June 23, 2005
Pqge 15
THE CONFEDERATED TRIBES LANGUAGE LESSON-
The Treaty of 1855
Wasco
Paiute
Spilyay Tyrooo, Wrm Springs, Oregon
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Numu Natunehanena
Treaties
Onosoo natunehanena.
Treaties were made long ago.
Te tubewa punowse nakea.
Our land was returned to us.
Mow dyise tamme mesoo tuhowi'e.
Now we have rights to hunt.
Yise mesoo kwuni'e.
And the right to fish.
Moomoatupu natunddyooena mesoo nahane.
What we learned from our Elders can be car
ried on.
Te numu natukana mesoo nahane.
We can harvest our Indian foods.
Sahaptin
Putmt ku Paxat'maat Paxaaptit ku
Paxat Anwichtpama Xatwanat
Pa'aniixwat Tamanwit
Treaty of 1855
Nami kwiySamniin xatwanat Sutnipama ku
waq'fishwitpama.
Our supreme law and agreement with U.S.
Government to protect our use of all sacred
lands, water, native foods, our way of life and
other ways of life in this country. (Educa
tion, Health, Natural Resources, Self -Government)
Iwilx
Land
Emxanqanxuda
Fish
Emxqw'alalma
Hunt
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Te natunedyooena pesa mabetsea.
Take care of what we were taught.
Poonedooa
See you later.
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Language lessons
Ichishkin
Tuesdays and Thursdays,
3:30 to 5 p.m.
1st Floor Training Room
Education Building
Tuesdays and Thursdays,
2 to 3 p.m.
Natural Resources
Tuesdays and Thursdays,
6 to 8 p.m.
Simnasho Longhouse
Kiksht
Mondays and Thursdays,
3:30 to 5 p.m.
Language Trailer
(Behind the Education Building)
Numu
Tuesdays and Thursdays,
3:30 to 5 p.m.
Language Trailer
(Behind the Education Building)
At'ixan Alxaix Naaptit ku Paxat tkw'i, kuuk
nami 'ntananma patkwapanichashana
xatwanat pa'aniixwat tamanwit.
June 25, is the month and date when our
ancestor leaders signed the treaty document,
with the U.S. Government.
Xatwanat pa'aniixwat tamanwit nawa
xwaamitxau tamanwit nch'i tichami
tamanwityau.
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Water
Axeltuxkt
. Life ...
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Idmikiukdiksh r.
Elders
Emxelpalaulma
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Naxelkwachkw ixa wilx.
Our land is returned to us.
Enchaqaqmit putanchxanqanxuda kwadan
anxqwalaulma
We have rights to fish and hunt.
All the agreement within our Treaty with the
U.S. Government is above the supreme law of Alxaika ixelxashk-pama ilxagwamnix alixal tuxa.
U.S. Government.
Tteaxw shapa'aischii ku kutkuttama nami
qqanawitpa watana chanupa napaiyut
xatwanat pa'anixwat tamanwit.
Those of our people that are chosen to work
and lead with all our tribal affairs, are to be
responsible to protect our Treaty with the
U.S. Government.
Kunkiina payuumnxa, pamakw'tenxa
At'ixan alxaixpa anakwt anwicht.
That's why we celebrate and rejoice with a
pow-wow in the month of June every year.
Our water which is the giver of life.
Puxa ikiukdiksh enqiqnan alma daminava
anxdushima.
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What we learned from our Elders can be car
ried on:
Kwankwan emshkiax kanawi emshaika dan
shakdi.
So let's appreciate what we have.