A Voice from the Eastern Door

Tenhonré:ron

They will race

1. Enwahia'kserò:kten This weekend coming up

2. Ahkwesáhshne Rontatewennió:ke tsi Ionteweienstáhkhwa The Akwesasne Freedom School

3. Enhonterihwahténkia'te They shall have an event

4. Khia'teiohserá:ke ronterihwahtenkià:tha tenhontonhnhehtsheróhetste tehonré:rons They will host their annual survival race

5. Entákta kít kit enhontekhwahní:non They will have a chicken dinner on Saturday

6. Awentatokenhtì:ke Onkwehonwehnéha tekanerahtaiéhston enhontkè:ron They will have Indian tacos for sale on Sunday

7. Awentatokenhtì:ke enhontenhnì:non ne tekenhnakhánion They will auction quilts on Sunday

8. Entákta tenhonré:ron Saturday will be the race

9. Wakenèn:raien I have a team

10. Tentewaré:ron We will race

11. Tenkaráhtate ià:ia'k miles I will run 6 miles

12. Tenkaráhtate enkhá:wi io'therákste I will run with a heavy basket

13. Tsi kaniataratákie enkatá:wen I will swim in the river

14. Ohahà:ke enkhá:wi ne oná:ke I will portage the canoe (carry the canoe on the road)

15. Teiakeniiáhsen ieniakeníhawe ne oná:ke ohahà:ke The 2 of us will carry the canoe on the road

16. Enkká:we ne oná:ke I will paddle the canoe

17. Eniakeniká:we ne oná:ke The 2 of us will paddle the canoe

18. Tékeni teiokahkwèn:tonte enkhonwì:sere I will bicycle

19. Tentewaié:nen entewatsienhón:ni We will work together to start a fire

20. E nteweiennén:ta'ne ne ionteka'táhkhwa I will get the tinder ready

21. Anihsonwatà:se én:katste enkkahrón:ten ne ó:iente I will use the bow drill to burn the hole in the wood

22. Én:katste ne anihshonwatà:se tsi niió:re io'tarihén:ta I will use the bow drill to make a hot coal

23. Io'tarihén:ta enkéta skenthóhkwa wakié:sen aió:teke ne ona'watsísta I will put the hot coal in the bundle of flammable bark

24. Ienkewerà:reke kenthohkwà:ke tsi niió:re kió:tekha I will blow on the bundle until a flame starts

25. Enkatsienhón:ni I will make a fire

26. Tenkóhkwe ne aén:na tánon kaién:kwire I will pick up the bow and arrow

27. Enkate'shennón:ni ne kaién:kwire I will aim the arrow

28. Tenkóia'ke ne kaién:kwire I will shoot the arrow

29. Ahsén:na nón:we na'tenkóia'ke kaién:kwire The arrow will hit the target in the middle

30. Sakátewahte I missed the target

31. Onkwanèn:ra entewatkwé:ni Our team will win

32. Onkwanèn:ra í:iah teionkwatkwénion nè:'ek tsi wa'akwaten'nikonhró:ri Our team did not win but we had fun

 
 

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