ᐋ ᒋᔅᑖᔨᐦᑖᑭᓂᐎᒡ ᐊᔅᒌ ᐆ ᒑᓯᑯᐦᒡ ᐋ ᓂᑐᐦᐆᓈᓂᐎᒡ 2025

ᐄᔨᔨᐅᒡ/ᐄᓅᒡ ᐋ ᐃᑎᔅᑳᓈᓯᔨᐦᒄ, ᐊᓐ ᐋ ᒋᔅᑖᔨᐦᑎᒥᐦᒄ ᒥᔪᔅᑭᒥᒡ ᐊᓂᑎᐦ ᐋ ᐅᐦᑖᒋᐎᐦᔨᐦᒄ ᑭᔮᐦ ᐋ ᒋᐦᒋᓄᑎᐦᐄᑯᔨᐦᒄ ᒥᓯᐙᐦ ᐊᓐ ᐋᑎᐦᑎᔨᐦᒄ᙮ ᐋᐅᒄ ᐙᔅ ᐊᓐ ᒋᒋᓅᑎᐦᐄᑯᔨᐦᒄ᙮ ᐋᐅᒄ ᐙᔅ ᒋᒋᓅᐦ ᑭᔭᐦ ᒋᒋᔅᑖᔨᐦᑖᓈᓅ ᑭᔮᐦ ᒋᓈᑭᑎᐙᔨᐦᑖᓈᓅ ᐋ ᒥᔪᓈᑯᐦᑖᔨᐦᒄ ᑳᐦ ᒋᔥ ᓂᑐᐦᐆᓈᓂᐎᒡ ᑭᔮᐦ ᒫᒃ ᑯᑎᒡ ᒑᒀᓐ ᑳᐦᑐᑎᒥᐦᒄ ᐊᓂᑎᐦ ᒥᔪᔅᑭᒥᒡ, ᐋ ᐎᐦ ᒥᓈᒋᐦᑖᔨᐦᒄ ᐋ ᒋᔅᒌᑐᐦᑯᒡ ᐊᓂᒌ ᓂᔅᑖᒥᐦᒡ ᒑ ᐱᒫᑎᓯᔨᒡ᙮ ᐋᐅᒄ ᒋᐱᐦ ᐃᓯᓈᑯᐦᑖᓈᓅ ᐊᓐ ᒥᔪᔅᑭᒥᒡ ᑖᓐ ᑳ ᐃᓯᓈᑯᐦᒡ ᐋᒸᔮᐦ ᐊᓂᑎᐦ ᐅᐦᒡ ᑖᔨᐦᒄ – ᐋ ᒥᔪᓈᑯᐦᒡ ᑭᔮᐦ ᐋᑳ ᐅᐦᒋ ᓂᒫᐦᑖᑭᓂᐎᒡ᙮ ᐅᑎᐦ ᐆ ᒑ ᐅᑎᐦᒋᐱᔨᒡ ᒑ ᓂᑐᐦᐆᓈᓂᐎᒡ ᒑᓯᑯᐦᒡ, ᒋᔅᒍᒫᑖᐎᓂᒡ ᑳ ᓂᑐᐦᐆᒡ ᒑ ᐅᑎᓂᐦᒡ ᐆ ᓰᑯᓯᓈᓂᐙᐤᐦ ᑕᓂᑎᐦ ᒥᒄ ᐊᓂᔮᔨᐤ ᐊᐦᑎᑯᓂᔨᒡ ᒥᒄ ᐋᔅᐱᐦ ᒋᐦᑐᑎᐦᒡ᙮

ᐊᔭᔅᒃ ᒥᐦᒑᑣᐤ ᒫᓐ ᐋ ᐧᐃᐦᑖᒡ ᒥᔪᔅᑭᒥᒡ ᐅᑖᐦ ᐃᔑ ᐅᑖᐦᒡ, ᒋᔅᑎᒫᐎᓐ ᒑ ᒌᐦ ᐊᒎᐱᔨᐦᑖᔨᐦᒄ ᐋᑳ ᒑ ᒌᐦ ᐎᔨᐦᑖᒡ᙮ ᒑ ᒌᐦ ᐊᒍᐲᐦᑖᑭᓂᐎᒡ ᒑ ᐋᑳ ᒥᐦᒑᑎᒃ ᒥᔅᑎᑯᒡ ᓂᑐᐐ ᐋ ᐃᓯᓈᑯᓯᒡ ᐊᓂᑎᐦ ᐋ ᐎᒋᓈᓂᐎᒡ ᑭᔮᐦ ᒫᒃ ᐋᑳ ᒑ ᒌᐦ ᒥᐦᒑᒡ ᒥᐦᑦ ᐊᓂᑎᐦ ᐹᓲᒡ ᐊᑯᑎᐦ ᒑ ᒌ ᐃᓯᓈᑯᐦᒡ ᐆ ᑐᑖᑭᓂᐎᒑᐦ ᒑ ᒌᐦ ᐊᒎᐱᔨᒡ ᐊᓐ ᐋ ᐎᐦᑖᒡ ᐊᓂᑎᐦ ᒥᔪᔅᑭᒥᒡ᙮ ᒑ ᐆᐙᓯᐱᔨᐦᑖᔮᒄ ᐊᓐ ᐋ ᐹᔨᑯᑖᐅᓯᔮᒄ ᐹᔨᒄ ᒋᓯᑳᐤ ᒑ ᒌᐦ ᓂᐦᐋᐅᓈᑯᐦᑖᔮᒄ ᐋᒸᔮᐦ ᒋᐦᒋᐙᐦ ᓂᑭᑎᒫᒄ ᐊᓂᑎᐦ ᑭᔮᐦ ᒑ ᓂᐦᐋᐅᓈᑯᐦᑖᔮᒄᐦ ᑭᔮᐦ ᒑᓂᐦᐋᐅᔅᑕᔮᒄ ᒥᓯᐙ ᒑᒀᓐ, ᒋᓵᒡ ᒑ ᐃᓯᓈᑯᐦᒡ ᒥᓐ ᑎᑯᓯᓂᔮᒀᐦ ᐊᓂᑎᐦ ᓂᐱᐦᒑᐦ᙮

