Mecimiw - The way it was then

Start Time Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey English
00:01 Iya, not-te-na mecimiw, iya, nuhkomoss, Yes, my grandmother,
00:04 nuhkomosson Grace, our grandmother Grace,
00:06 maciyamkustahsin used to take a bunch of us
00:08 Carlow's Island. to Carlow's Island.
00:10 Nwewitahatomon. I remember that.
00:11 Naka ntahcuwi-naci-suwitkolaskahtinen. And we had to go pick sweetgrass.
00:13 Iya, mm-hmm. Yes, mm-hmm.
00:14 Kis kisacuwiw-otehc eli-nimahtiyek Lunch would be all ready for us
00:17 tan eci-'kihka-suwitkolaskahtiyek. when we finished picking.
00:20 Apc-oc npisokimkunen Then she'd send us into
00:22 olomipisokiw, naka naciphanen, ihik, the woods again and we'd get
00:27 minsossok kosona saqteminok. raspberries or blackberries.
00:29 Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm.
00:31 Naka ehtahs-ote ma maceptuwon And each time she wouldn't bring
00:33 'samaqan. water,
00:34 Tehpuhc elacuwik elihpultiyek. just something for us to eat.
00:37 Kenuk tan eci-mitsultiyek But when we ate,
00:39 kis cel 'kisihtun Kool-aid. she had already made Kool-aid.
00:42 On nit, iyey, iyu, nit iyu 'samaqan. And there would be water there
00:44 Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm.
00:45 On-oc nit ehtahs naciptun nilun And she'd always go get it
00:48 qenuwisultiyek. while we were picking.
00:51 Eci 'tawitahasit. She knew how to plan.
00:52 Eci-wikuwaceyik. It was so much fun.
00:53 Iya, aha, mecimiw. Yes, yes, that's the way it was then.
00:55 Elinaqsiyek. There were so many of us.

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Capture Date 2010-07-08
Video Length 00:57
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