ᕆᑭ−ᓖ ᐅᐊᑦᔅ ᐱᔭᕇᖅᓯᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐊᖏᔪᒻᒪᕆᖕᒥᒃ ᐊᓂᒍᖅᑎᓯᒪᔭᒥᓂᒃ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓕᑕᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᖅ.

Hupačasath Nuučaan̈u ᐱᕈᖅᓴᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂᓗ Somass River ᖃᓂᒋᔮᓂ Port Alberni−ᒥ ᕚᓐᑰᕙᒥ, ᐳᕆᑎᔅ ᑲᓚᒻᐱᐊᒥ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑎᒻᒪᕆᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᔾᔪᑎᑖᖅᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᕆᔨᓄᑦ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᒡᔪᐊᕐᒥ ᕕᒃᑑᕆᐊᒥ, ᑐᕌᒐᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᑲᔪᓯᔪᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᔾᔪᑎᑖᕋᓱᒃᑐᓂᒃ.

ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕋᓗᐊᕈᓂ, ᐅᐊᑦᔅ ᓱᓕ ᓇᓂᓯᕙᓪᓕᐊᕗᖅ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᐃᓂᓂ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᐸᒃᑐᓂ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓂ ᖃᓄᑐᐃᓐᓇᑦᑎᐊᖅ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᓂᑰᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᒋᔭᐅᕙᒃᑐᓂ. ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᒡᔪᐊᖓᓂ, ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᓂ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᓂ ᓅᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓄᑖᒧᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒧᑦ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᒡᔪᐊᒥᑦ. ᐊᒻᒪᐃᓛᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᓂᒃ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᒃᓴᖅᓯᐅᖅᑎᐅᓕᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᕗᖅ, ᐃᑲᔪᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᓂᒃ ᓅᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᖓᔪᒃᖡᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᒡᔪᐊᕐᒧᑦ.

ᑭᖑᓂᐊᒍᑦ, ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᕐᔪᐊᖑᓂᖅᓴᓂ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᒐᕙᒪᓂᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᓕᕆᓂᖅ, ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᖅᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂᓗ ᑕᒪᒃᑮᓂᒃ Hupačasath Nation ᐊᒻᒪᓗᑦᑕᐅᖅ Hᐊᐃᑕ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂ. ᐅᐊᑦᔅ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᖅᑎᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᓕᕆᔨᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓄᑦ.

"ᑕᒪᕐᒥᑦᑎᐊᖅ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ, ᐅᓄᕐᓂᖅᓴᐃᑦ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᑲᔪᓯᑎᑦᑎᓪᓗᑎᒡᓗ ᐃᓂᓂᒃ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓇᓂᓯᔪᓐᓇᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᓴᙱᓂᖅᑖᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᕐᕕᒋᔭᐅᔪᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᖅᖢᑎᒡᓗ ᑐᕌᕆᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐱᐅᓂᖅᓴᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᓴᙱᓂᖅᑖᖅᑎᑦᑎᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓄᖕᓂᒃ," ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᐊᑦᔅ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ.

ᐱᔭᕇᖅᑕᓕᒫᖏᓐᓄᑦ, ᐅᐊᑦᔅ ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᓚᐅᕆᐊᖓ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᐊᓗᒻᒥ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᓂᑐᐃᓐᓇᖓᓅᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᓱᓂ. ᐅᖃᖅᑐᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᖏᓐᓂᕋᖅᑐᓂ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᒪᒻᒪᖔᕐᒥ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐅᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᓴᕐᕕᕐᔪᐊᕐᒨᕈᒪᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᐅᑎᖓ ᐃᓕᔭᐅᓗᓂ. ᑕᐃᑲᙵᓪᓕ, ᑭᓱᓕᒫᓂᒃ ᑲᑎᑎᑦᓯᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ. ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᒪᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᐅᔨᔪᒪᓪᓗᓂ ᑭᓱᑦ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᑎᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᑕᕝᕘᓇ, ᕿᒥᕐᕈᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᒥᓱᓂᒃ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ.

"ᑕᐃᒪᓕ ᓘᒃᑖᖑᓇᓱᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᓂᖓᒐᓚᒡᓗ. ᑕᐃᒪᓕ ᐱᒋᐊᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ ᐱᒋᐊᕈᑎᒥᒃ ᓂᕿᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᓂᕿᑦᑎᐊᕙᓕᕆᔨᐅᓪᓗᖓ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᓂᕿᑦᑎᐊᕙᓕᕆᔨᐅᓪᓗᖓ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᓪᓗᖓ ᐃᓪᓛᓗᒃ ᖃᓄᐃᖏᑎᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᒪᒥᓴᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᑦᑐᒐᓚᓐᓂᒃ. ᐃᓕᑦᑎᔪᒻᒪᕆᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ."

ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᑕᐃᓐᓇ ᑲᔪᖏᖅᓴᐃᔨᒋᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᖃᑎᖏᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᓕᕋᒥᒃ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ. ᑕᐃᑲᓂ, ᐱᓇᔪᒍᒪᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᓐᓇᖅᓯᓪᓗᓂᓗ ᐃᓄᖕᓂᒃ, ᖃᐅᔨᓚᐅᖕᒥᔪᖅ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᐋᓐᓂᕈᑎᒋᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ "ᐃᑲᔫᑎᒃᓴᐅᓗᓂ" ᐊᓯᒥᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᖓᓄᑦ.

ᐊᓯᒥᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᕋᓱᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᓇᖃᙱᖦᖢᓂ. ᐱᕈᕐᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᖃᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᖕᒪᑦ ᐅᐊᑦᔅ "ᑕᑯᓗᐊᓚᐅᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᖓᓂᑦ" ᓇᓗᓇᐃᕐᖢᓂᐅᒡᓗ "ᕿᕐᓂᖅᑐᒻᒪᕆᐅᓚᐅᖕᒪᑦ."

"ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᒥ ᓂᙵᐅᒪᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ. ᓇᓗᓕᕋᑖᕋᒪ. ᓄᒫᓱᖅᑲᐅᒐᒪ. ᖁᕕᐊᓱᓚᐅᙱᓐᓇᒪ, ᖁᓱᑦᑎᐊᓚᐅᕐᓇᖓᓗ. ᐃᓅᖃᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᓯᕘᕋᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ. ᐊᒃᓱᕈᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ ᑲᙳᓵᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᓕᕌᖓᒪ, ᐱᓕᕆᑦᑎᐊᕈᒪᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ."

ᐅᐊᑦᔅ ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᕋᖅᖢᓂ ᓂᑲᒍᓱᒃᓴᕋᐃᖦᖢᓂ ᐃᓄᑑᑎᖦᖢᓂᐅᒡᓗ. ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐃᑲᔪᒻᒪᕆᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᒥᓱᓂᒃ ᐊᒥᓱᓂᒃ, ᐱᖃᓯᐅᑎᓪᓗᓂ ᐱᙳᐊᕐᓂᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᙳᐊᕐᓂᖅ. ᐱᙳᐊᖅᖢᓂ, ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ "ᐊᓂᒍᐃᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᖢᓂ ᐱᓪᓚᕆᒃᑐᒥᑦ ᐊᔪᕐᓇᓗᐊᖅᑐᒥᑦ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅ" ᑕᒪᓐᓇᓗ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᑕᐅᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᓱᒪᕐᓱᕈᓐᓇᖅᖢᓂᓗ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅ ᐱᔪᒪᔭᒥᓂᒃ.

ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᐊᒃᓱᕈᖅᖢᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᓚᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᓯᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑎᒥᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᓯᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑐᔾᔭᖅᓯᕙᓪᓕᐊᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓯᓚᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᓪᓗᓂ. ᐱᒋᐊᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐊᕝᕙᖓᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᑉ ᐃᓗᐊᓂ ᖁᕝᕙᓯᓐᓂᓕᒻᒥ 11-ᒥ ᐱᒋᐊᒐᓛᑦᑐᓂ.

"ᑕᒪᕐᒥᑦᑎᐊᖅ ᓱᒃᑲᓴᐅᔾᔪᐊᖅᑐᑦ, ᑭᖑᓪᓕᖅᐸᐅᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ ᑎᔅᓯᓈᕿᓪᓗᖓᓗ. ᐊᑭᑦᑐᕋᐅᑎᔪᒻᒪᕆᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖓ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓱᒪᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ ᑭᖑᓪᓕᖅᐸᐅᒋᐊᖓ ᐱᐅᙱᓛᖑᒋᐊᖓ. ᐅᕙᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ."

ᑕᐃᒪᓕ, ᓱᒃᑲᓴᐅᔾᔪᐊᕐᓂᑕᒫᑦ ᐱᕚᓪᓕᖅᓯᒪᓂᖅᓴᐅᓪᓗᓂ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐃᑲᔪᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓱᒪᒥᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᐱᕈᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᕐᒥᒃ.

ᑭᓱᓕᒫᑦ ᐊᑐᓵᖅᑕᖏᑦ, ᐅᐊᑦᔅ ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᒥᖅᑳᖃᑎᖃᕈᓐᓇᕈᓂ ᖃᓄᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᒪᒃᑯᖕᓂᖅᓴᓄᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᖃᓄᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓄᑦ, ᐃᒪᓐᓇᐅᓇᔭᖅᑐᖅ "ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᔪᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᔪᒪᓂᕐᓂ, ᓇᒡᓕᒍᓱᖕᓂᕐᒥ, ᐊᒃᑐᖅᑕᐅᓴᕋᐃᓐᓂᖅ, ᖁᔭᓕᓂᕐᓗ ᐱᓇᔭᖅᑖᑎᑦ ᒫᓐᓇᒧᑦ."

"ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓐᓇᖅᓯᔪᖅ ᑭᓱᑐᐃᓐᓇᐃᑦ ᐱᐅᓯᕙᓪᓕᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᓯᐅᓯᒪᖅᑰᔨᓕᕌᖓᑦᑕ. ᖃᓄᐃᒐᓂᓗ. ᑕᐃᒪᐃᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓅᓯᖕᒥᑦ. ᖁᒻᒧᑦ ᑲᑕᓐᓂᖅᑕᖃᖅᑐᓂᓗ. ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊ ᑲᑕᒃᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᐅᕙᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᕙᒃᐳᑦ ᖁᔭᓕᓪᓚᕆᒍᒪᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐱᐅᔪᒻᒪᕆᖕᓂᒃ ᐃᓅᓯᕐᒥ, ᐊᒥᓱᓂᒡᓗ ᖁᕕᐊᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐱᑕᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᓅᓯᕐᒥ."

ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᑦᑎᐊᕐᒥᔭᕋ ᔮᔅᒥᓐ ᑲᐸᑕᐃ ᑎᑎᕋᓚᐅᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᑖᔅᓱᒥᖓ.