This is an interview with local elder Dorothy Dejarlais on the significance of māmawāpiyak (community).

Māmawāpiyak

ᒨᓂᔮᐤ ᓃᔭ ᑳ ᐊᐦᑳᒥ ᓀᐦᐃᔪᐍ  ᑭᐢᑭᓌᐦᐊᒫᑯᓯᔮᐣ ᐁᑿ ᐅᐢᑳᓇ ᑳ ᐊᓴᐢᑌᑭ ᓂᐑᑭᐣ᙮ ᑭᑐᐦᒋᑫᐏᓇ ᑕᐏᐦᑳᓇ ᒥᐦᒉᐟ ᓂᓵᑭᐦᑖᐣ 🇨🇦🌺🧡🎶 ᚁᚔᚇᚆ ᚋᚔ ᚐᚌ ᚔᚑᚅᚅᚄᚐᚉᚆᚐᚇᚆ ᚁᚓᚐᚌᚐᚅ ᚌᚐᚔᚇᚆᚂᚔᚌ ᚐᚅ ᚄᚓᚑ ᚐᚌᚒᚄ ᚐᚅ ᚄᚔᚒᚇ ᚉᚒᚔᚇᚓᚐᚉᚆᚇ ᚐᚌᚒᚄ ᚋᚐᚏ ᚄᚔᚅ ᚔᚄ ᚈᚑᚔᚂ ᚂᚓᚐᚋ ᚉᚓᚑᚂ ᚐ ᚂᚑᚏᚌ ᚄᚐ ᚉᚆᚐᚅᚐᚅ ᚉᚒᚔᚇᚓᚐᚉᚆᚇ 🌀🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🪻🎵
[môniyâw nîýa kâ-ahkâmi-nêhiýawê-kiskinwahamâkosiyân êkwa oskâna kâ-asastêki niwîkin. kitohcikêwina towihkâna mihcêt nisâkihtân. bidh mi ag ionnsachadh beagan gàidhlig an seo agus an siud cuideachd, agus mar sin is toil leam ceòl a lorg sa chànan cuideachd]

I just want to share my favorite music with you guys! 😉

Māmawāpiyak

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