A Story By An Elder......

This story was told to my wife by my mother, Marian Young Perrot.
Dolores then wrote this story in Potawatomi for our little girl.....we named our little girl Whisper, in honor of stories like this one. Your elders have many stories of the Boarding School days such as this one, maybe you should ask some of them to tell you a story and in that way, you not only spend some time with them, but gain some knowledge.
Whisper is Gasknezo in Bodewadmim......

Read and enjoy, and if you find you need a translation, then write to the author: wasjewen76@yahoo.com




Ode se atsokas égi widmoshet o ndenim wgyéyomen, Zhikwés éshnekasot o…
“Iw Pi Égasknezowat gi Bodéwadmik” éshnekadék ode atsokas.
Ngotek ga zhewébek égi zagdenashkowat manék gi Neshnabék ibe se ni shkwongenen émawdowat géwinwa ni gchemokmanen, nesh je anet gi Neshnabék égi wébiwéwat ibe kiwédnon égi pabmadsewat nekmek ngoji, égi dneswat ibe McCord mine Star Lake mine Pkwakik éshnekadénon ni Neshnabé odanésen.
Iw pi émawjeshnowat gi Neshnabé penojék égi byénawat ibe se i ngot skonogemek, Wittenberg Lutheran School égi shnekadék.  Manék gi Neshnabé penojék égi skonowat ézhi…Wjibwék mine Wdawak mine Menominik mine Bodéwadmik mine Winbyégok gi yawik zhi.
Épenojét o Zhikwés édneset i skonogemek ébsedwat ni Winbyégo gigyagoyen ékedwat i Winbyégo zheshmowen…”Hau, guday, minageday…oh, pinegigi…” égi kedwat nangodgen gi Winbyégo gigyagoyek.
Oh, éshkadzewat ni niganinjen, éneshkamawat ma shna nangodgen éwepodwet gi Winbyégok égi dabjetowat i Winbyégo zheshmowen.
Bgéji ézegzewat gi Bodéwadmi penojék.  “Hau, épich ndemagziyak gishpen éwi ngetoyak gzheshmownenan,” ézhedé’awat gi Bodéwadmi penojék édneswat se i skonogemek.
“Wégni je wa zhechkéyak ébwa wépodoshek gé ninan?” ékedwat géwinwa.
“Hau, éwi gasknezoyak gishpen ékigdoyak,” épij wnakwnegéwat.
Hau, iw je pi gi Bodéwadmi penojék égi gasknezowat ébwa ngetowat ode zheshmowen.  I yé i ga zhewébek ibe se i skonogemek ngotek.
Ngom se she égi wawinaygo o ndansémen “Whisper” éshnekasot émikwendemyak égi gasknezowat gi Bodéwadmi penojék ngotek ébwa ngetowat ode zheshmowen.
Iw énajmoyan.  Zagjewékwé ndeshnekas.

Iw enajmoyan ngom.....

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