Gwich’in kat jidìi gichil’ee gwinjik gohdaih
Live following what is valued by the Gwich’in people
Yiinjigwichidhoh’eh
Have respect
Yiinjigwichidhoh’eh
Have honor/respect
Ch’atigwiiniidhan
Love
Zhuu ghadidich’uh
S/he is loving (kindness)
Tr’eedlah
Laughing
T’aih
Strength
Gadiitr’oonahtanh
Teaching others
Nikhwigwindak
Our stories
Atr’aadzoo ts’àt elik
Dancing and songs
Ch’anuh
Religion / Spirituality
Nihtat tr’indaii ts’àt nihk’atr’inahtih
Sharing and taking care of each other
Ch’igwijuu’ee ts’àt tthak nihk’it guk’atr’inahtih
Straight forward and looking after each other equally
Yeenoo nikhwichih gugwiindai’ kat guuk’it nan kak khehtak hàatsah
We will travel on the land the same way as the ones who lived before us
Gwiinzii gwitr’it gwàatsii guuzhik dlok nidhaa’aih
We are smiling while we do good work
K’agwaadhat ts’àt yeenoo nikhwichih gugwiindai’ nikhwiginee’aa gwinjik gwiidandaih
We live under the leadership of God and those who lived before us
Nihkwehdoo gugwiheendaii kat, gwiinzii gugwiheendaii geenjit
For those who will live after us, they will live a good life
Jùk drin gwizraih nan k’ahnaatyaa geenjit zhat t’iidich’uh
We are here to take care of the land, only for today
Yeendoo gwitr’iinin kat guuveenjit gwiinzii nan k’ahnaatyah
We will look after the land good for the children of the future
Gweeheezuu gwich’i’ k’ahnaatyah
We will look after it so it won’t get bad
Vadzaih zhùu nagitaa’oo shìk guk’iinjohshit
Always believe that the caribou will walk freely
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