱᕈᖅᓴᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂᓗ ᐃᐊᑦᒪᓐᑕᓐ ᖃᓂᒋᔮᓂ. ᕼᐋᓕᕚᒃᔅᒥ ᓄᓇᖃᓕᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂ 20-ᖑᓕᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᐃᑦ ᓈᓕᖅᑐᑦ. 

ᐱᒋᐊᓚᐅᖅᑎᓐᓇᒍ, ᐃᓗᕕᖅᓯᐅᖅᑎᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓗᕕᓕᕆᓪᓗᓂ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᖁᕕᐊᓇᙱᑦᑑᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ. ᓂᐅᕐᕈᑎᖃᕈᓐᓇᖅᓯᒐᒥ ᐊᒥᓱᓕᐅᕈᑎᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑎᑎᖅᑐᒐᖅᑎᓂᒃ ᐃᓯᕈᓐᓇᖅᓯᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᕋᓱᐊᖅᑐᓂ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᓴᓇᕕᒻᒥ. ᑕᐃᒪᓕ 1999-ᒥ 1999-ᒥ, 1999-ᒥ, 1999-ᒥ, 1999-ᒥ, 1999-ᒥ, 1999-ᒥ, 1999-ᒥ, 1999-ᒥ, 1999 

"ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᑦ ᓄᑖᙳᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᖏᓐᓇᖃᑦᑕᖅᐳᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓐᓂᖓᓄᓪᓗ ᐱᕕᒃᓴᖃᐃᓐᓇᐅᔭᖅᐳᑦ ᐃᓕᖕᓂᒃ ᑲᒪᒋᑦᑎᐊᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅ ᐃᓚᑎᓪᓗ ᑲᒪᒋᑦᑎᐊᕐᓗᒋᑦ."

ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ, ᕼᐄᐳᑦ ᐊᔪᙱᖦᖢᓂ, ᖁᕕᐊᒋᓪᓗᒍ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑕᖏᑦ ᐃᓕᑦᑎᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᕐᓗ ᓄᑖᓂᒃ ᐱᖁᑎᓂᒃ. ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᓚᐅᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᐅᐊᔭᒨᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐅᐱᓐᓇᕋᓂ ᐃᓱᒪᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᐃᓕᒍᓐᓇᕆᐊᖓ ᓇᒻᒥᓂᖅ. ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᔾᔪᐊᕐᒥ, ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᒐᕙᒪᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᓐᓂᕐᒥᒃ. "ᑕᐅᑐᑦᑎᐊᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ ᐃᓱᒪᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓᓗ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᕐᓂᐊᕋᓱᒋᓪᓗᒍ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᖅ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᐊᕐᑎᓪᓗᒍ... ᓱᓕ ᑕᑯᔪᓐᓇᖅᑕᕋ, ᑕᑯᓂᐊᖅᑐᒍᑦ," ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᔪᖅ. 

ᒫᓐᓇ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᔭᖓᓕ, ᕼᐃᐳᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᕗᖅ ᓂᐅᕐᕈᑕᐅᔪᓄᑦ−ᐊᒃᑐᐊᓂᖃᕐᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᓂᖓ ᒪᓕᒃᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ. ᓇᓂᓯᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐃᓄᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᕕᖃᑦᑎᑦᑎᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᑑᑎᖃᕈᑎᒥᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᖅᑖᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᑎᒃ ᑕᕝᕙᙵᑦ. ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ, ᑲᔪᓯᑦᑎᐊᓚᐅᖅᑐᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᓪᓗᓂ ᐅᐊᔭᒨᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅᑐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃ. ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒐᓴᐅᓕᖅᑐᓂᑦ, ᓴᓇᓯᒪᕗᖅ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᓂᕐᒥᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᖃᑎᒌᑦᑎᐊᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᓴᖅᑭᓚᐅᖅᑕᒥᓂᒃ. 

