History Song

History Song
Written by the Former Grand Chief: The Late Jack Wysote
 

Gaqisipunge’q nige’ gisguj ge’s mu wape’g wa’gi pegisinugweg gngi’gwinaqi’g alsusultigni’g gospeml sipu’l alsutmi’tisni’gl mu negmow wejintultigusnig geitu’tisneg ta’n teli mimjunsi’tis.
Many years ago today before the white man arrived. Our forefathers were the rulers, the lakes, the streams; they held they did not dispute nature they knew how to survive.

 

Wape’g wa’gi pegisingeg getuapemasnn wiji Inu’l enmi e’wasnn glapis gisipugua’lteg.
When the white man arrived he depended on the Indian. He used the Indian until they were on their own.

Ta’n tujiw gisipugua’lateg gemutmtl aq egs’pugua’l’tl mu gujjunaqi’g nestua’tigusnig ta’n goqwei weji tl qamigsultisnig.
When the Indian had them on their feet, he was cheated and lied to, our forefathers did not perceive their behavior.

 

Gnjanji’jinaq gina’muanej me’ megite’tmnew teli Inulti’gw mutg ntago’ltinew me meluij megitelsultinej.
Our young ones let us educate to be more proud of their heritage do not be ashamed but rather self-respecting.

 

Geggunmi’tij ta’n telo’lti’gw, ggji’tu’tij ta’n telo’ti’gw.
They inherited our ways let our ways be known to them.

Negmow gisi ila’tutaq wape’g wa’qi ma’we’gwa muagwi gisi apjattaq ta’n qogwei gemutumugsi’gup.
They can make it right and they will not be baffled by the white man, they can bring back what the white man took from us.

Gina’muanej gnjanji’jinaq mut ntago’ltinew teli Ilnullti’gw megitelsultinej muta tel te’pmu’g ta’n gujjinqi’g tel te’pmi’tip.
Let us teach our young ones don’t be ashamed by Indian ways let us be proud because we deserve how worthy our forefathers were.

No’q gnjannaq mlgito’ltitaq gisi gilja’titaq, ma’ gisguamgig apaja’tutaq ta’n goqwei gisi gemutumugsi’gup.
So our young ones will be brave they will read and not be deceived they will bring back what they had taken from us.

Ila’tutaq ta’n mu weltenug wape’g wa’qi ma’nugu’ gisguagul apaja’lata ta’n ugwisunmual gisi msaqanwi’gmi’tipni’gl.
They will right what is wrong no longer white man deceive they (Indian) will bring back those that submitted their signature.

 

Negmow ma’ ignmua’tigul wijei tli awanta’sultinin st’ge’ nige te’s gasi gasg'ptnnaqanipunqe’g.
They will not allow them to forget the same way just like so many hundreds of years ago.

 

Awanta’suatmi’titl g’pnlno’lewaq aq ta’nig niganpugua’tijig mu getu’ nemitu’tigus gatu negmow musga’tuataq.
The government people forget as well as their leaders they did not want to see but they (Indian) will show them.

 

Gi’gajita’tij ma’gespu’tue’gw gnjanji’jinaq gina’mug nige’ apaja’tutaq ta’n goqwei gisi o’pla’tugsi’gup.
White man will not defeat debates our young ones we must educate they will bring forth what wrong they had done.

 

Teliaq gisgug
It is true today

Apajattaq ta’n goqwei
They will bring forth

 

Gisi ugsua’tugsi’gup
What they took from us.