Harry Achenam | Harry Achenam |
(1)kayâsês mîna pêyakwâw ispi ôta kâ-kî-mâyahkamikahk. âsay ôta nikî-âtotên tânisi kâ-kî-isi-wâpahtamân. êkosi kêyâpic nik-âtotên, êkota ohci kîkway ê-kî-isi-kakwâtakihtâcik ayîsiyiniwak. misiw-îtê nipimitisahikân. êwak-ôhci k-ô-kî-wâpahtamân ôma k-âtotamân. âta nikî-ohcihikwak ninîkihikwak; mâka namoya nikî-tâpwêhtawâwak âskaw. namoya tahki n-ô-sasîpihtawâwak; âskaw piko. |
(1)It was quite a while ago, after the evil happenings here. I have already told what I saw of these. So now I shall tell some more, of how the Indians suffered afterwards. I followed everywhere. That was the way I saw that of which I am telling. To be sure, my parents forbade it, but sometimes I did not obey them. I did not always disobey them, only at times. |
(2)êkosi ê-pôni-nôtinitohk, âtiht kî-tâ-tapasîwak ayîsiyiniwak. ê-kostahkik êtokê, ê-kî-mâyinikêcik, k-ô-kî-sâ-sipwêhtêcik, «mâskôc nika-kitimahikawin,» ê-itêyihtahkik. tâpwê kî-asamâwak. mitoni kî-kitimâkisinâniwiw; âta tahto ê-iskonihcik âskaw sipwêhtêwak. pikw-îtê itohtêwak, «itê êtokê nika-pimâcihikawin,» ê-itêyihtahkik. |
(2)When the fighting was over, some Indians fled. It must have been because they were afraid, having conducted themselves badly, that they went away, thinking, «Perhaps I shall be brought to grief.» Accordingly they were given food. Many had been destroyed, but as many as had been spared from time to time departed. They went anywhere, wherever they thought, «Here perhaps I shall be kept alive.» |
(3)mîna pêyak nistês kî-sipwêhtêw; mâka namoya nô-kiskêyihtên tânitê ê-itâmot. iyikohk pêyak askiy ê-kî-ispayik, nikî-wâpamâw. kî-nîsiyiwa owîkimâkana; mâka pêyak kî-wîcêwêw; kotaka kî-nakatêw; êwakoni ê-pê-nâtât, kâ-wâpamak. mayaw ê-wâpamak, mitoni nimiywêyihtên. nikakwêcimâw tânitê ê-kî-itohtêt. êkosi nitâcimostâk itê kâ-kî-itâmot. |
(3)Among them, an elder brother of mine had gone away; but then I did not know whither he had fled. When a year had passed, I saw him again. He had two wives; but one he had taken with him and left the other behind; it was when he came to fetch the latter, that I saw him. As soon as I saw him, I was very glad. I asked him where he had gone. Then he told me about the place to which he had fled. |
(4)«mitoni nimiyw-âyânân,» itwêw; «piko ta-pê-wîcêwiyan,» nitik.1 |
(4)«We are doing very well,» he said; «You need only come with me,» he said to me. |
(5)êkosi mitoni nimiywêyihtên ta-wîcêwak. ayis mitoni nikî-sâkihâw nistês, ê-kî-itêyihtamân nîcisân; mâka êsa namoya nîcisân. tahki nikî-papâmitisahwâw. |
(5)Then I was very glad that I was to go with him. For I loved my brother very much, my full brother, as I thought, though really he was not my full brother. I kept following him about. |
(6)êkosi kâ-wâpamak, sêmâk nitêyihtên, «namoya kîhtwâm ka-nakasin,» nitêyihtên. |
(6)For, when I had seen him, at once I thought, «You shall not leave me again.» |
(7)tâpwê tahki nikisâtâw, ê-wî-pimitisahwak, sipwêhtêci. |
(7)I always stayed near him, meaning to follow him, if he went away. |
(8)êkosi ômisi nitik: «kiyâm papâmohtê. namoya ka-kî-nakatitin,» nitik. |
(8)Then he told me, «Just go about. I shall not leave you.» |
(9)êkosi nikiwân. ê-takohtêyân nîkinâhk, niwîhtamâk nikâwiy ê-takohtêt nistês. |
