Tsi Niionkwarihò:ten
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1. Ne onkwaianerénhsera ne aetewaiéntho
It is our tradition to plant
2. Aonsetewaienthó:ko
We ought to harvest
3. Aetewatekhwateweién:ton
We ought to put food away
4. Entitewatenonhwará:ton ne kakhowá:nen
We will give thanks for the foods at harvest ceremony
5. Sók, teniakhinón:waron tánon teniakhinonhwará:ton ne ionkhinatahrenná:wi
Then, we will greet and welcome the visitors
6. Ne onkwaianerénhsera ne taetewatátenonte ne ionkhinatahrenná:wi
It is our tradition to share our food with our visitors
7. Iókhwari enkiakwáhawe
We will bring food that is prepared
8. Eniethiié:nawa’se tsi iekhonnià:tha
We will help out in the kitchen
9. Kióhton niiohwistá:’e ohrhon’kè:ne entitewatáhsawen
It will start at 9 am in the morning
10. Iosnó:re éntewawe
We will arrive early
11. Ientewatáweia’te tánon iosnó:re entewanitskò:ten
We will go in right away and sit down
12. Í:iah tsi kahnhokà:ronte tha’taiakwá:ta’ne
We will not stand in the doorway
13. Akwé:kon ne onkwehshón:a tha’tonhontó:ta’te tánon enhontahónhsate nó:nen ne ónhka ne ratatí:re tenhá:ta’ne
Everyone should be quiet and listen when a speaker stands
14. Entewatahonsí:iohste
We will listen carefully
15. Ensewathón:te’ne oh nahò:ten Shonkwá:wi Ne Shonkwaia’tíson
You will hear what the Creator gave us
16. Ioiánere entewanitskò:ten nó:nen enhatá:ti
We will sit nicely while the speaker is talking
17. Tóhsa entéhsawe ne teiehtharáhkhwa tánon iontkahri’táhkhwa kanónhskon ne kanonhsésne
You will not bring phones or toys to the longhouse
18. Tóhsa enhonwatirí:hon ne ratiksa’okón:’a tenhonrahtáthon
Children should never be allowed to run around
19. Aethirihwakweniénhstake ne onkwehshón:’a
We ought to be respectful toward other people
20. Taetewataterihwakweniénhstake ne karihwiiohstónhtshera
We ought to be respectful of spiritual matters
21. Onkwatahkwenna’ón:we aétewatste
We will dress in our traditional clothing
22. Akwé:kon entitewanonniáhkwen
Everyone will dance
23. Sók akwé:kon entitewatskà:nhon
Then, everyone will eat
24. Ionkhinatahrenná:wi tánon rotikstenhokón:’a kiokierénton enthontskà:nhon
The visitors and elders will eat first
25. Thók ní:kon será:ko tsík ní:kon enhskwé:ni énhseke - tóhsa aetewakiesahtánion ne kákhwa
Just take what you can eat - don’t waste the food
26. Iotohétson nén:kie entsitewarihwahserón:ni
In the afternoon, everyone will fix matters
27. Tóka teionkwaterien’tawenrié:’on
If we have made a mistake
28. Entsitewarihwakwatá:ko
We will fix the matter
29. Ne onkwaianerénhsera ne taionkwatatenonhwaratónhsheke
It is our tradition to be friendly
30. Kawenní:ios éntewatste
We will use kind words
31. Ioianere’ón:we tsi tesewahtharónnion ne onkwehshón:’a
We speak nicely to others
32. Ne onkwaianerénhsera ne aethiia’takéhnha ne onkwehshón:’a
It is our tradition to help people
33. Okarasnéha ohontsia’kéhkha tentewanón:niakwe
We will have a social in the evening
34. Ne onkwaianerénhsera ne aetewaten’nikonhró:ri tsi ní:ioht tsi kiónhnhe It is our tradition to have fun in our lives
35. Akwé:kon ne onkwehón:we kahonkará:wi.
All onkwehón:we (native people) are invited
36. Shehón:karon ne sahwá:tsire.
Invite your whole family.
37. Entewaten’nikonhró:ri.
We will have a good time.
38. Iokén:ta’on tsi ionkwatshennón:ni skátne kióhton teionkwatawenriehákies
It is obvious we are happy to always be together
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