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akutakanu eshkanat
we hang the antlers on a tree
ashitshishtau tshimannu
she strikes a match
atuaitsheu
he shows something
kapatauat
they’re portaging
kutshiu
he dives
mamakumeu ushkuaia
she chews bark to use for embroidery
mameshikutatsheu
sculpting wood to make toys
mameshinikutakan
sculpture of two males in heat
mamuitun
gathering
matapeshtau
he finishes portaging
minuenitamuat
they are joyful
natai-kukushu
going upriver using a pole
natshi-minu-akutau ushkanima
out of respect for the caribou, he’ll place the bones in an elevated spot
niminanu
they dance the makusham
nimuat auassat
the children dance
nimuat tshishennuat
the elders dance
nishtamitikutsheu
he rows in front
pakashimunanu
they swim
pakauat
they disembark from the canoe
papami-uitshauiuat
they run here and there
pashkutshitaku
dry, rotten tree stump
pimashu
he moves with the wind
pimipitshuat
they move around, pulling a toboggan
pimutakueu
he shoots his arrow
pishikunamuat ushkutiminu
they take apart a beaver dam
piutamu
he descends the rapids in a canoe
pushtashameu
he puts on his snowshoes
takuaitsheu
she directs the canoe
tashkamishkuteu
he walks across a frozen lake
tshitaimatsheu
he sets the tone
tshitaimuakanuat
the drum is played to make them dance
tshitapuat
they look at something
uanikamuat
getting into the canoe
uauakashkuaimuat
they row along a winding waterway
uiushuat
they carry baggage on their backs
utakuai-papamishkauat
they go out in the canoe in the evening


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