(9)So I went home. When I arrived at our dwelling, my mother told me that my brother had come. |
(10)«nikî-wâpamâw,» nititâw; «mâka niwî-wîcêwâw.» |
(10)«I have seen him,» I answered her, «and I want to go with him.» |
(11)êkosi âhci piko nikitahamâk. |
(11)She, however, forbade my doing this. |
(12)êkosi, «kiyâm namoya nika-wîcêwâw,» nititâw, mâka konita ê-kakwê-cîsimak. |
(12)So, «Very well, I shall not go with him,» I said to her, but falsely, for I meant to deceive her. |
(13)tâpwê miywêyihtam ê-tâpwêhtawak. |
(13)She was very glad that I heeded her. |
(14)«êkâya wiya kîmî. konita ka-nitawi-kakwâtakihtân,» nitik. |
(14)«Do not steal away. You will only go to suffer.» she told me. |
(15)mâka namoya. êkosi tahtwâw ê-wâpamak nistês, tahki niwîsâmik. tahki nicîhkêyihtên. |
(15)But no. Every time I saw my brother, he kept urging me to go with him. I was always pleased. |
(16)mwêstas nânitaw nîso ayamihêwi-kîsikâw nisipwêhtânân, ê-mostohtêyâhk. nisto nâpêwak, êkwa nêo iskwêwak, êkwa nisto awâsisak, êkwa nama kîkway misatim, nayêstaw pêyak acimosis, êkwa nîso pâskisikana, êkwa acosisa, êkos-âni piko êsi-tipiyawêwihoyâhk, êkwa nânitaw nêo askihkwak; êkwa k-êhtasiyâhk pâ-pêyak akohpa nitayânân. niya wiya namoya kîkway nitâpacihtân; ayis nitawâsisiwin.2 êkosi tahki nimôwânânak sîsîpak nanâtohk. mâka apisîs piko pâskisikêwin nitayânân. mâka awa acimosis nihtâ-nipahêw sîsîpa; nâ-nipahêw. nânitaw pêyak ayamihêwi-kîsikâw âsay kâ-sipwêhtêyâhk, âsay wâhyawês nitayânân. tahto-tipiskâw ê-sipwêhtêyâhk, âskaw piko ê-kîsikâk nipimohtânân. êkosi kâ-kîsikâk pêyakwanohk nitayânân. |
(16)About two weeks later we departed, on foot. Three men, four women, and three children; and no horse, only one dog, and two guns and some arrows, that was our equipment, and about four cooking-pots; and each of us had a blanket. As for me, I was of no use, for I was but a child. Then we always ate various kinds of ducks. But we had only little ammunition. The dog, however, was good at killing ducks; it would kill one after another. When we had been about a week on the road, we had journeyed quite a distance. Advancing every night, we but seldom walked by day. In daytime we would stay in one place., |
(17)kîtahtawê pêyak niwîcêwâkaninân âhkosiw. namoya kaskihtâw ta-mâcît. êkosi ôki nâpêwak wawânêyihtamwak tânisi ta-tôtahkik. osâm wâhyaw; awa k-âhkosit nitisiwâminân êkosi namoya ta-kî-nakatiht; osâm wâhyaw. mîna namoya ta-kî-pâ-pêhiht ta-miyw-âyât. |
(17)Then one of our companions fell ill. He could not move. The other men were at a loss what to do. It was too far; our sick friend could not be left; it was too far. and it was out of the question to wait until he should get well. |
(18)pêyak ômis-îtêw: «kiyâm sipwêhtê nôtinitôwi-sîpîhk,» itwêw. |
(18)Then one said to another, «Go on to the Battle River,» he said. |
(19)«êkosi tâpwê nitêyihtên. êkosi wâpahki nika-sipwêhtân. awa nika-wîcêwâw,» nitik. |
(19)«I think that is a good idea. Tomorrow I shall start. I shall take this boy along,» he said of me. |
(20)êwako nistês kâ-wî-sipwêhtêt. |
(20)For it was my brother who was to go away. |
