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Inuktitut basketball commentary: An Olympic first
Behind the scenes with Pujjuut Kusugak, who provided Inuktitut-language colour commentary for dozens of basketball games at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics
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ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᖏᑦᑐᒥ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐱᐅᕆᔅᒥ ᐳᔾᔫᑦ ᑯᓱᒐᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑕᐃᕙᑦ ᓂᖏᐅᖓᓐ , ᑕᒪᒃᑭᒃ ᑲᖏᖠᓂᕐᒥᐅᑖᒃ, ᐅᖄᓚᑯᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᖅᑎᐅᓗᑎ ᓰᐱᓰᒃᑯᑦ ᕙᓯᑭᕝ ᑕᑯᔅᓴᐅᑎᑕᖏᓐᓂ 2024 ᐱᐅᕆᔅ ᐊᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓐᖑᐊᕕᒃᔪᐊᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ. ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᒪᕐᕉᒃ, ᐃᓅᓯᓕᒫᖅ ᑕᑯᓐᓇᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ, ᐱᓐᖑᐊᖅᑐᑎ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᐅᓪᓗᑎ ᕼᐊᑭᓂᕐᒥᑦ, ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖃᑎᒋᕋᑖᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᑕᑯᔅᓴᐅᑎᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᕼᐊᑭᕐᓂᐅᕙᑦᑐᓂᑦ ᖁᑦᑎᑦᑐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᑦᑎᑦᑐᓂ ᒪᕐᕉᓐᓂ ᐅᑭᐅᑯᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓐᖑᐊᕕᒃᔪᐊᖅᑐᓂᑦ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐊᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓐᖑᐊᕕᒃᔪᐊᖅᑐᑦ — ᐊᒻᒪ ᕙᓯᑭᕝᕚ — ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐸᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ.
ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᒪᕐᕈᒃ ᐅᖃᕈᑎᒃᑰᓕᕋᐃᒻᒪᑎ, ᓂᖏᐅᖓᓐ ᐱᓐᖑᐊᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐅᖃᖅᑎᐅᕙᑦᑐᖅ, ᑯᓱᒐᖅ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᓕᖅᑐᓂ ᐊᒥᐊᓕᓐᓂ ᐅᖃᖃᑎᒌᒌᓐᓂᐅᔪᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂᑦ. ᒪᓕᑦᑐᒍ ᑯᓱᒐᖅ, ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᒪᕐᕉᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᕚᓯᑭᕝᕚᒧᑦᐊᒥᓱᓂᑦ ᐃᑲᕋᓂᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ, ᖃᓂᓪᓕᕙᓪᓕᐊᓪᓗᑎ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ, ᓯᓂᑭᑦᑑᓪᓗᑎ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᖏᔪᒥᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓇᖅᑐᓂ.
ᐅᖄᓚᑯᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ ᐅᐱᕐᖓᔅᓵᖓᓂ [2024] ᐊᐱᕆᓪᓗᑎ ᐅᖃᖅᑎᐅᔪᒪᒻᒪᖔᕐᒪ ᐊᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓐᖑᐊᕕᒃᔪᐊᖅᑐᓂᑦ. ᐃᓱᒪᓕᖅᑭᒋᐊᖃᓚᐅᖏᑦᑐᖓ ᐅᕙᓐᓄᑦ. ᐄ, ᑐᓴᕈᒪᔪᖓ ᐱᕕᔅᓴᐅᔪᖅ ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑑᒻᒪᖔᖅ. ᓰᐱᓯ ᓱᓕ ᓂᕈᐊᓚᐅᖏᑦᑐᑦ ᐱᓐᖑᐊᖅᑐᓂᑦ, ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓐᓂᖓᓄ ᐅᕙᒍᑦ ᐅᖄᓚᕕᐅᒋᐊᓐᖓᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐅᖃᖃᑎᒌᓕᑦᑕᐅᑎᒋᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᒃ ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑑᒐᔭᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᐱᓐᖑᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᑕᑯᔅᓴᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ. ᕙᓯᑭᕝᕚ ᓴᖅᑭᑦᑕᐅᑎᒋᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ. ᐱᐅᒋᔭᒻᒪᕆᐅᔪᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ; ᐱᕈᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᖅ ᐱᓐᖑᐊᖅᑕᐅᕙᑦᑐᖅ. ᐃᓱᒪᓚᐅᕐᒥᔪᒍᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᐊᔾᔨᒋᐸᓗᑦᑐᓂᐅᒃ ᕼᐊᑭᒧᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᓪᓗᒍ ᑕᐱᕇᑐᓂ ᐱᓐᖑᐊᖅᑐᑦ, ᐊᒥᓱᓂᑦ ᐅᖃᖃᑎᒌᓐᓂᖃᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᓯ ᐱᓐᖑᐊᖅᑕᐅᔪᒥᑦ ᒥᔅᓵᓄᑦ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐱᓐᖑᐊᖅᑎᖏᑦᑕᐅᖅ. ᓰᐱᙳ ᐱᐅᒋᓚᐅᕐᒥᔭᖓ ᕙᓯᑭᕝᕚ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᐅᔪᖅᒪ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᕕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᒐᓚᐅᓕᖅᑐᓂᑦ ᑭᖑᓂᐊᒍᑦ ᕙᓯᑭᕝᕚ ᐱᓐᖑᐊᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓᐊᖅᑐᓂ. ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᖃᒻᒪᕆᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᒃᕝ!
ᐊᒥᓱᓂᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖅᑕᑲᖃᕇᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᔭᕐᓗᒍ ᕼᐊᑭ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᐱᒋᐊᒃᑲᓐᓂᕿᐊᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓗᒍ ᕙᓯᑭᕝᕚ. ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖃᑎᒋᓚᐅᖅᑕᕋ ᐊᓈᓇᒐ, ᐊᓈᓇᑦᓯᐊᕋ, ᐊᒃᑲᒐ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᖃᓐᓇᕋ ᐊᑐᕈᓐᓇᑕᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᓂᑦ ᐅᕙᒍᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖓᓐᓂ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᔭᕐᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᖏᑦᑐᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑐᑦ ᐱᓐᖑᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᓂᑦ — ᓲᕐᓗ ᒪᑯᓂᖓ ᐱᖓᓱᓂᑦ ᐱᑎᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐱᐱᓱᑦᑐᑎ ᑎᒍᒥᐊᖏᓐᓇᖅᑐᑎ ᐊᖅᓴᒥ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᕿᒡᒋᖅᑐᑎ ᐴᖅᓯᒋᐊᓂᕐᒧᑦ. ᐊᒥᓱᓂᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᓪᓗᑎᒍ ᖃᓄᖅ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᕙᓯᑭᕝᕚᒧᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓰᑦ ᑐᑭᓯᔭᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᓗᑎ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦᕝ.
ᓂᕈᐊᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᓂᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᕙᑦᑐᓂ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᐅᔪᓂᑦ ᐅᕙᒍᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖓᓐᓂ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᐊᑐᖅᑐᒋᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᔭᖅᑐᒋᑦ, ᓈᒻᒪᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᑦᑐᐊᓂᖃᖅᑐᑎᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᐅᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᕙᓯᑭᕝᕚᒧᑦ ᐱᓐᖑᐊᖅᑕᐅᔪᒧᑦ. ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓐᓂᖓᓄᑦ, ᐊᑕᐅᓯᖅ ᐆᑦᑐᕋᐅᑎᐅᔪᖅ ᐴᖅᓯᑎᑕᐅᒋᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᔪᖅ. ᐊᑐᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑕᕗᑦ ᐊᑭᖃᖏᑦᑐᒥᒃ ᐃᑎᖅᑎᑦᑎᓇᓱᒃ, ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᔪᖅ ᒥᔅᓯᖃᐸᓗᑦᑐᖅ “ᐊᑭᖃᖏᑦᑐᒥᑦ,” ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐅᖃᕋᐃᒐᑦᑕ “ᐊᑭᖃᖏᑦᑐᒥᑦ” ᑕᕝᕙᓂ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᐅᔪᒥᑦ, ᓈᓚᑦᑐᖅᑐᑭᓯᔭᖓ ᑐᑭᖓᓂ ᐊᑭᖃᖏᑦᑐᖅ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᖅᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᐴᖅᓯᓂᕐᒧᑦ.
