{"id":550,"date":"2017-04-16T14:45:39","date_gmt":"2017-04-16T18:45:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/voixmultiples.com\/atikamekw-nehirowisiwok\/09-ensemble\/"},"modified":"2017-09-10T07:49:29","modified_gmt":"2017-09-10T11:49:29","slug":"09-ensemble","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/voixmultiples.com\/en\/atikamekw-nehirowisiwok\/09-ensemble\/","title":{"rendered":"09 &#8211; Ensemble"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a class=\"lightbox_trigger\" href=\"#\" data-description=\"In several places throughout the text, I had to translate the word \u201cwe\u201d; it is translated as \u201ckirano\u201d. I would like to focus on this term, in this chapter \u201cBeing Together\u201d. In our language, \u201ckirano\u201d refers to an all-encompassing whole; it is an inclusive \u201cwe\u201d. We, as human beings, together, forming one entity; this is the concept of \u201ckirano\u201d. We all consider ourselves brothers and sisters in blood. We even tend to privilege others, before ourselves. When someone comes to my house and is hungry, it's normal that they would go to the refrigerator and serve themselves, without having to ask for anything. It is also noticeable in the order of personal pronouns in our language; \u201ckir\u201d comes first; it is the second pronoun in English, the \u201cyou\u201d, \u201cthe \u201cOther\u201d. The \u201cI\u201d, \u201cnin\u201d, follows. It is always the Other that takes priority, not self; the Other is more important than oneself. The exclusive \u201cwe\u201d is \u201cninan\u201d, this \u201cwe\u201d which refers to oneself among other people forming a group, which excludes others. In relation to the territory, one can therefore say \u201cnitaskinan\u201d, which is \u201cour territory\u201d, that of my nation but not of all nations, of all humans; it is Nehirowisiwok territory (Atikamekw). \u201cOur territory\u201d which encompasses all humans, it would rather be \u201cnitaskino\u201d.\">Being Together<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\nBefore the creation of the bands, there were family clans. To live together in clans, there needed to be a leader, clan mothers, a hierarchical system, because to survive, we had to be together. Community spirit was not an incidental value; it was a focus of our concerns. Like mutual aid, between young and old. Like sharing, between rich and poor. Like hard work, during times of famine. If the ancestors could share with us their life story, they would without a doubt tell us that they didn\u2019t have a choice, that this was how it was. Each role, established for survival. Man was the provider, the hunter, the protector. He drew from everyday labors, daily pride and contentment.<\/p>\n<p>Following the hunters were the clan mothers. Women of authority. They educated, organized, baked bread and fed their family. With men gone for long periods of time, they ensured the survival of their own, took charge in quarrels, enforced justice. All day long and even during the night, they made sure that all went well. These grandmothers, 100 years old; these mothers, barely pubescent.<\/p>\n<p>In the past, we were <a class=\"lightbox_trigger\" href=\"#\" data-description=\"In the past, with respect to survival, we were not dependent. We were structured, organized, able to take responsibility, able to do things for our survival. In short, we were autonomous; \u201cki mihitison\u201d, \u201cyou are an autonomous being\u201d, able of taking care of one\u2019s own things. In the past, a woman could give birth alone. Now, we have become dependent of so many things. An elder had already presented me with the following comparison: \u201ctoday, we are like dogs, whereas in the past we were wolves\u201d. He meant that a dog needs the help of man, it depends on him for his food; it must be taken care of. In comparison, a wolf is autonomous. They are organized in packs, with leaders. Today, like dogs, we have become dependent. We say \u201cakosiwin\u201d, which means \u201cdependent\u201d but with a connotation to sickness (it is a kind of \u201csickness\u201d to be dependent), or \u201ckitarimisin\u201d, which means \u201cto pity\u201d. \">Autonomous<\/a> beings. Women gave birth in tents. Families were self-sufficient. Meat, abundant at times. Autonomy was based on knowledge acquired in past centuries. Free to think, free to act, survival was the sole priority.<\/p>\n<p>Family ties were the core of our nations, our foundation. Family was the tight circle in which our People grew.<\/p>\n<p>This was before reservations, before assimilation, before residential schools. At one point, there was disengagement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Being Together Before the creation of the bands, there were family clans. 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