(21)tâpwê ê-wâpahk mitoni kîkisêpâ nisipwêhtânân. kapê-kîsik nipimohtânân. ê-at-ôtâkosik, nikiskêyihtên ê-wî-nôhtêsiniyân; mâka namoya niwîhtamawâw nistês. êkwa ê-tipiskâk, nikêhcinâhon wâpahki êkâ ta-kî-âhciyân. êkosi nikawisimonân. ê-wâpahk, mitoni kîkisêpâ nipêkopayin. nitâhkosin. namoya nikî-âhcîn. nipâ-pâkikâtêpayin; mîna nipâ-pâkisitêpayin. kêyâpic wâhyawês, nânitaw nê-mitanaw tipahaskân. êkwa nikoskonâw. êkosi waniskâw. |
(21)Accordingly the next morning, very early, we set out. We walked all day. As evening came on, I knew that I should not be able to make it; but I did not tell my brother. That night I was certain that on the morrow I should not be able to move from the spot. We went to sleep. I woke up early that morning. I was ill. I could not stir from the spot. My legs and feet were swollen. It was still quite a ways, perhaps forty miles. I waked him. He got up. |
(22)«tânisi?» nitik. |
(22)«What is it?» he asked me. |
(23)«namoya nikî-âhcîn,» nititâw. |
(23)«I cannot move from the spot,» I told him. |
(24)«êkosi tânisi mâka kê-tôtamân?» itwêw. |
(24)«Then what am I to do?» he asked. |
(25)«kiyâm nakasin,» nititâw. |
(25)«Leave me,» I told him. |
(26)«namoya ka-kî-nakatitin,» nitik; «konita ka-kitimahitin,» nitik, «kîspin nakatitân. ahpô êtokê ka-misi-wanâcihon. êkosi mîna kikitimâkêyimitin. kiyâm ka-sipwêhtânânaw. mahti kakwê-pasikô,» nitik. |
(26)«I cannot leave you,» he answered me; «I should only leave you to misery,» he said to me, «if I left you. Indeed, you might perish. And what is more, I am fond of you. Come, let us go on. Let us see if you can stand on your feet,» he said to me. |
(27)êkosi nikakwê-pasikôn. namwâc nikaskihon. nikitâpamik. |
(27)Accordingly I tried to rise to my feet. I could not manage it at all. He looked at me. |
(28)êkosi ê-kêhcinâhot, êkâ ê-kaskihoyân, «kiyâm ka-nayômitin,» nitik. |
(28)Then, when he knew that I could not, «Come, let me carry you on my back,» he said to me. |
(29)êkosi ninêpêwisin. |
(29)I was ashamed. |
(30)«ta-wîhtam; nika-pâhphikawin,» nitêyihtên. |
(30)«He will tell of it; I shall be laughed at,» I thought. |
(31)«kiyipa!» nitik. |
(31)«Hurry up,» he said to me. |
(32)êkosi ati-pasikôw. opâskisikan otinam. |
(32)With that he rose to his feet. He took his gun. |
(33)«êkwa!» nitik; «namoya nika-wîhtên,» &twêw; «kakwê-pasikô.» |
(33)«Come on,» he said to me; «I shall not tell of it,» he said; «Try to stand up.» |
(34)êkosi nikakwê-pasikôn. tâpwê nipasikôn. ninayômik. mitâtaht nêosâp nitahtopiponwân; âta wiya mitâtahto-mitanaw apisîs ayiwâk nikosikwatin. |
(34)So I tried to get up on my feet. I succeeded in standing up. So then he carried me on his back. I was fourteen years old, but I weighted a little over a hundred pounds. |
(35)êkosi nisipwêhtânân. âskaw pimipahtâw. mâka nânitaw mitâtaht niyânanosâp tipahaskân nititohtahik. nitaywêpinân. mitoni nitâhkosin. êkosi namoy-âyiwâk niwî-sipwêhtân. |
(35)So we set out. From time to time he ran. He carried me about fifteen miles. We stopped to rest. I was very ill. Therefore I did not want to go on any farther. |
(36)«kiyâm êkwa nakasin,» nititâw. |
(36)«Do leave me now,» I told him. |
(37)êkosi têpêyimôw, ta-nakasit. |
(37)Then he consented to leave me. |
(38)ômisi nitik: «kîspin wâpahki êkâ takohtêyâni, _ kêhcinâ ka-miyw-âyân, _ kâ wiya konita pêhihkan. sipwêhtêhkan. kîwêhkan. kikiskêyihtên ita kit-êsi-kîwêyan. mâka kîspin otêmiyân, kîkispêpâ kik-ôtihtitin,» itwêw. |
