How things change
Story told by: Kaia'titáhkhe Jacobs
Sometimes when I’m coming from Saint-Constant, coming back into town, I look at all the structures that’s in front of me - the pillars, the bridges, the highways. And I’m thinking to myself, “How in the world did this happen? How come this happened?”
Right here, on our community, our small, little reserve. Why couldn’t it have happened someplace else?
Because the government thought they could do what they want with it. So, they put a seaway through, they put bridges through, they put highways through.
I guess people were more apt to let things happen, I’m not sure. But, along with the knowledge of who you are, comes real pride, comes also anger. So, we’re not so easily stepped all over now.
What I realized is that nothing happens here unless you stand up for it.
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Tsi ní:ioht tsi teiotténion
Kaia'titáhkhe Jacobs IAKOKÁ:RATON
Sewatié:rens nó:nen tetewakahtentionhátie' tsi Saint-Constant iewakenónhne', kaná:takon sà:ke', enkatkahthóhseron' akwé:kon tsi nahò:ten' kakétskwen nakhén:ton – kanawa'ahtó:ton, wahskwahrónnion, tánon' iohahowá:nen's. Tánon' wa'kanonhtónnionhwe', ''Oh ne ken nontié:ren tsi tho niiawèn: 'en kí:ken? Oh nontié:ren? ''
Kwah kèn:tho onkwaná:takon, tsi kanonhstá:ton, oh nontié:ren tsi iah ákte nón:we tho thaontaiawèn:'en?
Tho shikahá:wi kakoráhsera' akwé:kon tewanónhton'skwe'. Né: ká:ti', wahonnó'kwate' tsi kana'tsheratátie', wahonhskwahrónnion', wahatihahonniánion' iohahó:wanen's.
Khé:re ki' tóka' sénha watiesénhne' ahatirihwaié:na' ne tho shikahá:wi, iah ki' orihwí:io thakón:ni'. Nek tsi, nó:nen enhsientéhrha'ne' tsi nisarihò:ten', tánon' tsi nisaianerenhserò:ten', kwah í:ken tsi iorà:se, nek tsi ostón:ha entesatena' kwátahse' ó:ni'. Né: ká:ti', iah eh tho tesewatié:sen aionkhiratéhshon' ó:nen.
Wa'káttoke' tsi iah thé: tháiawen'ne' tsik tóka' tenhserihwáhsnie'ne'.
Edited by: Simona Rosenfield, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Translation by: Sahawisó:ko Arquette