Delson Sylestine: Hunting Squirrels

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Naason kaahalaik chasobaiko̱, katik, saamostik naathiikala̱.
I don’t know what to say, but I will talk a little bit.

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Himaak chachokkiiboosit ontiliifookap,
When I was little and growing up,

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naho yaamii, ipthoot, chokfoot, koyaami maththon wihlilihchoolik.
I only hunted squirrels and rabbits.

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Icho yaamiip wihtakkomahcho̱.
I have never hunted deer.

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Bihosimook thaki chaffaakan naahohchok ommin,
There was only one gun,

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maththon naahotilkahchok ommok, ittootamahkat
that was the only one we used,

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stilinaawihhilihchok ommin.
and we would take turns hunting with it.

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Maan, ifa̱ ilapihlit staayat naaholiik.
‎‎I would take the dogs with me.

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Iptho yaamiip iibiliinannahchoolik.
I would always kill the squirrels.

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Kaamiifookok, ipthot wih[li]t aththalaip ammaama̱ immankalihchoolik,
Then when I was fixing to go hunt squirrels, I would tell my mom,

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“Ittahobaachi̱. Stiilaliifookon, libaatchiip ilpaahiskan” kaahaliifookok,
“Get ready. When I bring it back, you can cook it so we can eat .” Saying that,

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aththaliik, ilinaawihlit aayat naaholit,
I’d go hunt

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toklohchoot, sahmiip totchiinahchoot iibiliip,
and kill two or three,

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maamoosin maan mas-waliikalihchoolik ittohayo̱ aayalitik.
and run back with them all the way from the woods.

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Kaamiikok iilaliip, iitinkaliip,
Then when I brought them to her,

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maamoosin maan nahookok, ohya̱ sopattanooliik, libatliifookon, ilpahcho̱.
she would clean them and cook them and we would eat it.

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Kamiichilkaanannahchommin, sahmiip, mok
We would do that all the time and she would say,

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“Chinchayimmiimootooli̱” kaahahchoolik,
“I must have really believed in you”

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naho̱, “Ibaimaththok ommo̱” aalolihchok kaahaafookok.
or “I believed that you would kill it.”

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“Akbohchoot iilaliitoop saamaitooli̱,” aalolihchook.
‎I wonder, “What would have happened if I came back without killing one?”