(38)He said to me, «If I do not come here tomorrow, -- surely you will be well, -- then do not needlessly wait for me. In that case, go away from here. Go home. You know your way home. But if I get a horse, I shall come to you in the morning,» he said. |
(39)êkosi nisto sîsîpa ninakatamâk, ê-kî-nawacît. êkosi nitatamiskâk. ati-sipwêhtêw. |
(39)Then he left me three ducks, which he had roasted. Then he bade me farewell. He set out. |
(40)ita ê-ispacinâsik nitisitâcimon, tahkohcâyihk êkota ohci ê-kitâpamak, ê-atimohtêt. mitoni namoya nikî-kaskihtân êkâ ta-mâtoyân. êkâ ê-kî-pimohtêyân k-ô-mâtoyân. |
(40)I crawled up a little knoll, and from up there watched him walking away. I was quite unable to keep from weeping. I wept because I could not walk. |
(41)«ahpô êtokê êkosi nika-nakatik,» nitêyihtên. |
(41)«Perhaps like this he will abandon me,» I thought. |
(42)êkosi ninitawi-nipân ita kâ-kî-nakasit. êkosi mitoni ninipân; osâm ninêstosin. kayahtê piko kîkisêpâ kâ-têpwâsit. niwaniskân, ê-kitâpamak. kî-têhtapiw. mîna pahkwêsikana pêsiwêw, mîna kôhkôsi-wiyin, mîna maskihkîwâpoy. |
(42)Then I went to where he had left me, to sleep. I slept very soundly, for I was tired. Suddenly, in the morning, there he was, hallooing to me. I got up from where I lay and looked at him. He was on horseback. And he was bringing bread, bacon, and tea. |
(43)«sêmâk ka-sipwêhtânânaw,» nitik. |
(43)«We shall start at once,» he said to me. |
(44)tâpwê nawac nimiywamahcihon. nikoci-pasikôn. êkosi nitêhtahik. |
(44)Really, I was feeling much better. I tried to get on my feet. He helped me onto the horse. |
(45)nitati-sipwêhtânân. wiya pimohtêw. wîpac nitay-apinân, ê-mîcisoyâhk. aciyaw piko nitaywêpinân. êkosi nitati-sipwêhtânân. wiya tahki pimipahtâw. êkosi niya tahki iyipahtâw; âskaw nisihkêpayiw; âskaw pimohtêw misatim. wiya mîna nistês mitoni kâ-kâyawâtisiw. mîna ê-otâkosik nikisâkamisikânân. ê-kîsi-mîcisoyâhk, aciyaw piko nitâywêpinân. mîna nisipwêhtânân. isko ê-tipiskâk nipimohtânân. wâhyaw nikapêsinân. mitoni kîkisêpâ nisipwêhtânân. wîpac nitakohtânân. |
(45)Then we set out. He walked. Soon we stopped and ate. We halted only a short time. Then we started off again. He ran all the way. My horse kept at a trot, now and then at a canter, or again at a walk. My brother was untiring. Toward evening we heated water for tea. When we had eaten, we rested but a short while. Again we started off. We went ahead until dark. We had gone a long ways when we encamped for the night. Very early in the morning we went on. In a short time we arrived. |
(46)kêyâpic mistahi âhkosiw awa kâ-kî-âhkosit. tâsipwâ ê-tipiskâyik kâ-kîskwêhpinêw. tâsipwâ nimâkohikonân. nânitaw nisto-kîsikâw nitayânân. nisto-kîsikâw êkota k-âyâyâhk, nawac miyw-âyâw. |
(46)The sick man was still very ill. In fact, he was delirious during the night. Indeed, he was a great trouble to us. We stayed there for some three days. When we had been there three days, he got better. |
(47)êkosi êkwa nisipwêhtânân, misatim ê-yîkihtawitâpêt, êkota ê-pimisihk otâhkosiw. êkwa pêyak iskwêsis têhtapiw, kotak mîna kîkway ê-pimiwitât misatim. mitoni pwâwatêw. namoya wîhkâc wâhyaw nititohtânân; ayis otâhkosiw nôtamihikonân. âta wiya namoya ninôhtêhtânân. niya wiya nimiyw-âyân. |
(47)Therefore again we set out, the horse pulling a travoie on which the sick man lay. On the horse rode a little girl, and the horse also carried some of the things. It had an excessive load. We never went very far, for the sick man kept us back. Yet we never failed to advance. As for me, I was well. |
(48)mâskôc osâm mistahi ê-kî-pimohtêyan, êkosi ê-osk-âyiwiyan,» nitikwak ôki niwîcêwâkanak. |
(48)«Probably it was because you walked too much, young as you are,» my companions said to me. |
(49)âta wiya wîpac ati-miyw-âyâw otâhkosiw. êkosi ê-miyw-âyât, nawac nikisiskâhtânân. tâsipwâ wîpac nôtihtênân tipahaskân. êkosi mîna wîpac nitakohtânân itê k-êtohtêyâhk. |
(49)However, the sick man soon got better. As he improved, we went faster. In fact, we soon reached the border. Then also we soon came to our destination. |
(50)namoy-âyiwâk nikwatakihtânân, ôtênâhk ê-takohtêyâhk. âtiht êkota niwâpamânânak nêhiyawak. nitâcimostâkonânak ê-nikohtêcik ayîsiyiniwak asinîwacîsihk.3 êkota nikapêsinân. |
(50)We suffered no more hardship after we reached the town. We saw some Cree there. They told us that the Indians were logging at the Little Rocky Mountains. We pitched camp there. |
(51)ê-wâpahk pêyak nâpêw ê-nisitawêyimak nitawihik misatimwa. êkwa nitêhtapin. êkosi niwîcêwâkanak ninakatâwak, êkotê ê-takohtêyân, awa kâ-kîwêhtahit wîkiwâhk. nimîcison. |
(51)The next morning a man whom I knew lent me a horse. So now I could ride. Now I left my companions and went to this man's dwelling with him. I was given a meal. |
(52)ê-mêkwâ-mîcisoyân, kotakihk nipê-nitomikawin, ê-ociwâmiyân. mitoni cîhkêyihtam ê-wâpamit. nitâcimostâk ê-miyw-âyâcik. |
(52)Before I had finished eating, a friend of mine came and invited me to another place. He was very glad to see me. He told me that they were doing well. |
(53)mîna, «nama kîkway kik-âstâhikon,» nitik. |
(53)And, «You shall have nothing to fear,» he told me. |
(54)mêkwâc ê-mîcisoyâan, kîtahtawê nipêhtên ê-pâ-pîkiskwêhk.4 mistahi pâ-pîkiskwêwak nâpêwak. mâka namoya kwayask nikî-nisitohtawânânak kîkway k-âyimôtahkik. |
(54)While I was eating, I heard some talking. Some men were conversing at great length. But we could not properly hear what they were talking about. |
(55)piyis itêw owîkimâkana, «mahti nitawi-nitohta tânisi ê-ay-itwêcik ôki kâ-pâ-pîkiskwêcik.» |
(55)At last my host said to his wife, «Go listen to what they say who are conversing.» |
(56)êkosi awa iskwêw wayawîw. wîpac pîhtokêw. |
(56)So she went out. She soon came in. |
(57)«ôta ê-wâpamihcik ayahciyiniwak, ê-nâ-nawacîcik. `mâka namoya kisiwâk nôsâpamâwak,' itwêw ana kâ-wâpamât, `piko kit-êtohtêyahk,' ê-itwêcik. êkosi ati-mâwacihitôwak.» |
(57)«It is that some Blackfoot have been seen hereabout, preparing the meat of their hunt. 'But we did not see them from close by,' says the one who saw them, and, 'We shall have to go there,' they say. And so they are all assembling.» |
(58)ê-kîsi-mîcisoyân, nitati-pimitisahikân. awa kâ-wâpamât nîkânohtêw. |
(58)[ XEROX HAS CUT OFF BOTTOM OF PAGE 620] [GLOSS MISSING...] seen them walked in the lead. |
(59)kisiwâk êkwa ê-ayâcik, «tânisi kê-tôtamahk?» itwêwak. |
(59)When we were near the place, «What shall we do?» they asked. |
(60)«mâk-âtiht piko ta-pâskiswâyahkok kikî-sîhkimikawinânaw, akiyak pê-nanôyâcihikoyahko ta-pâskiswâyahk, êkosi mâka kê-pâskiswâyahkok,» itwêwak.5 |
(60)«We have been told to shoot only a few of them, and to shoot at them only if they first attack up; but in that case we may shoot them,» they said. |
(61)êkosi ita kâ-nâ-nawacîcik wâsakâm ohci nâtakâniwiw; mâka namoy-âwiyak ayâw. tapasîwak, ê-nêwicik êsa, onawacîwiniwâwa mîna omaskisiniwâwa nakatisiniwâwa nakatisihtamwak.6 pêyak ê-nipahâcik mostoswa, otinikâtêw wiyâs. êkosi kîwâniwiw. |
(61)Accordingly the hill was surrounded where they had been preparing their meats; but there was no one there. They had fled, four, as it appeared, in number. They had left behind their meats and their moccasins. They had killed one buffalo; the meat was now taken. Then we went home. |
(62)êko nîsta nitatoskân ê-nikohtêhk. êkwa ê-pôyohk, nanânis nitawi-piponisinâniwiw. âtiht asinîwacîhk ispiciwak. êkotê nitisi-wîcihiwân. |
(62)Then I too began to work at logging. When the work stopped, we went off in various directions to camp for the winter. Some moved their camp to the Rocky Mountains. I went with these. |
(63)«awa kâ-nîkânît êkotê ispicici, ka-papâmitisahwânaw,» itwêw nistês. |
(63)«To whatever place the leader moves his camp, thither let us follow him,» said my brother. |
(64)asinîwacîhk ê-takopicihk, nîswayak ispicinâniwiw. âtiht âpihtawikosisâninâhk ispiciwak.7 êkotê nitisi-wîcihiwânân. êkosi âtiht pîkanôwiyinînâhk ispiciwak. awa onîkânîw âpihtawikosisâninâhk ispiciw. êwako niwîcêwânân, ita ê-pâpicit. âpihtawikosisânak ê-ayâcik, êkota nakîw. |
(64)When we had brought our camps to the Rocky Mountains, we parted to camp in two directions. Some moved their camp to the Halfbreed Country. We went along with these. Then some Piegans came to camp there. The leader moved his camp to the Halfbreed Country. We joined him in going there. Where the Halfbreeds were, there he stopped. |
(65)êkosi nanânis nitatoskêsinân, nimîciwininân ta-kaskihtâyâhk. |
(65)Here we separated, to take such small employment as we could get, to earn our upkeep. |
(66)êkota kapê-pipon nitayânân, ê-ây-atoskêyâhk, piko nimîciwininân ê-kaskihtâyâhk. êkosi awa nistês wîwa ê-nîsiyit, nitâyimisinân ta-pimâcihoyâhk. pîhtaw nistês namoya tâpwê atoskêw. mâka niya mistahi nitatoskân, t-âsamakik. ayisk mitoni nikitimâkisinân. âta wiya pêyakôw nitêminân; mâka nama kîkway kotak kîkway nitayânân. |
(66)We stayed here all winter, working, and earning only our food. In this way, as my brother had two wives, we were hard put to it to gain our living. It turned out, moreover, that my brother did not work very much, As for me, I worked very hard to provide them with food. For we were very badly off. We did have a single horse, but we had nothing else. |
(67)kîtahtawê ê-ati-miyoskamik, pê-nitohkêmôwak simâkanisak: «kahkiyaw nâpêwak.» tâpwê ê-wâpahk kahkiyaw sipwêhtêwak, nânitaw niyânanosâp, mistik t-êtohtêcik. takosinwak ita kâ-nitawêyimihcik. mitoni miyo-pamihâwak, ta-mîcisocik mîna ta-kapêsicik. êkwa ê-wâpahk pîkiskwêwak simâkanisikimâw êkwa awa nitôkimâminân, tânêhki ita k-ô-papâmacihocik ê-kakwêcimikocik. kahkiyaw kîkway pîkiskwâtamwak. êkosi asotamawâw ta-pamihihcik isko nîpihki, êkosi mîna ta-kîwêhtahihcik ita k-ô-kî-nikohtêcik, ta-nitawi-nikohtêcik, ê-wî-wîcihihcik ta-pimâcihocik. |
