ᏗᎦᏤᎵᎢ ᏗᎦᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗᎢ ᎢᎦᎵᏍᎪᏟᏓᏁᎰᎢ ᏗᎦᏟᏃᎮᏗᎢ, ᎢᎬᏌ ᏗᎫᎪᏔᏂᏓᏍᏗᎢ, ᏱᎦᏛᏁᏗᎢ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᏕᎦᏁᏟᏛᎢ ᎠᎴ ᏗᏕᏲᏗᎢ ᏗᎦᏤᎵᎢ ᏗᎾᏛᏍᎩ.
Our languages allowed us to converse with one another, govern ourselves, perform our ceremonies and teach our youth.