Thanksgiving Address
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Ganö:nyök
Da:h onëh
now
Hëdwaiwajë:to’
we will pull from the issue
Ne’ wa:doh
It’s called
Ganö:nyök
Ne’hoh waih
that
Hawe:’öh
he intended
Ëdidwahsa:wak
we are going to begin with
Näh niyö:gwe’da:geh
this number of people
Sgë:nö’
well
Dwënohdönyöh
we are thinking
Da:h ëswehe:k
now you all think
Sga:d hëdwa:yë’
1 we will all have
Ögwa’nigoë’
our mind
Dëdwadahnö:nyö’
we will give thanks to each other
Da:h ne’hoh waih nëyo’dëök näh ögwa’nigoë’
now we will let it be that way in our minds
Ne'hoh näh nisögwaeyënëda’seh
this is what he finished for us
Hoëdza:dadöh
he made the Earth
Ganö:kshä’
we acknowledge the Earth as a relative
Nyödi:ye:’
that's what they will do
No:nëh
when
Shaganöntso:wi’
they speak of her
Dwa:döh
we call it
Etinö’ëh
our mother
Deyögwë’si'dagë'sëhgöh
she supports our feet
Yoëdzada:je’
the earth that continues on
Da:h ëswehe:k
now you all think
Sga:d hëdwa:yë’
1 we will all have
Ögwa’nigoë’
our mind
Dëyetinö:nyö’
we will give thanks to her
Etinö’ëh
our mother
Deyögwë’si'dagë'sëhgöh
she supports our feet
Yoëdzada:je’
the earth that continues on
Da:h ne’hoh waih nëyo’dëök näh ögwa’nigoë’
now we will let it be that way in our minds
Ne'koh näh nisögwaeyä’seh
also this is what he did for us
Ganegada:nyo
the water contained in earth
Onege’tgë:shö'
there are springs
O’negahdëjögwëh
the water continues to flow
Ganyodäda:nyo’
the lakes
Oiwagwe:göh
everything
Heyögwaewajë:twëh
we all take from it
Sgë:nö’
well
Dwënohdönyöh
we are thinking
Ögwadahöhdëjöh
we will continue to go along
Da:h ëswehe:k
now you all think
Sga:d hëdwa:yë’
1 we will all have
Ögwa’nigoë’
our mind
Dëdwanö:nyö’
we will give thanks to it
Onegi:yoh
the good waters
Hotga’wëh
he provides it
Hë:öweh
here
Yoëdzade’
earth
Da:h ne’hoh waih nëyo’dëök näh ögwa’nigoë’
now we will let it be that way in our minds
Da:ne’
now
Näh nyoye:ëh
this is what he is doing
Nishögwaeyëntwahseh
what He has planted for us
Ha'deyot'geo'dza:geh
all of the different grasses
Owe:nyöh
it can
Deyagotnigoehgwa't
uplift the spirits of the people
No:nëh
when
Ha'deyagaeyënda't
she will focus and see clearly
Heyötgato'
she looks to it
Ne’geh wadisiah
there are some that are grouped
Ha’deyonöhgwa'shä:geh
all of the medicines
Eyo:nöndö’se’ö:je'
they will be available in abundance to the people
Dowëndi'nowahä:je'
they (the Medicines) will interrupt
Neyo:iwa'sa:h
small issue
Degaewadiyönta'
symptoms of an illness
Da:h ëswehe:k
now you all think
Sga:d hëdwa:yë’
1 we will all have
Ögwa’nigoë’
our mind
Dëyetinö:nyö’
we will give thanks to them
Ha'deyot'geo'dza:geh
all of the different grasses
Koh näh
and
Ha’deyonöhgwa'shä:geh
all of the medicines
Da:h ne’hoh waih nëyo’dëök näh ögwa’nigoë’
now we will let it be that way in our minds
Ne’hoh hawe:’öh
he intended
No:nëh
when
Ojo’daë:yëh
it warmed up
Hë:öweh
here on
Yoëdza:de’
earth
O'teöhdado:gëh
a particular plant
Waeyaniyöntha'
berry hangs from it
Shes’a:h Ojisdöda'shä'
wild strawberries
Ogwe:nyöh
it can
Gaya'dage:ha'shä'
help us
Eyagadö'se’ö:je’
they will be available