(67)Presently, as spring was approaching, some soldiers came with summons; «All the men.» So, on the next day, they all went off, about fifteen of them, bound for the forest country. They came to the place where they were wanted. They were very well cared for as to food and lodging. Then in the morning the leader of the soldiers and our chief had a conversation in which the former asked them why they were wandering about in this place. They discussed everything. Thereupon he was promised that they would be provided for until the warm weather, and then would be taken back to where they had worked at logging, that they might resume this work, and that they would be assisted in earning their living. |
(68)«êkosi anohc ohci ka-pamihikawinâwâw, isko ta-pêsîkawiyêk itê t-âtoskêyâk. mîna ayôwinisa ka-miyikawinâwâw ôta atâwêwikamikohk. êkosi kahkiyaw kiwîhyôwiniwâwa ka-masinahênâwâw. êkosi tâpiskôc ê-kihci-môhkomâniwiyêk.» |
(68)«So, from today on, you will be provided for, until you are brought to the place where you will work. And you will be given clothing here at the store. You will register all your names. In this way it will be just as if you belonged to the United States.» |
(69)êkwa mâci-miyâwak ayôwinisa. kwayask postayôwinisêwak. mîna nitawi-miyâwak mîciwin, pêyak ayamihêwi-kîsikâw kit-âpacihtâcik. mistahi asamikwak. mitoni miyw-âyâwak. namoya êkwa atoskêwak. |
(69)Then they proceeded to be given clothing. They dressed themselves properly. Then they went where provisions were given to them, enough for one week. They were generously supplied with food. They were very comfortable. They did not do any work. |
(70)êkwa ê-miyoskamik takosinwak simâkanisak. mîciwin mistahi pêtâwak, mîna nânitaw nisto otâpânâskwa ita ta-pôsicik ôki êkâ k-ôtêmicik. ê-wâpahk pê-picinâniwiw. namoy-âwiyak pimohtêw; kahkiyaw pôsinâniwiw, ê-pê-kîwêhtahiwêcik asinîwacîsihk. tâpwê takohtahiwêwak. êkosi mîna mâci-nikohtâniwiw, isko ê-takwâkik. âsay mîna ê-pipohk pamihâwak ayîsiyiniwak. mitoni kwayas pamihâwak. êkosi mîna ê-atoskêcik, miyo-pimâcihôwak. |
(70)When the snow was gone, soldiers arrived. They brought much food, and some three wagons for those to ride in who had no horses. The next day they started in this direction. No one walked; all were riding, as they were brought back to the Rocky Mountains. They brought them all to their destination. Then again the logging started, to continue until autumn. The next winter the Indians again were provided for. Again they were very well cared for. In this way, since they also did work, they made a good living. |
(71)âsay mîna ê-miyoskamik wîhtamawâwak ta-nitawi-nikohtêcik. |
(71)When the warm weather came again, they were told that they were to go and do logging. |
(72)«êkosi aswêyihtamok. pê-sipwêhtêwak pîkanôwiyiniwak, misatimwa ê-pê-kimoticik. aswêyimihkok. môhcôwiwak. masinahikan nipê-itisahamâkawin t-âswêyihtahkik nitayîsiyinîmak, t-âswêyimâcik ôhi mac-âyîsiyiniwak. êkosi kîspin otihtikoyêkwâwi, kêhcinâ ka-manâcihikowâwak. kîspin kinanôyâcihikowâwak, kiyâm, kaskihtâyêko, ka-pâskiswâwâwak.8 kitêmiwâwak kanawêyimihkok.» |
(72)«Now also, be on your guard. Some Piegans have set out in this direction, to steal horses. Be on the lookout for them. They are unruly. I have been sent a letter which says that my Indians are to be on their guard and to watch for these evil-doers. Now, if they come to where you are, they will certainly stand in fear of you. If they do attack you, then, if you can, you may shoot them. Keep an eye on your horses.» |