ᒥᓯᐙᐦ ᒫᒃ ᒥᔻᔨᐦᑎᐦᑖᐤ ᒑ ᐄᔮᒀᒥᓯᔨᐦᒄ, ᑭᔮᐦ ᒑ ᒥᔪᓈᑯᐦᒡ ᐊᓂᑎᐦ ᐋᐦᑖᔨᐦᒄ ᒫᒀᒡ ᐋ ᓄᒋᐱᔮᓲᐙᔨᐦᒄ ᒥᓯᐦᑖᐦ ᐆ ᐄᔨᔨᐤ ᐊᔅᒌ᙮ ᑭᒫᐦ ᓈᑭᑎᐙᔨᒥᐦᑯᒡ ᑭᔮᐦ ᐊᓂᒌ ᐙᔅᑳᐦ ᒑᑖᒡ ᐊᓂᑎᐦ ᒑ ᑖᐅᐦᒄ, ᒑ ᒋᔅᑖᔨᐦᑎᒥᐦᒄ ᔮᒀᒥᓯᐎᓂᐦᒡ ᐋ ᐃᔑ ᓂᑐᐦᐆᔨᐦᒄ, ᑭᔮᐦ ᐋᑳ ᒑ ᐅᐦᒡ ᐹᔅᒋᒑᔨᐦᒄ ᐊᓂᑎᐦ ᒫᔅᑭᓈᐦᒡ ᐅᐦᒡ᙮ ᑭᔮᐦ ᒫᒃ ᒑ ᓈᑭᑎᐙᔨᐦᑎᒥᐦᒄ ᒑ ᒥᔪᓈᑯᐦᒡ ᐊᓂᑎᐦ ᒥᔪᔅᑭᒥᒡ ᒑ ᐋᑳ ᓂᑭᑎᒥᐦᒄ ᒌ ᐙᐱᓂᒑᐎᓂᐤ ᐊᓂᑎᐦ᙮

ᒫᐅᒡ ᒫᒃ ᐊᓐ ᒑ ᓂᔅᑖᒥᔅᑖᔨᐦᒄ ᒑ ᒋᔅᑖᔨᐦᑎᒥᐦᒄ ᒥᔪᔅᑭᒥᒡ ᐊᓂᑎᐦ ᑳ ᐅᐦᑖᒋᐎᔨᐦᒄ ᔕᔥ ᒥᐦᒑᑐᒥᑎᓅᐙᐱᐳᓐᐦ᙮ ᑭᒫᐦ ᑳᒋᒡ ᐱᒧᐦᑖᔨᐦᒄ ᐊᓐ ᑳ ᐃᔑ ᐱᒫᑎᓯᓈᓂᐎᒡ ᔮᒀᒥᓯᐎᓂᐦᒡ, ᒋᔅᑖᔨᐦᑎᒧᐎᓂᐦᒡ ᑭᔮᐦ ᓯᒋᔮᓯᐎᓂᐦᒡ ᒦᔮᒧᐐᐦᒄ ᐙᐦ ᒧᒋᒑᔨᐦᑎᒧᐦᒄ ᐊᓐ ᐋ ᐃᔑ ᒋᔅᑖᔨᐦᑎᒥᐦᒄ ᐹᓲᒡ ᐋᐦᑖᔨᐦᒄ ᒋᑐᑖᒥᓂᐎᒡ ᐋᐦᑖᒡ᙮

Norman A. Wapachee Grand Chief/Chairperson

As Eeyouch/Eenouch, our deep respect for the land that sustains us guides everything we do. It is our home and we honour it and care for it by keeping it clean after hunting or any outings on the land, preserving it for future generations. We must try to leave the land as we found it –clean and pristine. With the upcoming spring hunt, we also remind our hunters to pick up shell casings whenever possible.

With the increase of forest fires over the past years, it is important to minimize potential fire hazards. Reducing scrap lumber and excess wood around campsites can help decrease possible fuel for forest fires. Organizing a family clean-up day at the end of the season is a great way to ensure all is in order and properly stored, ready for our return in the summer.

Let’s all enjoy a safe, clean Goose Break across Eeyou Istchee. May we be mindful of those around us, respect safe hunting practices, and avoid shooting from the road. At the same time, we can be conscious of the environ-ment–conserve fuel and minimize waste.

Most of all let us all honour the land that has provided for us for millennia. May we continue to uphold our tradi- tions with care, respect, and gratitude as we come together to celebrate this special time with our families.

Norman A. Wapachee Grand Chief/Chairperson