Denver American Horse
Veteran Warrior Wakte' Glipi
To come home in Triumph / Victory
By Denver American Horse
Lakota Country Times Columnist
lakotacountrytimes.com Hau Kh'ola (Hello friend), toh niktuka hwo (how are you)? Le Anpetu kin (Today is) Anpetu Th'okahe (Monday). Chanwape Kasna Wi (Moon of Rattling / Falling Off Leaves - October) Ahke Shakowin (17th), Kh'oktopawing'e Nunpa sam Ahke Shakpe (2,016). Chanwape kin iyokise (Half of the leaves) wana makh'a tah hinh'payelo (have now fallen to the ground). Unkiksuyapi na (We should remember and) Chanwape kin lena Pila wichaunyanpi kta hecha (give thanks to these leaves). Wotakuye hechapi (They are relatives). Oniyan shape shni unk_upi cha heun (Because they give us clean fresh air). Ounye kin tanyan kichi unipi iyotanunlapi kin washte (It is important to live well with nature). Ounye kin ichela wichakh'eya ni un (Nature is the only one who lives honestly). Native Youth Commission
"A commission would identify the complex challenges facing Native American children across the country and recommend improvements to programs serving that population under legislation approved by Congress and sent to the president. ... Challenges facing Native youth abound, especially for those living on reservations, where federal experts say some children experience post-traumatic stress disorder comparable to that of military veterans returning from war zones. ... 'They are the ones that we should be listening to the most,' said Erik Stegman, executive director of the Center for Native American Youth at the Aspen Institute." Regina Garcia Cano. Associated Press Our Tiyoshpaye (extended family) has four new little ones that i am aware of; and I was recently in the company of two of them (Misty Dawn and Julianna). Although they do not Woglakah (speak) yet, I am thankful to them for bringing hope to an old man like me. In closing, I would like to leave you with a lakh'ota word (Oie) for this week (Oko): Ah'iyunka = meaning Frost. (The apostrophe mark ' to the right of the h indicates a guttural sound). Oko ichinunpa ki ahke wounglakin ktelo (We will talk again next week). Find the award-winning Lakota Country Times on the Internet, Facebook and Twitter and download the new Lakota Country Times app today.
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