No:nëh
when
Wa:se’
new
Ëswö:yaniyö:nödë’
the berries will hang again
Yeya'dia:je'
each person
Deyanö:nyö’
she will give thanks
No:nëh neh
when
Hëyenegonën
she drinks the strawberry juice
Da:h ëswehe:k
now you all think
Sga:d hëdwa:yë’
1 we will all have
Ögwa’nigoë’
our mind
Dëdwanö:nyö’
we will give thanks to it
Shes’a:h Ojisdöda’shä’
wild strawberries
Da:h ne’hoh waih nëyo’dëök näh ögwa’nigoë’
now we will let it be that way in our minds
Ne’hoh waih
that
Nishögwaeyëntwanih
what he has planted for us
Dewënondenönde'
they are sisters
Johehgöh
our life sustainers
Ögwaeya'da:niyësdahgöh
makes our bodies strong
Hono:hö'
they themselves
Waenä:h
its up to them
Etodeöyageshä’gë:ök
it’s their responsibility
Oehdagö:h
in the ground
Ënojahse:k
they will place the seeds
Onëh
now
Waeh sgënö’
well
Hewönöndohöhdëndi'
they will continue to grow
Da:h ëswehe:k
now you all think
Sga:d hëdwa:yë’
1 we will all have
Ögwa’nigoë’
our mind
Dëyetinö:nyö’
we will give thanks to them
Dewënondenönde'
they are sisters
Johehgöh
our life sustainers
Da:h ne’hoh waih nëyo’dëök näh ögwa’nigoë’
now we will let it be that way in our minds
Ne'koh näh
also
Shögwaeyëntwahseh
he planted for us
Odehsgayö:nih
bushes
Oda'eno:nih
saplings
Ha'degahadayë:döh
all of the forests
Ogwe:nyöh
it’s possible
Ne'hoh
that
Heödiwajë:to'
they can take from it
No:nëh
when
Sganö'nostha'
it gets cold
Deyoäwënyeh
the stirring winds
Ëjagoya'dadaeya't
they will warm their bodies
Da:h ëswehe:k
now you all think
Sga:d hëdwa:yë’
1 we will all have
Ögwa’nigoë’
our mind
Dëyetinö:nyö’
we will give thanks to them
Ha'degahadayë:döh
all of the forests
Da:h ne’hoh waih nëyo’dëök näh ögwa’nigoë’
now we will let it be that way in our minds
Otöndado:gëh
a particular tree
Gaha:dod
standing tree
Wahda'
maple
Ëtga:nega:e'se:k
there will be sap that flows from there
Gaya’dageha’shä’
help
Eonöndö'se’ö:je’
it will be available to them
ne'hoh ae'
there again
nëtgaewayä'dak
it comes from there
Ëodiya'de:k
they will gather
Degöwöndinö:nyö'
they will honor them
Da:h ëswehe:k
now you all think
Sga:d hëdwa:yë’
1 we will all have
Ögwa’nigoë’
our mind
Dëdwanö:nyö’
we will give thanks to it
Gaha:dod
standing tree
Wahda'
maple
Da:h ne’hoh waih nëyo’dëök näh ögwa’nigoë’
now we will let it be that way in our minds
Koh niyöh
also
ho'tga'wëh
he provided
Wadidakenö:je's
they are running about
Wadi:nyo’
wild game
Deodi:a'döh
he's created them different
Neöngaya'do'de:sdöh
their different looks
Onegagöshöh'gyeh
in the water
Dwadiya'da:de'
their bodies are present
Ne'hoh koh
and
Nijosha:'
it begins
Ganyo da's'ah
small game
Ha'deyo:dok
up until
Ganyo'dowa:nes
large game
Deshodia'döh
he created others
He'tgë:gwah
towards above
Na'deyögwano'ë:dih
our heads
Ha'dewadeji'da:ge:h
all of the birds
Deyononde'shöjesönje's
they are soaring
Ogwenyöh
it’s possible
Adënö'shä'
food
Eyagodö'se’ö:je’
they will be available
Näh
Hodadögwe’dönya:nih
the people he made for himself
Da:h ëswehe:k
now you all think
Sga:d hëdwa:yë’
1 we will all have
Ögwa’nigoë’
our mind
Dëyetinö:nyö’
we will give thanks to them
Wadi:nyo’
wild game
Da:h ne’hoh waih nëyo’dëök näh ögwa’nigoë’
now we will let it be that way in our minds
Da:ne’
now
Wa:dëhö'she:'
he delegated
He'tgë:gwah
towards above
Deyökisnye:je's
they are taking care of us
Niyo:we'
however far
Joda’ä:de
the veil
Jodadö:ni:h
where the winds may originate
Deyoäwënyeh
the wind in movement
Ögwaesä:niyesdahgöh
it strengthens our spirits
Sge:nö'
well
Dwënohdöhnyoh
we are thinking
Ha'dewënishägeh
every day
Ha'dewasöndageh
every night
Da:h ëswehe:k
now you all think
Sga:d hëdwa:yë’
1 we will all have
Ögwa’nigoë’
our mind
Dëdwanö:nyö’
we will give thanks to it
Deyoäwënyeh
the wind in movement
Da:h ne’hoh waih nëyo’dëök näh ögwa’nigoë’
now we will let it be that way in our minds
Da:ne’
now
He’tgë:gwah
towards above
Hegähgwë'sgwah
towards the west
Heögaya'tga’wëh
he placed them there
Akiso:d
our grandfathers
Hadiwënodaje's
the thunders
Oiowa:nëh
big issue
Hadiwaeyëdahgöh
they have the responsibility
Dë:nöëdziyak'ta'
they cut across the sky
Shadinohe'ta'
they replenish
Ganegada:nyo'
water contained in earth
Gawehdi'gwah
wherever
Ë:node'tgae:os
lightning will strike
Dëödine'syöh
they’ll prevent them
Hohsadënyo'
he buried them in the ground
Odiya'danä:ägwad
fierce creatures
Da:h ëswehe:k
now you all think
Sga:d hëdwa:yë’
1 we will all have
Ögwa’nigoë’
our mind
Dëyetinö:nyö’
we will give thanks to them
Akiso:d
our grandfathers
Hadiwënodaje's
the thunders
Da:h ne’hoh waih nëyo’dëök näh ögwa’nigoë’
now we will let it be that way in our minds
Ne' koh neh
also
He'tgëngwah
towards above
Hodä'nënda:kdöh
he will remain there
Shedwahtsi’
our elder brother
Ede:kha'
daytime
Gähgwa'
sun
Desöhgwahate'da:ni:h
He provides brightness for us
Wë:nishëde:nyo'
all days
Oiowa:nëh
big issue
Haewaeyëndahgöh
he has a great responsibility
Gado:gë:h
particular
Do’oiwanö’go:was
nothing will stop it
Ne’hoh netga:de’
at that level
Oiwayi:’öh
it’s accomplished
Da:h ëswehe:k
now you all think
Sga:d hëdwa:yë’
1 we will all have
Ögwa’nigoë’
our mind
Dëshedwanö:nyö’
we will give thanks to him
Shedwahtsi’
our elder brother
Ede:kha'
daytime
Gähgwa'
sun
Da:h ne’hoh waih nëyo’dëök näh ögwa’nigoë’
now we will let it be that way in our minds
No:nëh
when
Swadeönostha'
becomes shaded
Hë:öweh
here
Yöëdzade'
on the Earth
Ne'ne:wa'
this time
Nijagodä'nadakdöh
she is placed there, where she will remain
Ehtiso:d
our grandmother
Soëhka'
night time
Gähgwa'
moon
Ha'de:yö:n
numerous issues
Deyago di:wa'syö'
they are stacked up
Neh
Ögwadäni'dasheda'dahgöh
that we count our time, seasons according to the moon's travel
Ne’ koh
that too
Dewadiyënowö’kö’
they work together
Wënöntowi:sas
the women
Ne'hoh waih
there also
Ne'tgaewayä'dahgwa’
that’s how it comes about
Dëodida'ö:je'
they continue to stand up
Hadiksa'shö’öh
the children
Hë:öweh
here
Yöëdzade'
on earth
Da:h ëswehe:k
now you all think
Sga:d hëdwa:yë’
1 we will all have
Ögwa’nigoë’
our mind
Dëyetinö:nyö’
we will give thanks to her
Ehtiso:d
our grandmother
Soëhka'
night time
Gähgwa'
moon
Da:h ne’hoh waih nëyo’dëök näh ögwa’nigoë’
now we will let it be that way in our minds
Koh
also
Niyön
the number
