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ᑲᑭᐱᒧᓭᐊᐧᐨ $78,000 ᑭᔓᓂᔭᑫᐊᐧᐠ ᒋᐅᔑᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᐁᐧᐃᐧᑲᒥᐠ ᕑᐃᐠ ᑲᕑᐃᐠ ᐊᐧᐊᐧᑌ ᐊᒋᒧᐃᐧᓇᐣ
ᐅᑭᐢᑭᒪᓂᓯᐊᐧᐳ ᐅᓇᔓᐁᐧᐃᐧᓂᓂ ᐃᐧᓂᔭᑦ ᒥᑭᓇᐠ ᐁᑲᐧ ᐯᔑᐠ ᐅᐡᑲᑎᐢ ᑊᕑᐊᔭᐣ ᓯᓇᐊᐧᑊ $78,000 ᑭᔓᓂᔭᑫᐊᐧᐠ ᑲᑭᐱᒧᓭᐊᐧᐨ 500 ᑭᓫᐊᒥᑐᕑᐢ ᐊᐧᓂᓇᐊᐧᑲᐠ ᑲᑭᐃᓇᐦᐊᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᐃᐁᐧᓂ ᐅᐣᒋ ᑲᐸᑯᓭᐣᑕᑲᐧᐠ ᒋᐅᔑᒋᑲᑌᓂᐠ ᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᐁᐧᐃᐧᑲᒥᑯᓂ. “ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᐃᑯ ᑭᑭᒋᒪᒪᒋᑭᔑᑲ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᐃᐁᐧ ᐊᐱ, ᑭᒪᒥᑯᒥᐃᐧᐱᓴᐦᐊᐣ, ᒥᑕᐡ ᑲᑭᐅᐣᒋᐸᐧᑕᐃᐧᓭᐠ ᒋᑭᔑᑐᔭᐠ ᑲᑭᐱᒧᓭᔭᐠ,” ᐃᑭᑐ ᒥᑭᓇᐠ, ᐃᐧᐣ ᐅᐁᐧᓂ ᐅᑭᔭᓂ ᒪᒥᑐᓀᑕᓇᐸᐣ ᒋᑭᐃᔑᒋᑫᐸᐣ ᐅᑕᓇᐠ ᑕᑲᐧᑯᐠ ᐊᐧᑌᐸᑲᐃᐧᐱᓯᒧᐣ 2011 ᐊᐱ ᐃᒪ ᐅᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᑲᑭᐊᐧᓂᐦᐊᐊᐧᐸᐣ ᓂᔑᐣ ᐅᑕᓂᔑᓂᓂᒥᐊᐧ ᒪᐡᑭᑭᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᑭᐅᐣᑕᐱᓇᓂᑯᐊᐧᐨ. “(ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᓇᑫ ᓂᐦᓱᑯᐣ ᒋᐅᒋᐱᒥᓭᐠ ᐊᐱᐣ ᑲᑭᓂᐣᑭᑌᐠ ᐱᐳᓂᒥᑲᓇ. ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᑭᔭᓂᒪᐣ ᐃᒪ ᒋᐱᒧᓭᓇᓂᐊᐧᐠ).” ᐃᐧᐸᐨ ᐃᑯ ᑭᔭᓂᐃᓯᓭᓂ ᒥᑭᓇᐠ ᑲᑭᔭᓂᐱᑫᐧᐱᐡᑲᐠ ᐅᒪᑭᓯᓇᐣ ᐃᒪ ᐱᐳᓂᒥᑲᓇᐠ. “ᐁᒪᐧᔦ ᑲᔭᓂᑕᑲᐧᐦᐊᑐᔭᐣᐠ ᑲᔭᓄᒋᐸᑫᑕᒧᐠ ᓂᐱᓇᒥᐠ ᑲᐃᓇᒧᐠ ᒥᐦᐃᒪ ᐊᔕ ᒥᑐᓂ ᑲᑭᐱᑯᐡᑲᒪᐣ ᓂᒪᑭᓯᓇᐣ,” ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᒥᑭᓇᐠ. “ᒥᔑᐣ ᒪᑭᓯᓇᐣ ᐣᑭᐱᑯᐡᑲᒥᐣ. ᔑᐸᐧᑲᒪ ᐱᒧᒋᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᐣᑭᐅᒋᒥᓂᑯᒥᐣ ᒪᑭᓯᓇᐣ ᑫᐱᒧᓭᐊᐧᑫᔭᐣᐠ, ᑐᑲᐣ ᐃᓂᐁᐧᓂᐊᐧᐣ ᐱᒧᓭᐊᐧᑭᓯᓇᐣ ᕑᐃᐸᐧᐠ ᒥᓇ ᓇᔾᑭ.” ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᒥᑭᓇᐠ ᑭᒥᓄᐁᐧᐸᐣ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᑲᑲᑭᔑᑲᐠ ᑲᐱᒧᓭᐊᐧᐨ, ᐁᑲᐧ ᐊᐱᐣ ᑲᔭᓂᐅᓇᑯᔑᓂᐠ ᒥᑐᓂ ᑭᔭᓂᑕᑭᓇᑯᔑᓂ. ᐃᒪ ᐱᑯ ᓇᐣᑕ ᓂᔓᔕᐳᐊᐧᑲᓭ, 7 ᐁᑭᔐᐸᔭᓂᐠ ᐊᑯᓇᐠ 7 ᑲᐅᓇᑯᔑᓂᐠ ᑭᐱᒧᓭᐊᐧᐠ. “ᓇᐣᑕ ᐱᑯ ᓂᐦᓴᐧᓱ ᑲᐅᓇᑯᔑᐠ ᐊᐱᐣ ᑲᑭᔭᓂᐸᐣᑭᔑᒧᐣᐠ,” ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᒥᑭᓇᐠ. “ᐣᑭᑐᑕᒥᐣ ᐁᑭᑭᐁᐧᐡᑲᔭᐣᐠ
Photo by Brent Wesley/Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority
Kingfisher Lake councillor William Mekanak and members of his community walked over 500 kms from Kingfisher Lake to Sioux Lookout to raise money for a suboxone treatment center. See story in English on page 11.
ᑲᑭᐅᐣᒋᒪᒋᐦᐊᑐᔭᐠ ᒥᓇᐊᐧ ᑕᐡ ᐊᐱᐣ ᐃᒪ ᐣᑭᐅᒋᒪᒐᒥᐣ ᓂᐦᓴᐧᓱ ᑲᑭᔐᐸᔭᐠ.” ᐅᑯᐁᐧᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᓂᔑᐣ ᑲᑭᐱᒧᓭᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᑭᑭᔑᑐᓇᐊᐧ ᑲᑲᑫᐧᔕᓂᔭᑫᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᐱᒧᓭᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᓂᑭᑯᐱᓯᑦ 3
ᑲᐃᓇᑭᓱᓂᐨ ᐁᑲᐧ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᒥᑭᓯᐃᐧᐱᓯᑦ 14 ᑲᐃᓇᑭᓱᓂᐨ ᐅᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ ᑲᑭᐅᐣᒋ ᒪᒋᐦᐊᑐᐊᐧᐸᐣ ᐱᐳᓂᒥᑲᓇᐠ. “ᑲᑭᓇ ᐊᐃᐧᔭᐠ ᐣᑭᐱᓇᑭᐡᑲᑯᒥᐣ ᐊᐊᐧᓯᑌ ᐊᐧᓂᓇᐊᐧᑲᐠ ᐱᒥᓭᐃᐧᐳᐃᐧᓂᑲᒥᑯᐠ
ᐁᑭᐱ ᐃᐧᒋᐱᒧᓭᒥᑯᔭᐣᐠ,” ᐃᑭᑐ ᒥᑭᓇᐠ, ᐁᑲᐧ ᐃᓂᐁᐧᓂᐊᐧᐣ ᑲᑭᐱᓇᑭᐡᑲᑯᐨ ᑭᒋᐅᑭᒪᑲᓇᐣ ᐢᑕᐣ ᐯᕑᑎ, ᑭᒋᐅᑭᒪᑲᓀᐢ ᒥᔐᐣ ᒥᑕᐟ ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᐊᑎᐟ ᐯᓫᐃᑲᐣ ᐸᐧᓫᐢ ᐦᐊᔾ ᐢᑯᓫ ᐅᑎᐡᑯᓂᐠ ᒥᓇ
ᔑᐸᐧᑲᒪ ᐅᑕᓄᑭᐠ ᒥᐅᑯ ᑲᑭᐱᐃᐧᒋᐊᐧᐊᐧᐨ ᒋᑭᔑᑐᓂᐨ ᐅᐱᒧᓭᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ. “ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᑭᑭᒋᒥᓀᐧᐣᑕᑲᐧᐣ.” ᒥᑭᓇᐠ ᒥᓇ ᓯᓇᐊᐧᑊ ᑭᓇᓇᑯᒪᐊᐧᐠ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᐃᒪ ᑲᑭᒪᒪᐃᐧᐡᑲᓄᐊᐧᐠ ᓇᓯᐱᐠ ᐊᐧᓂᓇᐊᐧᑲᐠ ᐁᑲᐧ ᐊᐱᐣ ᒥᓇᐊᐧ ᐁᐧᑎ ᑭᑭᒋᒪᐃᐧᐡᑲᓄᐊᐧᐣ ᐊᐱ ᑲᑭᐁᐧᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ ᑭᐢᑭᒪᓂᓯᐊᐧᐳᐠ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᓂᑭᑯᐱᓯᑦ 4 ᑲᐃᓇᑭᓱᐨ. “ᒥᐢᑕᐦᐃ ᑭᐊᔭᒪᑲᐣ ᒧᔑᐦᐅᐃᐧᐣ ᐁᑭᐊᐧᐊᐧᒋᔦᒥᑯᔭᐣᐠ,” ᐃᑭᑐ ᒥᑭᓇᐠ. “ᐣᑭᓇᓇᑯᒥᑯᒥᐣ ᐅᐁᐧ ᑲᑭ ᑭᔑᑐᔭᐣᐠ.” ᐊᓇᐃᐧᐣ ᐁᑲ ᐁᑭᐅᐣᒋ ᑌᐱᓇᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᑭᐸᑯᓭᐣᑕᒧᐊᐧᐸᐣ ᒥᓂᑯᐠ $150,000 ᒋᔓᓂᔭᑫᐊᐧᐨ, ᒥᐱᑯ ᔕᑯᐨ ᒥᑭᓇᐠ ᐁᐱᒋᑌᐱᓇᐁᐧᓯᐨ ᒥᓂᑯᐠ ᑲᑭᐸᐸᑭᑎᓂᑫᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᐃᐧᔭᐠ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᑲᑭᐱᒧᓭᐨ. “ᒥᓂᑯᐠ ᑲᑭᐸᑭᑎᓂᑫᐊᐧᐨ ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᐃᑯ ᐣᑲᐅᒋᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᑯᒥᐣ ᒋᒪᑕᓄᑲᑕᒪᐣᐠ ᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᐁᐧᐃᐧᑲᒥᐠ,” ᐃᑭᑐ ᒥᑭᓇᐠ. ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᒥᐢᑕᐦᐃ ᐃᐁᐧ 78,000 ᑕᓴᐧᐱᐠ.” ᑯᑕᑭᓂ ᒥᓇᐊᐧ ᐅᒪᒥᑐᓀᑕᐣ ᒥᑭᓇᐠ ᐁᐃᐧᑲᑫᐧ ᔓᓂᔭᑫᑐᐨ ᐅᐱᒧᓭᐃᐧᐣ ᓄᑯᑦ ᑫᔭᓂ ᓂᐱᓂᐠ ᐊᐧᓂᓇᐊᐧᑲᐠ ᒋᐅᐣᒋᒪᒐᐠ ᐁᐧᑎ ᒋᐃᓇᐦᐊᑐᐨ ᐊᑐᐊᐧ ᑭᔭᐱᐨ ᐁᐃᐧᑲᑫᐧ ᑌᐱᓇᐨ $72,000 ᔓᓂᔭᐣ. “ᒥᐱᑯ ᑭᔭᐱᐨ ᐁᔑᐱᒥᓭᐠ, ᐸᐢᑲᐣ ᐃᑯ ᐊᓂᒪᒋᓭ,” ᐃᑭᑐ ᒥᑭᓇᐠ. “ᑭᔭᑦ ᐃᑯ ᑭᔭᐱᑦ ᐊᐃᐧᔭᐠ ᑕᑭᐸᑭᑎᓂᑫᐊᐧᐠ.” ᐁᑲᐧ ᐃᒪ ᑭᐢᑭᒪᓂᓯᐊᐧᐳᐠ ᑲᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᑕᐧ ᒋᐳᓂᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᑲᐧᒋᔭᐸᒋᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᒪᐡᑭᑭᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᐊᔕ ᓂᔕᐧ ᑭᐅᐣᒋᐱᒥ ᐃᐧᒋᐦᐊᑲᓄᐊᐧᐠ ᐃᒪ ᐊᑯᓯᐃᐧᑲᒥᑯᐠ, ᒪᒪᐤ 23 ᐊᐃᐧᔭᐠ ᑭᐃᐧᒋᐦᐊᐊᐧᐠ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᐊᐧᑌᐸᑲᐃᐧᐱᓯᑦ 2011 ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇᐊᐧ 18 ᐅᑕᓇᐠ ᒉᐣᐁᐧᕑᐃ ᐱᓯᑦ. ᒥᑕᐡ ᑲᑭᐃᔑ ᐅᓀᑕᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᐁᐧᓂ ᐅᑐᓇᒋᑫᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ ᑲᐃᐧᐅᔑᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᐁᐧᐃᐧᑲᒥᑯᓂ ᐅᒪ ᒋᐅᒋᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᐧᑕ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᔑᐸᐧᑲᒪ ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑲᐅᐣᒋ ᑎᐯᐣᑕᑯᓯᐊᐧᐨ ᒥᓇ ᐱᑯ ᑌᑎᐸᐦᐃ ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑲᐊᔭᑭᐣ.
Ojibwe iPad app brings language to world Rick Garrick Wawatay News
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Marten Fall’s Darrick Baxter has created an iPad app that allows users to learn the language on their mobile devices. Above, Baxter’s three children use the app.