ᐊᐱᕆᔭᐅᒐᒥ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔭᐅᒋᐊᖁᔭᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᓂᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᑐᐃᓐᓇᕆᐊᓕᓐᓂᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᕈᒪᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᓄᓇᒥᓐᓂᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᕐᓗᑎᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ, ᕼᐃᐳᑦ ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᒪᓕᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᐆᒻᒪᑎᖏᓐᓂᑦ, ᐊᖏᕐᕋᖅᓯᒪᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᖃᓂᓐᓂᖅᓴᒥᑦ ᐃᓚᒥᓄᑦ ᐱᖃᓐᓇᕆᔭᒥᓄᓪᓗ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᑉᐸᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᓄᖓ, ᐋᖅᑭᑦᓯᓂᕐᒥᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᓘᔭᕐᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᓇᓕᒧᓐᓂᖅᓴᐅᑉᐸᑦ. ᑎᓕᐅᕆᔪᖅ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᑲᑎᙵᐃᓐᓇᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᒧᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᓪᓗ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔪᑦ ᑐᙵᐃᓐᓇᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑐᙵᑦᑎᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃᓗ.

ᐱᕈᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓪᓗᓂ, ᕼᐄᐳᑦ ᐊᒃᓱᕉᑎᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓱᒪᒥᒍᑦ ᐊᔪᕈᑎᓕᖕᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᐃᕆᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᓂᒍᐃᓇᓱᒃᖢᓂ, ᐊᑐᓂ ᐊᑲᐅᙱᓕᐅᕈᑎᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᖅᑐᖅᓯᐅᓗᐊᖁᙱᖦᖢᒍ. "ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᖅ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᓪᓗᒍᓗ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᖅᑐᖅ ᐅᖓᑕᐅᔾᔨᓪᓗᒍᓗ, ᑲᔪᓯᓕᕐᖢᖓᓗ," ᐱᙱᖦᖢᓂ. "ᑕᑯᒍᕕᑦ ᑐᓄᖕᓂ, ᑕᑯᔭᐃᓐᓇᕆᕙᑎᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓪᓗᑎᓪᓗ ᐱᔭᕇᖅᓯᓯᒪᓂᕐᓂᒃ ᐱᔭᕇᖅᑕᕐᓂᒃ. ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥ ᐃᒃᐱᒋᔭᐅᓂᖅᐹᖑᕗᖅ," ᑲᔪᓯᓪᓗᓂ.

ᓱᓕ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᖅᖢᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᕙᒃᐳᖅ ᑲᔪᓯᑎᑦᑎᔪᒪᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᓱᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᙱᑦᑐᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐃᓕᒪᕙᒃᖢᓂᓗ ᐊᔪᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᑯᓘᓚᐅᖅᑕᒥᓂᒃ ᑭᖑᓂᑦᑎᓐᓂ. ᖃᐅᑕᒫᑦ, ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐅᖅᐸᒻᒪᑦ ᑕᒻᒪᕋᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᔪᒪᓪᓗᓂ ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᐅᓪᓗᕐᒥ, ᑐᒃᓯᐊᖅᑐᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓪᓗᓂ ᑭᓲᒻᒪᖔᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᓂᐊᕐᓂᕋᑦᑐᓂ. ᐃᓕᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᔪᒪᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᑭᓱᑐᐃᓐᓇᐃᑦ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᑦᓯᐊᑎᓐᓇᒋᑦ, ᐃᓅᓯᓕᕆᔨᐅᑉᐸᑕ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐊᓯᖏᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓯᒍᑏᑦ ᐃᓄᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᒍᒪᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᑦᓱᕈᕐᓇᖅᑐᒃᑰᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ. 

ᐃᓅᓱᒃᑑᓪᓗᓂ, ᐃᓄᑑᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᑖᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ, ᐊᒃᓱᕈᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᓂᕆᑎᓇᓱᒃᖢᒍ ᖃᑕᙳᑎᖏᑦ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᓂᕿᓂᒃ ᓄᐊᑦᑎᕕᒃ ᑕᐃᑲᓃᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ. ᓱᕋᒃᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᒃᐱᕈᓱᙱᖦᖢᓂ ᐃᓅᓯᕆᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓ, ᖁᔭᓕᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᓚᐅᕐᓂᕐᒥᓂᒃ ᐃᓅᖏᓐᓇᖁᓪᓗᒍ. ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐊᑐᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓ ᐃᖅᑲᐃᑎᑦᑎᔾᔪᑕᐅᕗᖅ ᖁᔭᓕᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐱᓯᒪᔭᓕᒫᒥᓄᑦ ᒫᓐᓇ. 

ᑲᔪᖏᖅᓴᐃᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᐅᓂᒃᑳᑦᑎᐊᖅᑰᔨᔪᖅ ᐃᓄᑦᑎᐊᕙᖕᓂᓪᓗ. "ᐃᓄᑦᑎᐊᕙᑦᑕᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᑕᖅᑳᓂ. ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᖅᑐᑎᒃ, ᐊᒃᓱᕈᖅᑐᑎᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᓪᓗᑎᒃ, ᐊᐱᕆᖏᑦᑐᑦ ᑭᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᒥᒃ ᐸᑦᑕᖅᑐᖁᔨᓪᓗᑎᒃ. ᖃᐅᑕᒫᑦ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᑐᐃᓐᓇᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᑕ. ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐱᔪᒃᓯᑎᑦᑎᔪᑦ ᐅᕙᓐᓄᑦ," ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ. ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓄᑦ ᐅᑎᖅᑎᑦᑎᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᖃᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᒃ ᓄᐊᑦᑎᓇᓱᐊᖅᑐᓂ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᓂᓕᒫᒥᓂᒃ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᖁᓪᓗᒍ ᐃᓄᑦᑎᐊᕙᐅᓗᓂ. 

ᓂᕆᐅᒋᔭᖃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᔪᒃᓯᑎᑦᑎᓇᔭᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓂᒃ, ᕼᐄᐳᑦ ᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ, "ᐱᕕᒃᓴᖃᖅᐳᑎᑦ ᓵᑦᑎᐊᔅᓯᓐᓂ. ᓅᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖅᑕᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᓄᓇᖃᖄᖅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᓄᓐᓄᑦ ᑭᖑᕙᖓᔪᓄᑦ ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᖅ. ᐃᑲᔪᖃᑦᑕᐅᑎᔪᓐᓇᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᑲᔪᖃᑦᑕᐅᑎᓗᑕ, ᑕᐃᑲᓃᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᓗᑕᓗ. ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐳᐃᒍᑦᑕᐃᓕᒍᒃ. ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᖃᑕᐅᒻᒪᑦ ᒪᔪᕋᑐᐃᓐᓇᖏᓪᓗᓯ ᒪᔪᕋᑐᐃᓐᓇᖏᓪᓗᓯ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᒻᒥᓂᒃ ᒪᑭᓪᓗᑎᑦ. ᐊᒡᒐᖕᓄᑦ ᑐᓂᐅᖅᑲᐃᓗᑎᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖃᑦᑕᐅᑎᓗᑎᓪᓗ. ᑕᐃᒪᓕ ᓯᔾᔭᒥᐅᑕᐅᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᖓ, ᐅᖃᐃᓐᓇᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᑕ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ "ᐅᒥᐊᓕᐊᓘᒻᒪᑦ" ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᔪᓐᓇᕆᓪᓗᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᖁᑎᑦᑎᓐᓄᑦ. ᐃᑲᔪᖃᑦᑕᐅᑎᓗᑎᑦ ᐃᓱᐊᓂᓗ, ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓕᐅᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᕕᑦ, ᑲᔪᓯᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᓇᔭᖅᑐᑎᑦ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ."

"ᐱᕕᖃᖅᐳᑎᑦ ᓵᑦᑎᐊᔅᓯᓐᓂ. ᓅᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖅᑕᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᒫᓐᓇ ᑭᖑᕙᓯᒃᑐᒧᑦ."

ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᖃᑦᑕᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓚᐅᙱᖦᖢᑎᒃ ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᖅ ᑭᓲᖕᒪᖔᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᒃᓴᓕᐅᖅᖢᓂᓗ ᓄᑖᓂᒃ ᓴᖅᑭᑦᑎᓪᓗᓂ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᒪᐃᑯ ᕼᐄᐳᑦᒧᑦ. ᐃᓗᕕᖅᓯᐅᖅᑎᓂᒃ ᓅᖦᖢᓂ ᓄᑖᒥᒃ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖃᓕᕆᐊᖅᑐᖅᖢᓂ ᓄᑖᙳᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᓂᒃ, ᐃᒻᒥᓂᒃ ᐊᑎᖅᑖᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᓯᔾᔩᔪᓐᓇᕆᓪᓗᓂ ᓄᓇᒥᓂᒃ ᐊᔪᙱᑐᐊᕌᖓᑦ.

ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ ᐋᓕᓴᓐ ᑎᐊᑦᕗᑦ ᔅᕗᐊᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᑖᔅᓱᒥᖓ.