Tóhsa Onerahtókha Nikahá:wi Enhsathónkia'ke

1. Sheié:nawas sateweièn:ton iakotikhwanón:tens tsi kontì:teron Help preserve crucial pollinator habitat

2. Í:iah Onerahtókha nikahá:wi tekathónkia'ks I did not mow my lawn in May

3. Wa'tkatsi'tsiané:kare ne akwathontà:ke Flowers did bloom in my lawn

4. Otsì:tsia ionón:tens iakotikhwanón:tens The flowers feed pollinators

5. Ken'nikòn:'a kákhwa akón:neke ne kakwitè:ne nikhahá:wi There is little for them to eat in the Spring

6. Otsi'nahkontahkwá:ne tánon tsiktsinón:nawen Bees and butterflies

7. Otsi'nonwa'shòn:'a iotirihowá:nen Insects are important

8. Otsi'nahkontahkwá:ne tánon thihatiià:tate iakotikhwanón:tens iorihowá:nen tsi aekionhnhékie Bees and other pollinators are essential to our survival

9. Ratinón:tens thó:ha akwé:kon ne otsì:tsia They pollinate most flowers

10. Ratikhwanón:tens thó:ha énska ne áhsen ne onhwéntsia aóhkhwa kaienthóhsera They pollinate 1/3 of the world's food crops

11. Io khwanón:tens sewahió:wane, kahihshòn:'a, teiohiahkhwáhon, kiononhkwatsheroskó:wa tánon kioneri'tstakè:tote They pollinate apples, berries, tomatoes, peppers, and squash

12. Io nakiohkowá:nen ionahton'onhákie ne otsi'nahkontahkwá:ne Many bees are disappearing

13. Í: iah khia'tekaié:ri teka'onwará:ien ne takonwatíhshnie There are not enough plants to support them

14. Ká:ron ienká:ienhte enkathónkia'ke kí:ken akenhnhà:ke nikahá:wi I will mow less this summer

15. Á hsen niiahia'kserá:ke ienká:ienhte tsi enkathónkia'ke I will mow every 3 weeks

16. S énha é:so ò:ni enktsi'tsiaiéntho I will also plant more flowers

17. O tsi'nahkontahkwá:ne ioné:ka'as ne áhsen niionerahtón:ton tekanerahtó:ken Bees like clover

18. Ó kia'ke ne otsi'nahkontahkwá:ne ioné:ka'as ne kanon'tínekens Some butterflies like milkweed

19. É :so ó:ni ne otsi'tsia'shòn:'a ononhkwá:tshera í:ken Many of the flowers are also medicine

20. Í: iah thaonkwá:ti ne iaonserá:te akwathóntà:ke I will not use chemicals on my lawn

21. Í: iah thakenerahtarò:roke kanenna'kè:ne nikahá:wi I will not pick up leaves in the fall

22. Ia kotikhwanón:tens onerahtó:kon kontinákere akohserà:ke nikahá:wi Pollinators spend the winter in the leaves

23. Kwáh ken'niiotikióhkwake enktsi'tsiaiéntho nè:'e ne kénh nón:we watón:nis I will plant a variety of flowers that are native to this area

24. Entkonwatiia'tatihéntho ne iakotikhwanón:tens This will attract pollinators

25. Kwáh í:ken tsi ktsi'nonwanòn:wes ne otsi'nahkontahkwá:ne I really like bumblebees