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Ahkwesáhnse Rontatewennió:ke Tsi Ionteweienstáhkhwa ka’nisténhsera ronten’nikonhrorià:ne nia’té:kon enhonterihwahténkiake Kí:ken enwakiahia’kseró:kten Entákta Ohiarihkó:wa 5 enhská:ra’ne tanon Awentatokenhtì:ke Ohiarihkó:wa 6 enshská:ra;ne Ahnawà:te Ahkwesáhnse rontatewenniió:ke Tsi ionteweweienstáhkhwa né:’e tsi khiateiohserá:ke ratihwistarò:roks ne ratiksa’okón:’a raotirihwá:ke, tehatirihwahshnie ne tsi ionteweienstáhkhwa. Ietshihonkará:wis ne aontésewe. Sewatenaktóthas ne aesewaten’nikonhró:ri. Tasewaten’nikonhrorià:na. Tesewatatenatahré:nas. 11 niiohwistá:’e enwatehnhotón:ko. Ratiksa’okón:’a enhatirihwahnhotón:ko. Ronwatiien’okón:’a ronatekhwatkè:ron nia’té:kon rotirihton. 11 niiohwistá:’e kana’tarakenrí:ta, ase’shón:’a tánon o’wà:ron enhontekhwatkè:ron. enhontekhwatkè:ron. Entewatáhsawen nia’té:kon enhontkè:ron. Tékeni tsi niió:re ne kióhton niiohwistá:’e ronnón:kwe enhonterennotónnion. Tenhonhtehenno’ke è:neken ieiakohthenno’tsheronkiéhtha. Enkanonhsó:take ne ratiksa’okón:’a tenhonni’tsionkwahkwánion. Nia’té:kon enkahnió:take ne ratiksa’okón:’a enhontswa’te kon’tákie. Enthatirihowanahte tsi nahò:ten enwaterihwahtén:ti. Awentatokenhtì:ke kana’tarokhón:we tánon o’wà:ron enhontkè:ron. Énska niiohwistá:’e entewatáhsawen enhontahsiratkè:ron. Tontasewatska’nhón:na. Niawenkó:wa!

1. Ahkwesáhnse The place where the partridge are

2. Rontatewennió:ke The place of nice words

3. Tsi Ionteweienstáhkhwa The place where one studies

4. Ka’nisténhsera Parents

5. Ronten’nikonhrorià:ne They are going to have fun

6. Nia’té:kon A lot of things

7. Enhonterihwahténkiake They shall have a lot of events going on

8. Kí:ken enwakiahia’kseró:kten This weekend

9. Entákta Saturday

10. Ohiarihkó:wa July

11. 5 enhská:ra’ne 5 will be the date

12. Tánon Awentatokenhtì:ke And Sunday

13. Ahnawà:te At the edge of the rapids

14. Né:’e tsi Because

15. Khiateiohserá:ke Every year

16. Ratihwistarò:roks They gather money

17. Ne ratiksa’okón:’a For the children

18. Raotirihwá:ke For the purpose of

19. Tehatirihwáhshnie ne tsi ionteweienstáhkhwa They support the school

20. Ietshihonkará:wis ne aontésewe They invite you to come

21. Sewatenaktóthas Give yourself time

22. Ne aesewaten’nikonhró:ri You all ought to have fun

23. Tasewaten’nikonhrorià:na Come and have fun

24. Tesewatatenatahré:nas Visit each other

25. 11 niiohwistá:’e enwatehnhotón:ko It will open at 11 am

26. Ratiksa’okón:’a enhatirihwahnhotón:ko The children will do the opening

27. Ronwatiien’okón:’a ronatekhwatkè:ron Their parents will sell food

28. Nia’té:kon rotirihton They cooked a lot

29. Kana’tarakenrí:ta, ase’shón:’a tánon o’wà:ron enhontekhwatkè:ron. They will sell Indian Tacos

30. Entewatáhsawen They will start

31. Nia’té:kon enhontkè:ron. They will sell several items

32. Tékeni tsi niió:re ne kióhton niiohwistá:’e From 2 until 9 pm

33. Enhonterennotónnion They will sing

34. Ronnón:kwe enhonterennotónnion They will have a concert with top Native American bands

35. Tenhonhtehenno’ke They will play ball

36. È:neken ieiakohthenno’tsheronkiéhtha. Volleyball

37. Enkanonhsó:take ne ratiksa’okón:’a There will be jump houses for the children

38. Tenhonni’tsionkwahkwánion They will jump alot

39. Nia’té:kon enkahnió:take A lot of things will be standing

40. Ne ratiksa’okón:’a enhontswa’te The children will play

41. Kon’tákie All day

42. Enthatirihowanahte They will announce

43. Tsi nahò:ten enwaterihwahtén:ti What will take place

44. Ne Awentatokenhtì:ke On Sunday

45. kana’tarokhón:we tánon o’wà:ron. Traditional cornbread and steak

46. Enhontkè:ron They will sell

47. Tontasewatska’nhón:na Come and eat

48. Entewatáhsawen They will start

49. Enhontahsiratkè:ron They will auction quilts

50. Niá:wen Thank you