There’s now an Ojibwe language app for that. Marten Falls’ Darrick Baxter, president of Ogoki Learning Systems Inc., recently released the Ojibway Language App for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch on iTunes after developing it for his 12-year-old daughter. “I first had the idea about a year-and-a-half ago to use the language app to teach my daughter the Ojibwe language,” Baxter said. “I didn’t tell her I put it on her iPad, but within a few days she was already using it to speak Ojibwe to her grandmother.” After Baxter saw his two-year-old
daughter learning and interacting with the app, he knew he was onto something big. “She saw her older sister using it and her older brother, so she wanted to take part,” Baxter said. “She grabbed it, put the earphones on and started saying a couple of Ojibwe words. She was two years old and started to count to five in Ojibwe; she didn’t even know how to count to five in English.” Baxter said “a lot of people” have been downloading the app since he posted it on iTunes. He even introduced the app to National Chief Shawn Atleo during a First Nation ICT summit in Vancouver. “He thought it was amazing,” Baxter said. “I said ‘can I get you
on camera with that reaction,’ and I just started filming and he gave a shout out to the app, which garnered a lot of attention.” Baxter originally recorded about 140 words or phrases for the app but has only made about 70 phrases available so far. “Over the next couple of weeks we will be loading up 300 to 400 words and phrases along with objects and a lot more syllabics,” Baxter said. “So it’s going to be a pretty intense tool, and of course we are developing it further so this could be the model for language curriculum, not only in Ontario, but throughout Ontario, Manitoba and the United States.” See Ojibwe on page 10
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