A Voice from the Eastern Door

Ska'niónhsa Iató:rats

The two men are moose hunting

1. Tehniiáhsen tehnón:kwe tehnonkwehón:we 2 Native men

2. Iató:rats 2 are hunting

3. Iatakièn:'a A father and his son

4. Kanenna'kè:ne nikahá:wi Fall

5. Entákta Saturday

6. Ohrhon'kéhstsi Early morning

7. Shontakarahkwineken'ne Sunrise

8. Tsiá:ta niiohwistà:'e 7 o'clock

9. Ohská:wakon In the woods

10. Okwirákta Near the tree

11. Kanawákta Near the swamp

12. Othorè:ke é:neken nonkwá:ti Up north

13. É:neken ne British Columbia In British Columbia

14. Nè:'e tsi ska'niónhsa o'wà:ron tehonatonhontsió:ni Because they need moose meat

15. Ahonteweién:ton They ought to put it away

16. Rón:nehre tahontate'wà:ranonte They ought to share the meat

17. Shaià:ta ranekénhteron 1 young man

18. Okwirákta í:rate He is standing near the tree

19. Rahonrénhawe He is carrying a gun

20. Thate'shennonniá:nions ahorón:tate He is aiming he ought to shoot

21. Kakowá:nen ska'niónhsa A big moose

22. Ok ne ro'níha And his father

23. Awenrahsà:ke On the moss

24. Tehréntshote He is kneeling

25. Okwirákta Near the tree

26. Rahonrawátstha He is blowing a horn

27. Tethona'kerá:ni tsi nihawennò:ten ne ska'niónhsa He is imitating the moose's sound (his type of words)

28. Ok ne ska'niónhsa nè:'ek ne tehshakoká:nere And the moose is looking at them

29. Nè:'e ne tonkié:renhte ne ken'nithoiòn:'a rón:kwe wahário ne ska'niónhsa It was the young man's first time to kill a moose

30. Wahshako'wà:ranonte ne rotikstenhokòn:'a tánon ne ohén:ton rón:nete ne kaná:takon He shared the meat with elders and leaders in his village

 

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