ᕙᓯᑭᕝᕚᓂ ᐱᐅᓴᑐᒻᒪᕆᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ ᒪᒃᑯᓂᖅᓴᐅᓪᓗᖓ. ᕼᐊᑭᖅᑎᐅᔪᖓ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐱᐅᒋᓚᐅᖅᑕᕋ ᕙᓯᑭᕝᕚ ᐃᓅᓱᑦᑐᓛᖑᓪᓗᖓ. ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᑐᑭᓯᐅᒪᓂᖃᑦᑎᐊᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ ᐱᓐᖑᐊᖅᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᐱᓐᖑᐊᖅᑕᐅᓲᖑᒻᒪᖔᖅ. ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᓐᖑᐊᖃᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᖓ ᕙᓯᑭᕝᕚᖅᑎᓂᑦ ᑕᐱᕆᓂᑦ ᒪᒃᑯᓂᖅᓴᐅᑎᓪᓗᖓ, ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᒪᓕᑲᐃᓐᓇᓚᐅᖅᑕᕋ. ᑖᓐᓇ ᐱᕕᔅᓴᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᖅ ᓴᖅᑭᕐᖓᑦ, ᐱᒃᑲᓐᓂᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᖅᑕᕋ. ᑕᑯᓐᓇᓂᖅᓴᐅᕙᓕᖅᑐᖓ ᕙᓯᑭᕝᕚᓂᑦ — ᐊᖑᑎᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᕐᓇᓂᑦ — ᑐᓵᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐅᖃᖅᑎᐅᔪᑦ. ᑭᓲᕙᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᒋᐊᖃᖅᑕᖏᑦ ᐱᓐᖑᐊᖅᑐᓂ ᐅᖃᖅᑎᐅᓗᓂ? ᑭᓲᕙ ᐱᓕᕆᒋᐊᖃᖅᑕᖓ ᐊᒥᐊᓕᓐᓂ ᐅᖃᖅᑎᐅᔪᑦ, ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᒋᐊᖃᓚᐅᖅᑲᕌ?
ᐊᑯᓂᐅᔪᒥᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᔭᖅᓯᒪᓂᖅᓴᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐱᓐᖑᐊᖅᑕᐅᔪᒥᑦ — ᓱᒻᒪᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᑦᑐᖃᓂᖅᑲ, ᐱᖅᑯᓯᖏᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᖏᑦᑐᑦ ᐱᓐᖑᐊᖅᑏᑦ, ᑕᐱᕇᓐᓂᕈᑎ ᑲᑎᓚᐅᖅᑎᓐᓇᒋᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥᐅᑕᓂᑦ ᑕᑕᐱᕇᓂᑦ.
ᑲᑎᖅᓱᐃᒋᐊᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ ᐱᖅᑯᑐᖃᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᔭᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑭᓇᒃᑰᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᑐᑭᓯᒋᐊᕈᑎᖏᓐᓂ. ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᖁᕕᐊᓇᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ. ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔨᐅᔪᖓ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᒃᑯᑦ, ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᔭᐃᓇᓱᓐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᖓ ᑕᒪᑐᒧᖓ. ᐊᒥᐊᓕᓐᓂ ᐅᖃᖅᑎᐅᓪᓗᖓ, ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᑎᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᒪᓚᐅᖅᑕᒃᑲ ᑕᑯᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᐱᓐᖑᐊᖅᑕᐅᔪᒥᑦ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐱᓐᖑᐊᖅᑎᖏᓐᓂᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᑕᐱᕇᓂᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᕐᔪᐊᒥᑦ.
ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥ, ᐊᐱᕆᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᐅᖃᖅᑎᐅᓗᓄ ᑲᓇᑕᒥᐅᑕᐃᑦ ᐊᖑᑎᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᕐᓇᐃᑦ ᐱᓐᖑᐊᓕᕋᑖᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐲᖅᑎᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ. ᐄ, ᒋᐱᐅᔪᖅ. ᐊᑯᓂᐅᓯᒪᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᓰᐱᓯ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ, “ᐊᖑᑏᑦ, ᑲᒪᒋᓂᐊᓕᕐᒥᔭᓯᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᒥᐊᓕᒐᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓐᖑᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦᑕᐅᖅ.” ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᐅᒋᔭᐅᒻᒪᕆᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ, ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᓰᐱᙳ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ, “ᑲᒪᒋᓂᐊᓕᕐᒥᔭᓯᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᐲᖅᑎᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᐅᑎᔪᑦ ᑎᓴᒪᐃᓐᓇᐅᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑕᐱᕇᑦ. ᐅᐱᓐᓇᖅᑐᖅ! ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓐᓂᖓᓄ, ᑲᒪᒋᓕᑳᓪᓚᑦᑕᕗᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥᐅᑕᐃᑦ ᐊᖑᑎᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᕐᓇᐃᑦ. ᐊᒻᒪ ᑎᓴᒪᐃᓐᓇᕈᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᓂᖃᕐᓂᕆᔭᖏᑦ. ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᔭᒥᑦᑖᕋᓱᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐱᓐᖑᐊᖅᑐᑦ. ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓐᓂᖓᓄ, ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᖃᖅᑐᓂ ᐊᒥᓱᓂᑦ ᑕᐱᕇᓂᑦ — ᕗᕌᓐᔅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓲᕐᐱᐊ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓂᒋᖓᓂ ᓱᑖᓐ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐳᕆᔨᐅᓪ. ᐊᖏᔫᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦᕝ!
ᑕᑯᓐᓇᓚᐅᖅᑕᕗᑦ ᐱᓐᖑᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᖃᖅᑎᐅᓪᓗᓄ ᓰᐱᓯ ᑐᕌᓐᑐᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᕕᖓᓂ. ᐱᐅᕆᔅᒥᐅᓚᐅᖏᑦᑐᖅ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐱᐅᔫᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᑐᕌᓐᑐᒦᑦᑐᓂ ᐊᒥᓲᓪᓗᑎ ᐱᓐᖑᐊᖅᑐᓂ ᐅᖃᖅᑎᐅᖃᑕᐅᔪᓂᑦ. ᐅᑯᐊᖑᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᕿᔪᑦ, ᕙᓕᐹ, ᐱᖓᓱᐃᓐᓇᐅᓪᓗᑎ ᕙᓯᑭᕝᕚ, ᓯᐅᕋᕐᒥ ᕚᓕᐹ, ᑐᑭᑲᕆᐊᓕᑦᑐᑦ, ᑖᓂᓯᖅᑐᑦ, ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑐᑐᐃᓐᓇᐃᑦ ᐅᓚᑦᑐᑦ. ᐊᒻᒪ ᓇᓗᓇᖏᑦᑐᖅ ᖃᖓᒃᑯᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐃᑲᕋᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᕐᓂᖃᖅᑐᒍᑦ.
