kiyâpic nimithkowin / I’m still bleeding: Solomon Ratt (th-dialect)

Update: 2021-06-01

Description

kikî-wîhtamowin î-mihtâtaman;

kiyâpic nimithkowin.

kikî-mîthin sôniyâw;

kiyâpic nimithkowin.

<kîkwây kâ-nitawîthihtaman?>

othasowâsik aniki kâ-kî-misiwanâcihcikîcik.

môtha pônipathin othasowîwin

nipahiwîwin ohci,

ahpô otihtinikîwin,

ahpô kwâsihiwîwin.

pakwanita pîkiskwîwin ikwa mâtohkâsowin

namwâc nika-nanâtawihikon:

itôtamowin poko.

You’ve offered me an apology;

I’m still bleeding.

You’ve offered me compensation;

I’m still bleeding.

<What do you want?>

Hold those responsible accountable.

There is no statute of limitations

on murder,

or rape,

or kidnapping.

Empty words and crocodile tears won’t help me heal: action will.

#215children #truthandreconciliation

Comments

In Channel

Spring! Solomon Ratt (th-dialect)

2022-03-20--:--

Back to the Raft: Solomon Ratt (th-dialect)

2022-03-13--:--

Pebble in my Moccasin: Solomon Ratt (th-dialect)

2022-01-21--:--

Writing in the Sand: Heather Phipps (y-dialect)

2022-01-12--:--

Eye of Grandmother Moon: Heather Clear Wind

2021-11-17--:--

My Soul Soars: Solomon Ratt (y-dialect)

2021-11-04--:--

Take it Back: translated by Solomon Ratt (y-dialect)

2021-10-23--:--

Truth and Reconciliation: Solomon Ratt (th-dialect)

2021-09-22--:--

Maybe you’re not a language keeper: Prestin Mercredi-Fleming

2021-09-1001:51

Angels: 215 >, 1820 – 1979 “The Past is Always Our Present”

2021-06-09--:--

kâ-kisîwêk: Solomon Ratt (y-dialect)

2021-06-06--:--

kiyâpic nimithkowin / I’m still bleeding: Solomon Ratt (th-dialect)

2021-06-01--:--

(Re)concile the bones: Rosanna Deerchild

2021-05-30--:--

Destiny Thomas: I Promise to my Children (y-dialect)

2021-05-19--:--

National Indigenous People’s Language Day, 2021

2021-03-31--:--

Shane L. Koyczan: Inconvenient Skin, translated into Cree by Solomon Ratt (y-dialect)

2021-03-18--:--

My Country ’tis of Thy People You’re Dying: Buffy Sainte-Marie

2021-02-07--:--

Be the Light: Amanda Gorman, translated by Solomon Ratt

2021-01-21--:--

How do I love you? (Solomon Ratt, y-dialect)

2020-12-02--:--

How we kill our language: Solomon Ratt (th-dialect)

2020-03-12--:--

00:00

kiyâpic nimithkowin / I’m still bleeding: Solomon Ratt (th-dialect)

#box-pro-ellipsis-176254191015942{-webkit-line-clamp:2;}kiyâpic nimithkowin / I’m still bleeding: Solomon Ratt (th-dialect)

kiyâpic nimithkowin / I’m still bleeding: Solomon Ratt (th-dialect)

Arden Ogg

kiyâpic nimithkowin / I’m still bleeding: Solomon Ratt (th-dialect)