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TranslatorteachesCreetraditionsthroughstorytellingNWTMtisNationtranslatorMaryCardinalshareslessonsatNLMCC8TuesdayApril72015NORTHERNERSELDERSPlatinumSponsorPleaseleaveamessageat872-5543fordetails.WESCLEANNORTHERNSALESLTD.Ph867875-5100Fax867875-5155E-mailinfowescleannwt.comwebwww.wescleannwt.comSpayedNeuteredUp-to-datewithroutineshotsHousetrainedLittleBitFemaleadultWhiteLookingforanewhomeLittleBitisabigkittywhoneedsanewplacetocallhome.LetaLittleBitofloveintoyourheartthisweek.867872-3000ext.26effectivestylishadvertisingcallYourbusinessinprintByDALICARMICHAELFordecadestheFortFitzgerald-bornMaryCardinalhasbeenteachinggenera-tionsofyouthhowtospeakCreeandforthersttimelastweekpubliclysharedhowshegainedherknowledge.OneoftwotranslatorsfortheNWTMtisNationsNWTMNCreeLanguageProgramCardinalspenttheeveningofApr.2sharingstoriesaboutherlifeonthelandlearningCreetraditionsoveraplateofhotfoodattheNorthernLifeMuseumandCulturalCentre.Cardinalhasbeenintegralindevelop-ingCreelanguagelearningresourcesforboththelanguageprogramandfortheSouthSlaveDivisionalEducationCoun-cillendinghertalentstothetranslationofover100novelsshortstoriesgraphicnovelsandsongs.AftertellingthetraditionaltaleofWesake-chakandhisscabsinbothCreeandEnglishCardinaldelvedintoherownpersonalhis-toryfortheintimateaudience.Cardinalandhersiblingswereadoptedbyhergrandparentsaschildrenandassuchtheygrewupcallingthemmomanddad.Hergrandfatherwasasawmillworkerandatrapperwhilehergrandmothertookcareofthehouseholdandservedthecommu-nityasamidwifeusingnaturalmedicinesfromtheland.HerfamilywasbasedinFortFitzgeraldbutCardinallivedanomadiclifestyleinthefallandearlywintertimechasingmuskratcaribouandmoose-herfavourite-beforesettingupcampwherevertheyhappenedtobewhennightfell.Mygrandmotherusedtosetupcamp.Tentsstoveseverythingshecarriedonherbackshesaid.Peopleweresostrongbackinthosedays.Icouldntdothatnowshesaidwithachuckle.Growingupinthebushwasprettygoodforme.Wedidnthavestressatthattimenotlikenowadays.Wehadalotoffun.Wehadnotoyswehadtomakeourowntoys.Mymomusedtosewusdollsoutofscrapsandpaper.Whilelivingathomeasaself-proclaimedtomboychoosingtohuntandtrapwiththemeninherfamilyCardinallearnedtospeakCreeasitwasthelanguagemostoftenusedinherhousehold.HerparentscouldspeaksomeEnglishbutchosetokeeptheirheri-tagealive.Ilikehelpingwiththesestoriesbecausetheygivemealottothinkabout.TheybringupmemoriesofmypastCardinalsaid.Cardinalcontinuestoliveatraditionallifestylegoingoutonthelandwhenshecanandencouragingotherstospeaktheirowntraditionallanguages.Shealsoenjoyspass-ingdownherknowledgetoherchildrenandhergrandchildren.IthinktherestoomuchEnglishtalk-ingathomeandnotenoughCreeandevenifpeopleknowittheydontwanttotalkitIdontknowwhyshesaid.Maybetheyfeelliketheyreembarrassedsometimessomepeoplesaythat.IfsomebodywantstochangetheywanttotalktheirlanguageIthinktheyshouldcontinuebecauseitsgoingtobelostinthelongrun.ContributingtoacauseKyleNapieroneoftheeveningsorga-nizersandCreelanguagecoordinatorforNWTMNisheadingseveralprojectswithCardinalshelp.InadditiontoaCreecalen-darsettocomeoutwithinthenextmonthhehasorganizedtheproductionofaCreealbumacompilationofmusicfeaturinglocalartistVeronicaJohnnyATribeCalledRedIskwewSingersandmanymoreforwhichCardinalhashelpedwithtracktranslations.ThenalproductwouldbereadyforreleaseonAboriginalDayJune21.NapieralsonotedthatlocallmmakerCarlaUlrichhasbeenbusycataloguinglocalstorieswithFortSmitheldersCardinalin-cluded.OncethestoriesarecompiledtheyaretranslatedintoCreeandusedaslearn-ingresourcesforbothfutureandcurrentgenerations.Whatweveseenupuntil2012theCreelanguageintheSouthSlavealmosthadade-clineinspeakersdowntoabout220Na-piersaid.Asofourlastreportweveseen330speakers.Wereseeingthatthecom-munitydoescarethatwerebringingbackthelanguagesandwhatittakesishavingusallcometogetherpeoplespeakingitintheirhomesintheschoolstotheirfamiliesandkeepingthatintergenerationalconver-sationgoing.PhotoDaliCarmichaelMaryCardinalCreetranslatorfortheNWTMtisNationsharesstoriesandphotographsfromhertraditionalupbringinginFortFitzgeraldAlta.