Article by Janine Wildcat

June Opâskâwewowipîsim The egg hatching month ᐅᐹᐢᑳᐁᐧᐅᐧᐃᐧᐲᓯᒼ

July Opaskowipîsim The moulting month ᐅᐸᐢᑯᐃᐧᐲᓯᒼ

Sunday Ayamihew’ kîsikaw ᐊᔭᒥᐦᐁᐤ’  ᑮᓯᑲᐤ

Monday Pônâyamihew’kîsikaw ᐴᓈᔭᒥᐦᐁᐤ’ᑮᓯᑲᐤ

Tuesday Nîsokîsikaw ᓃᓱᑮᓯᑲᐤ  

Wedneday Nistokîsikaw ᓂᐢᑐᑮᓯᑲᐤ

Thursday Newokîsikaw ᓀᐅᐧᑮᓯᑲᐤ

Friday Nîyânanokîsikaw ᓃᔮᓇᓄᑮᓯᑲᐤ

Saturday Nikotwâsik kîsikaw ᓂᑯᑖᐧᓯᐠ  ᑮᓯᑲᐤ

Summer Nîpin ᓃᐱᐣ

Pow-Wow Pwâtisimowin ᐹᐧᑎᓯᒧᐃᐧᐣ

Dance Pow-wow Pwâtisimo ᐹᐧᑎᓯᒧ

Pow-Wow Dress Pwâtayiwinisa ᐹᐧᑕᔨᐃᐧᓂᓴ

Beadwork Mîkisistahikewin ᒦᑭᓯᐢᑕᐦᐃᑫᐃᐧᐣ

Mosquito Sakimes ᓴᑭᒣᐢ

Restaurant mîcisôw’kamik ᒦᒋᓲᐃᐧᑲᒥᐠ

Swimming Pool Pakâsimo’kamik ᐸᑳᓯᒧ’ᑲᒥᐠ

Pack (for traveling) Ewaweyîhk ohci papâmohtewin ᐁᐊᐧᐁᐧᔩᐦᐠ ᐅᐦᒋ ᐸᐹᒧᐦᑌᐃᐧᐣ

To travel around Pimâciho ᐱᒫᒋᐦᐅ

Vacationing Epapâm’wâpahtamihk askiy ᐁᐸᐹᒼ’ᐚᐸᐦᑕᒥᐦᐠ ᐊᐢᑭᕀ  

To Camp/Pitch a tent Manohke ᒪᓄᐦᑫ

Edmonton (Beaver Mountain House) Amiskwacîwâskahikanihk ᐊᒥᐢᑲᐧᒌᐚᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᓂᐦᐠ  

Enoch Maskekos ᒪᐢᑫᑯᐢ

Calgary Otôskwan ᐅᑑᐢᑲᐧᐣ

Saskatoon Misâskwatôminihk ᒥᓵᐢᑲᐧᑑᒥᓂᐦᐠ

Saddle Lake Onihcikiskwapiwin ᐅᓂᐦᒋᑭᐢᑲᐧᐱᐃᐧᐣ

Cold Lake Tâkikamîw-Sâkahikanihk ᑖᑭᑲᒦᐤ ᓵᑲᐦᐃᑲᓂᐦᐠ  

Onion Lake Wîhcekaskosîwi-sâkahikan ᐄᐧᐦᒉᑲᐢᑯᓰᐃᐧ ᓴᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ  

Chief Okimâhkan ᐅᑭᒫᐦᑲᐣ

Band Councillor Wîyasowew ᐄᐧᔭᓱᐁᐧᐤ

Lawyer Opîkiskwestamâkew ᐅᐲᑭᐢᑫᐧᐢᑕᒫᑫᐤ

Artist Otâpasinahikew ᐅᑖᐸᓯᓇᐦᐃᑫᐤ

Welfare Worker Otasahkew ᐅᑕᓴᐦᑫᐤ

Social Worker Owîcihtâsow ᐅᐄᐧᒋᐦᑖᓱᐤ

Teacher Okiskinohamâkew ᐅᑭᐢᑭᓄᐦᐊᒫᑫᐤ

Police Officer Simâkanis ᓯᒫᑲᓂᐢ

Chef opiminawasow ᐅᐱᒥᓇᐊᐧᓱᐤ