(73)êkosi tâpwê ê-nitawi-nikohtêhk, tahto-tipiskâw kanawêyimâwak misatimwak. tahki niwîcihiwân. |
(73)Accordingly, when we went logging, every night the horses were kept under guard. I always stayed with the others. |
(74)kîtahtawê mâyi-tipiskâw, ê-mispohk. pêyak niwîcêwâkaninân mitoni kîkisêpâ waniskâw, ê-kisâkamisikêt. mîcisôw. |
(74)Then at one time there came a stormy night, with snow. One of our party got up very early and started to heat water for breakfast. He ate. |
(75)«niwî-mâcînân,» awa nitôkimâm itwêw, pêyak nâpêwa ê-kanawêyihtamawak otêmiyiwa, êwakoni k-êtât, «maywês tihkisot kôna, ta-mitihtâyâhkok okwâskwêpayihôsak.» |
(75)«We shall go hunting,» said that leader of ours, speaking to a certain man whose horse I was guarding, «so that we may track the jumping-deer before the snow melts.» |
(76)ê-kîsi-mîcisot wawêyîw, ê-mâcît. êkosi kotakak êkota ay-ayâwak. kîtahtawê mêkwâc êkota ê-ayâyâhk, kâ-pê-takohtêt pêyak oskinîkiskwêsis, ê-pê-âcimostâkoyâhk awa niwîcêwâkaninân ê-nipahiht. êkosi sêmâk wawêyîwak ayîsiyiniwak, ê-nitawâpênâkêcik. mîna opâskisikaniwâwa tahkonamwak. nîsta niwîcihiwân. tâpwê niwâpamâw oskinîkiw ê-pimisihk, ê-nipit, mitoni takahk-ôskinîkiw. êkosi ôki kâ-nipahtâkêcik otêmiwâwa mitâtaht nakatisimêwak. pêyak nimiyikawin misatim. kiskêyimâwak tânita ê-ayâcik; mâka kostâwak. kêkâ-mitâtaht ihtasiwak; mâka kwayas nîmâskwêwak. |
(76)When he had eaten, he made ready and went hunting. The others stayed there. Presently, while we were still there, a certain young girl arrived and told us that that comrade of ours had been killed. So at once the Indians made ready to go and inspect the corpse. They took along their guns. I too went along. Really, I saw the young man lying there, dead, a very fine young man. Those who had committed the murder had left ten of their horses. I was given one horse. It was known where they were; but we were afraid of them. They were nine, but they were well armed. |
(77)êkosi âtiht itwêwak: «simâkanisa nitawi-wîhtamâhkok. kamak ka-misihânawak; ta-nipahikwak.9 kiyâm ta-tapasîwak.» |
(77)Some said thus: «Go tell the soldiers. Let us report them; then the soldiers will kill them. Let them escape now.» |
(78)êkosi tâpwê namoya pisiskêyimâwak. kî-tapasîwak ê-tipiskâk. ê-kî-nîso-tipiskâk, takohtêwak simâkanisak. kâ-kî-otinimht misatimwa kahkiyaw otinêwak; ayisk otayîsiyinîmiwâwa kâ-kimotamâmiht. êkosi mitâtaht kîsikâw mwêstas takohtêwak ôki kâ-kimotamâhcik. mâka âtiht piko kî-miskawêwak, wâhyaw kâ-kî-nitawi-kimoticik. |
(78)So really they were left alone. They fled in the night. The next night, the soldiers arrived. They took all the horses we had taken; for these had been stolen from their Indians. Ten days later they arrived from whom the horses had been stolen. But they succeeded in finding only some of them; far off they had gone to steal. |
(79)têpakohp askiy êkotê nikî-ayân. êkosi kâwi nipê-kîwân. êkosi namoya kî-pimâtisiw awa nistês. mîna awa kâ-kî-nîkânît âyimisiw.10 mistahi-maskwa kî-isiyîhkâsôw. |
(79)I was there for seven years. Then I came back here. My elder brother died. And he who had been the leader was in a bad state. Big-Bear was his name. |