ᐊᑕᖏᖅᑐᑎᑦ ᔮᓯᑭᕝᕚᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᒋᑦ ᐃᓚᓕᐅᑎᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐅᕙᒍᑦ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᐊᖅᑕᖏᓐᓂ, ᐱᕕᔅᓴᑭᓐᓂᖅᓴᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᕈᕐᓗᑕ. ᐱᓐᖑᐊᖅᑐᓂ ᐱᔭᕇᖅᓯᒐᐃᒐᓄ, ᓯᓂᑲᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᓄ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᑯᓐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐸᕐᓇᐃᒋᐊᖃᐃᓐᓇᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᑭᖑᓪᓕᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓐᖑᐊᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᒧᑦ. ᐊᒥᓲᓛᖏᓐᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᒋᐊᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᑭᓱᓂᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᕐᓂᐊᖅᑕᑎᓐᓂ ᖃᓄᐃᓘᖅᑕᐅᔪᓂᑦ ᐊᑐᓂ ᐱᓐᖑᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᔪᒥᓇᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋ ᐅᕙᒍᑦ ᑕᑯᓐᓈᖅᑐᖁᑎᖏᓐᓄᑦ.
ᑲᔪᖏᖅᓴᐅᑎᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ. ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᖁᖓᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑎ ᐅᖃᖅᑐᑎ ᕙᓯᑭᕝᕚᒥ ᐱᐅᔅᓴᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᖏᑦᑐᑎ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᑕᑯᓐᓇᐃᓐᓇᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐱᓐᖑᐊᖅᑕᓕᒫᓂᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᓪᓗᒍ ᐱᐱᔪᒪᓂᖅᑎᓚᐅᕋᑦᑎᒍ. ᐅᖃᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᕙᓯᑭᕝᕚᒥᑦ ᐱᐅᔅᓴᓕᖅᑐᑎᑦ. ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᖏᑦᑐᖅ ᐅᖃᖅᑏᑦ ᑕᑯᓐᓇᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ. ᐃᓄᑦᑕᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᑎ ᑭᒃᑰᒻᒪᖔᓐᓄ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᕙᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᒪᓪᓗᑎ, ᐱᐅᔪᒻᒪᕆᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ. ᐱᐅᔫᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᔅᓴᖃᕐᕕᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᕐᓄᑦ ᐅᕙᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᑐᑭᓯᓕᖅᑐᑎ ᐱᓐᖑᐊᖅᑕᐅᔪᒥᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᓪᓗᒍ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᔭᑦᑎᐊᓚᐅᕋᑦᑎᒍ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐱᐅᒋᓚᐅᕐᒥᔭᖏᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕆᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᖏᑦᑐᑦ ᐱᓐᖑᐊᖅᑏᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᖏᑦᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᕐᔪᐊᑦ. ᐃᑉᓇᕐᓂᖓ ᐱᐅᔫᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᑐᓴᖅᑐᓂ ᖃᓄᖅ ᖁᕕᐊᒋᔭᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᑕᑯᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ. ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑲᔪᖏᖅᓴᐃᑎᐊᖅᑐᑎ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᑎ ᐅᕙᑦᑎᓐᓂ.
ᑐᕌᓐᑐᒦᑦᑎᓪᓗᑕ, ᐅᖃᐃᓐᓇᖃᖅᑕᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᐅᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᒪᓪᓗᓄ ᐅᑭᐅᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓐᖑᐊᕕᒃᔪᐊᓕᖅᑲᑕ. ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓘᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᒪᒧᒍᒃ. ᓈᒻᒪᑎᐊᖅᑑᔮᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᖅ — ᖁᕕᐊᓱᓐᓂᖃᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᑎ ᓴᖅᑭᔮᖅᑎᓯᓐᓈᖅᑐᒍ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓴᐳᒻᒥᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓴᓐᖓᑦᑎᒋᐊᕐᓗᒍ ᐅᖃᐅᓰᑦ, ᐊᖏᔪᒥᑦ ᐅᐱᒍᓱᓐᓇᖅᑐᖅ. ᐅᖃᖅᑎᑕᖃᖅᑐᓂ ᑕᑯᔅᓴᐅᑎᑕᐅᔪᓂᑦ ᐅᕙᒍᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖓᓐᓂ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᔪᖅ.
People & Culture
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