Deshagodiya'da:döh
the stars are around the moon
Gajihshö'dahsi:ya'
group of Stars
Ogwe:nyö:h
it's possible
neh
Eyagoya'dado:ges
they will stay on the path
Gawehdi'gwah
wherever
Heyagoshödowät
the night will come onto them
Dayagodawënea:je'
wherever they are walking about
Da:h ëswehe:k
now you all think
Sga:d hëdwa:yë’
1 we will all have
Ögwa’nigoë’
our mind
Dëyetinö:nyö’
we will give thanks to them
Gajihshö'dahsi:ya'
group of Stars
Da:h ne’hoh waih nëyo’dëök näh ögwa’nigoë’
now we will let it be that way in our minds
Ne'koh
also
Sayetiya'daëh
we include them
Geih nyenöndih
4 beings
Hadeöya'ge:o:nö'
they live in the sky
Deyökiyä'nyadö:je's
they are protecting us
Sgë:nö'
well
Dwënohdönyoh
we are thinking
Deyögwadawënyeh
we are walking about
Hë:öweh
here
Yoëdzade'
on earth
Gado:ge:h hë:öweh
a particular place
Dawehduk
it came from
Ne' Waöwiwanohehdë'
they told him the information
Shedwagowa:nës
our great chief
Ganyodai:yo’
handsome lake
Da:h ëswehe:k
now you all think
Sga:d hëdwa:yë’
1 we will all have
Ögwa’nigoë’
our mind
Dëyetinö:nyö’
we will give thanks to them
Geih nyenöndih
4 beings
Hadeöya'ge:o:nö'
they live in the sky
Deyökiyä'nyadö:je's
they are protecting us
Da:h ne’hoh waih nëyo’dëök näh ögwa’nigoë’
now we will let it be that way in our minds
No:nëh
when
Tsa'deodawënyeh
back when he was walking around
Shedwagowa:nës
our great chief
Ganyodai:yo’
Handsome Lake
Wo:dä'swiyo'he't
he was fortunate
O'thadawë:ye’
he walked about
Wodwanöntso:wi’
he told them (about the message)
Ha'degahadayë:döh
all of the forests
Në:dah Niyodo'kda:je's
at this point in time
Ot'gah
we are hearing
Hawë:nö'
his words
Hojänokda'öh
our Creator
Në:dah waih
this time
Newadë:nitsi:ne's
this day
Sgë:nö'
well
Dwënohdönyöh
we are thinking
Da:h ëswehe:k
now you all think
Sga:d hëdwa:yë’
1 we will all have
Ögwa’nigoë’
our mind
Dëshedwanö:nyö’
we will give thanks to him
Shedwagowa:nës
our great chief
Ganyodai:yo’
Handsome Lake
Da:h ne’hoh waih nëyo’dëök näh ögwa’nigoë’
now we will let it be that way in our minds
Da:ne’
now
He’tgë:gwah
towards above
No’tgëoya:dih
towards the sky
Të’jö’
he stays there
Do:gës
truly
Ehdwahda:nö'
we went through the path
Oiwagwe:göh
everything
Ne'hoh
that
Heshedwokdak
this is where we ended up
Hë:öweh
where
Toëdza:de'
his lands
Ha:hö’
he himself
Hojenö’kda'öh heh jöhe'
he fashioned everything, all of life
Sgë:nö'
well
Ëdwanohdö:nyoh
we will think
Edwaewayi:s
we did our responsibility
Da:h ëswehe:k
now you all think
Sga:d hëdwa:yë’
1 we will all have
Ögwa’nigoë’
our mind
Dëshedwanö:nyö’
we will give thanks to him
Ha:hö’
he himself
Hojenö’kda'öh heh jöhe'
he fashioned everything, all of life
Da:h ne’hoh waih nëyo’dëök näh ögwa’nigoë’
now we will let it be that way in our minds
Da:h ne’hoh
and now
Nedwatgwe:ni’
we did our best
Hedwaiwajë:to’
we pulled from it
Ganö:nyök
Shögwao:wih
he gave it to us
Shögwajënö’kda’öh
he fashioned us
Sgë:nö’ shöh
only well
Dwënohdönyöh
we will think
Oëdö:gwah
into the future
Da:h ne’hoh waih nëyo’dëök näh ögwa’nigoë’
now we will let it be that way in our minds
Da:h ne’hoh
that is all