A Voice from the Eastern Door
All Children Matter
1. Ronakiohkowá:nen A big group of people
2. Ne Ahkwesahshró:non People of Ahkwesáhsne
3. Ohahà:ke rón:nete They are standing on the road
4. Tsi na'tekiatenonhsátere Between the buildings
5. Ne Karihtòn:ke The Police Station
6. Tánon tsi teionhthenno'okstáhkhwa And the lacrosse field
7. Akwé:kon okiarèn:ta ronakia'tawi'tánion They are wearing all orange
8. Ratihson'karénhawe They are holding a sign
9. Kahiá:ton It is written
10. Akwé:kon ratiksa'okòn:'a All children
11. Ratiksa'tanó:ron They matter
12. Tho nón:we There
13. Wahatiien'kóntho They burnt tobacco
14. Wahatirihwahnhotón:ko They said the opening
15. Ó:nen kwah ken' náhe Quite a while ago
16. Iorihwinekèn:'en The news came out
17. Tsi wahati`hskien'tatshén:ri They found bones
18. Tsi nihá:ti ratiksa'okòn:'a All of the children
19. Ronwatírio They beat them
20. Kióhton tenwen'niá:we ià:ia'k niwáhsen ià:ia'k nihatíhne 966 of them
21. Koráhne nonkwá:ti Canadian side
22. Ó:ni Ohstoronón:ke nonkwá:ti American side too
23. Kí:ken onkwehón:we These Native people
24. Ratiia'tarónnion They are in the picture
25. Wahonthahíta They walked
26. Tsi iohatákie ne áhsen niwáhsen tsiá:ta The road along Route 37
27. Tsi niió:re ne Jacob's raonathentà:ke As far as Jacob's field
28. Wahontá:ti They spoke
29. Wahatihthá:rahkwe They spoke about
30. Tsi nihotiia'tawèn:'en What happened to them
31. Tsi nahonwatiié:ra'se What they did to them
32. Ne eh nón:we shihonteweiénstahkwe There when they were in school
33. Ón:wa ne onkonkwe'ta'shòn:'a Now our people
34. Wahonkia'tarò:roke They gathered
35. Ahotiié:nawa'se To help them
36. Ne aonsahonte'nikonhrakétsko To raise their spirits
37. Ókia'ke ne onkonkwe'ta'shòn:'a Some of our people
38. Iahontahsónteren They continued
39. Wa'thonráhtate They ran
40. Tsi niió:re ne Kanà:tsio As far as Ottawa
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