Ekw’ahtı̨ goeghálaeda gúlú ajá

Ehkw’ınénagots’ęɂá gha Ekw’ahtı̨wá kele bek’eorejǫ wela.
Ekw’ahtı̨ gochelekú goeghálaeda kúlú ajá

Ekw’ahtı̨ gochelekú ke tłı̨ hé tłı̨ behchı̨ne hé t’á eghálakeda haı̨le whı́le adarade t’á go eghálaeda gúlú ajá.

1970 gots’ę 1990 gots’ę́ Ekw’ahtı̨ gochelekú Ekw’ahtı̨ wá ts’ę́ łatarade gokedı.

Dırı Ekw’ahtı̨ gochelekú goghare 1800 gots’ę 1900 gots’ę́ gogháré hı̨dú Ekw’ahtı̨ eghálakeda. Ekw’ahtı̨ gochelekú goghare dene, mǫ́la hé nezǫ́ Dúhdá Nę́nę́ Canada hé Dúhdá Elı́gu Nę́nę́ hé nezǫ ełexe eghálakeda.

RCMP Aboriginal Policing Flag

Gerry Kısoun Ekw’ahtı̨ gochelekú Otto Bınder hé ełexe gokı̨de. Otto kadı “Ekw’ahtı̨ nelı̨ gháré denexe eghálaı̨da?” Ekayehdı t’á 1971 ekúú gotarı́tła t’á Ekw’ahtı̨ gochelekú hı̨lı̨. 1975 ekúú Ekw’ahtı̨wá gha gogháonetę t’á Mǫ́la nę́nę́ Alberta hé Yukon hé ekúdé eghálaeda.

Gerry enáke ǫt’e t’á yeghǫ háodı, Gerry Elı́gu nę́nę́ gots’ę́ anaode nı̨we. Dekǫ́ta Tuktoyaktuk hé Inuvık hé 1986 gots’ę 1996 gots’ę́ Ekw’ahtı̨ hı̨le.

Ekúú gots’ę, Gerry Elı́gu Nę́nę́ k’e dekǫ́ta gogha eghálaeda, Ekw’ahtı̨ dewé Deputy Commıssıoner heredı Dúhda Elı́gu Nę́nę́ gogha 2016 gots’ę 2017 gots’ę́ k’áowe hı̨le.

Inuvik Sub/Div. Insp. John Sebastien congratulates S/Cst. Gerry Kisoun on receiving his Regimental number, allowing him to attend the RCMP Training Academy, 1974.

NWT RCMP special constables in Vancouver at Expo ’86

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RCMP Officer Julia Crapeau of Detah at the “G” Division Headquarters in Yellowknife, 1989.

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Aprıl Bell Ekw’ahtı̨wá dowé hı̨lı̨. Hı̨dú Corporal heredı gha bek’ǝ́orejǫ. Dúhdá Elı́gu Nę́nę́ neshǫ t’á dúhda gogha ekw’ahtı̨ hı̨lı̨ gha góɂǫ. “G” Dıvısıon goredı ekw’ahtı̨ eghálaeda gá denewá ekw’ahtı gogha k’áowe hı̨lı̨, hé Dúhda Elı́gu Nę́nę́ eghálaeda segha nezǫ ghadı.

Right: Cpl. April Bell in full Red Serge, 2017.

Background: 1973 RCMP Commemorative Plaque outside “G” Division Headquarters in Yellowknife.

Ełexe eghálanakeda

Ełexe eghálankuda dene edegha at’ı̨ hé areyǫné ełexe aketı̨ k’ále yeghálakeda. Amı̨́ı̨ ke erı̨htł’é kǫ́ aht’ı̨́ denexare gok’edı ke, amı̨́ı̨ gokáraɂa erı̨htł’é kǫ́ aht’ı̨́ denexare gok’edı ghá dene ke gots’ı̨́orewı hé yahtı̨ ke, K’áowe ke, Government got’ıne ke hé Canada gots’ę deneke hé areyǫné ełexe eghálakeda gha góɂǫ.

Denewá ke nezǫ́ Ekw’ahtı̨ hé eghálakeda nezǫ́ gots’ę́ nakedı gok’ǝ́orejǫ gha.

Background: Exhibit Opening, August 3, 2017. (Angela Gzowski Photography)

Ejǫ̨ begháts'udá gha whela bedágháretı̨́ gha
Bek’ǝ́otserezhǫ

Ejǫ ası́ wela sı̨́ı̨ "Gok'ets'ı̨dı́' heredı Prınce of Wales Northern Herıtage Centre ejǫ Sǫ́ba k'e August 3, 2017 ekúú godagháratǫ. Dırı Elı́gu nę́nę́ k'aowe ke (GNWT) hé Ts'ǫ́dane gogháonete eghálaedá gá́ hé Dene Náoéwe eghálaeda gá hé Dene eghálakeda gots'ę́ nakedı gá hé Dene heseneyahetı hé Ekw'ahtı̨ 'G' Dıvısıon heredı hé ełets'ę́ nakedı t'á yeghálakı̨da.

Areyǫné amı̨́ı̨ denehe goı̨de mahsı gots'edı:

Bella Arey, Inuvik
Sonny (Edward) Balsillie, Fort Resolution
Steve Beck, Hay River
Otto Binder Jr., Inuvik
Grace Blake, Tsiigehtchic
Mabel Brown, Inuvik
Dale Clark, Tsiigehtchic
Albert Elias, Inuvik
Freddy Jerome, Inuvik
Thomas Kotchea, Trout Lake
Wilfred Lennie, Tulita
George Mandeville, Fort Smith
Arlene Wright, Fort Liard
Charlotte Menacho, Tulita
Louie Mercredi, Fort Smith
Winston Moses, Inuvik
George Niditchie, Tsiigehtchic
Louise Reindeer, Tulita
Peter Ross, Tsiigehtchic

Amı̨́ı̨ ke dene ts’ę́ náı̨dı̨ bek’éorujá:

RCMP Heritage Centre
Deborah Kigjugalik Webster, Ottawa
Paul Andrew, Yellowknife
Lee Cazon, Fort Simpson
April Bell, Yellowknife
Gerry Kisoun, Inuvik
RCMP Quarterly
Gwich’in Tribal Council staff:
Alestine Andre, Ingrid Kritsch, Diane Baxter
CBC NWT
GNWT Aboriginal Languages and Learning Secretariat
Wally Wolfe, St. Albert
Sue Look, Hay River
Wallace Finlayson, Trophy Lodge, Reliance
Leslie McCartney
Kevin Antoniak, Fort Smith
Barb Cameron, Yellowknife

Translated into South Slavey by
Sarah Cleary