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(1)otahkoskêwinihk kâ-nôtinitohk êkota nitayân; nikiskêyihtên. |
(1)I was present at the fight at Stepping-Place; I saw it. |
(2)iskwêwa pêyak nipahêwak nistam. ê-nîso-tipiskâk kîkisêpâ môskîstâkêwak ayahciyiniwak. mihcêtiwak. nama wiya mihcêtiwak nêhiyawak. sakâhk itâmonâniwiw. kimiwan; mâka pasakoskiwakâw. nayêhtâwan kâ-mostohtêhk; mîna kâ-têhtapicik mistahi mâkohtâsôwak. âta êka tâpwê ê-matwêwêki pâskisikana, ê-sâpopêki, mistahi iskwâhtâsôwak ayahciyiniwak. êkwa wiyawâw nîso piko ê-nipahihcik, pêyak nêhiyawa mistahi ê-wiyakâhpinâtâcik, oskinîkiw ê-miyosit, ê-okimâwit mistahi, iyiniw-kâ-kîskwêt ê-isiyîhkâsot.1 |
(2)First they killed one woman. Two days later in the morning, the Blackfoot attacked. They were in great number. The Cree were not numerous. Flight was made into the brush. It was raining; it was very muddy underfoot. One was hampered walking on foot; and those who were mounted had a hard time of it. Although the guns did not shoot well, because they were wet, the Blackfoot did much killing. Although only two of them were killed, they caused the grievous loss of a certain Cree, a handsome youth and a great chief, who was called Wild-Man. |
(3)ê-kiskêyihtamân ôhi k-âcimoyân. |
(3)From my own experience are these things which I am relating. |