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(Courtesy: Kanien’keháka Onkwawén:na Raotitióhkwa Language and Cultural Center)
Story told by Katerí Deer
After WWII, my dad sold the farm and we came over here to Kahnawake.
It was easy making friends.
We stayed across from the Golden Age in a big house that we furnished.
Eventually, we moved close to the Mohawk Market.
When we left Cornwall Island, we were fluent Mohawk speakers, but when we came here, we learned English and picked it up so fast.
My mother made us remember to never forget our language so that is why I speak Mohawk with everybody and teach our language too.
I never thought I’d be teaching back my language to my own people.
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(Courtesy: Kanien’keháka Onkwawén:na Raotitióhkwa Language and Cultural Center)
Katerí Deer IAKOKÁ:RATON
Ohnà:ken shontéhsa ne Tekeníhaton ié:kate Onhóntsa Waterí:io rake'níha wahatenhní:non ne tsi ieienthóstha tánon kén:tho Kahnawà:ke nontaiákwe.
É:so tsi watiesèn:ne nakatenro'serón:ni.
Tho tiakwen'terón:tahkwe ísi' na'oháhati tsi nón:we ne Golden Age tkanónhsote kanonhsowanèn:ke néne ì:'i ieionkwaia'taierí:ton kanónhskon.
Khá:re' ó:nen, tho ia'akwátien ákta ne Mohawk Market.
Sha'akwahtén:ti ne Kawehnohkowanèn:ke kwah tokèn:'en tsi Kanien'kéha iakwahrónkhahkwe nek tsi sha'ákwawe ne kén:tho, Tiohrhèn:sha wa'akwaweientéhta'ne tánon iosnó:re wa'akwà:ronke.
Ake'nisténha wa'onkhiiónnien naiakwehiahrà:sheke ne tóhsa nonwén:ton entsonkwa'nikónhrhen nonkwawén:na tánon nè:'e tiorì:wa tsi Kanien'kéha kheiatewennontahkwén:ni nakwé:kon tánon kherihonnién:ni nonkwawén:na ó:ni.
Iah nonwén:ton tewakè:ron tsi á:re akewén:na ensekherihónnien ne akonkwe'ta'shòn:'a.
Edited by: Aaron McComber, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Translated by: Karonhí:io Delaronde