aya ceeki! As we get ready for summer, the best time of year is approaching: Eemamwiciki Summer Programs! This year’s theme is Meehtohseeniwinki Ašiihkionki ‘Living on the Land’, and we have some useful phrases to help you get ready.
Here are three phrases you can practice:
- tipeewe neeyolaani ‘it’s good to see you’ – Use this for all the friends and relatives you made from past years but haven’t seen in a while. And if you’re new, this is a good greeting to get used to!
- šaaye-nko kiilwa? ‘Are you all ready?’ – This is a common question you’re going to hear when getting ready for the next activity.
- keetwi ooniini? ‘What is this?’ – This is a very useful phrase as we go on hikes and spend a lot of time learning about our environment, the different plants and trees, and everything around us, and how we use them as myaamiaki.
We hope you’ll practice these phrases before summer programs begin! Which phrase do you think you’ll use the most? We look forward to seeing you all soon and hearing these words spoken throughout our time together on the land.
kapootwe kati neeyolakakoki ‘see you all after a while’!
Contributing Writers:
Ciinkwia ‘Jarrid Baldwin’ and Hunter Thompson Lockwood
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