Azhı́ı dats’ı̨́la

Azhǫ Góhdlı Ndéh k’éh nezų edęghǫh ts’ıhndıh ts’ęhk’éh gogháonetǫ́, azhǫ etth’ıahtı gots’ąts’ı̨́ndı, gogha chu łatáts’ęhtı, gots’ęh ehtth’ıahtı zhu chu gogháts’ı̨́la.

Náhɂı̨ ghá gonadah sęęgots’ı̨la

Dáóndı́h t’ah dechı̨tah ts’ęh k’eh nezu keots’ę́dıhah ,ezhı́ı la athee ts’ę́ ehtth’ıahtı nahéh tah agejáa sı́ı, edędıgha azhǫ keogedı́hah ghá goɂǫ. Dáóndı́h t’ah dechı̨tah nats’ę́déh ts’ęh k’eh, dene kehlı̨ ehtth’ıahtı gots’agendı zǫh. Ǫhk’ea kıı ekuht’ıh gha eghalaęda goghǫt’ah, daa la, gonathee k’ıojıhgı̨́hthe, godı̨ ts’ę́ aget’ı̨́ sı́ı gonathee segogehɂı̨, , gogha łatahgéhtı, gogha nagezéh,gogha mı́h agéhɂı̨h, gogha tse agéhɂı̨ gots’ęh gogha mekagehtéh chu.

S/Cst. Andrew Stewart loads a toboggan, Aklavik patrol, 1946. NWT Archives/N-2005-001:0093

Azhı́ı t’ah daget’ı̨ sı́ı sęę nezų keogedı́hshǫ gha goɂǫ. Dáóndı́h t’ah gots’ę́ndıh chu. Amı́ı ehtth’ıahtı kı́ı duhndę ndéh ts’ęh ǫt’é le sı́ı, nezų gok’ę́gendıh gha goɂǫ, kǫ́t’ı̨ kǫ́ duhndę góhdlı ndéh ts’ę́ aget’ı̨ enıdé, dáóndı́h t’ah nezų edęk’ę́ts’endıh keogedı́hshǫ gha goɂǫ.

Peter Ross gha, ehtth’ıahtı ts’ándı goghǫ gųndé

S/Cst. Andrew Stewart prepares a camp meal, Aklavik Patrol, 1946.

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S/Cst. Peter Esau (left), guides Garner King and Cst. Bob Knights into Fish Lake, Sachs Harbour, 1958.

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Cutting fire wood, 1922.

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Police Interpreter hauling water, Aklavik, 1920s.

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Ndéh k’eh azhǫ gotah k’éogehthe

Godı̨ kǫ́tah ahsı́ı t’ah eghálagenda , atł’aa amı́ı łuecho kaa nazéh, amı́ı ehdzóo agéhɂı̨, gots’ęh godı̨ ndéh zhıh eghálagenda, ekuhzhęę gha, azhǫ kǫ́tah ehtth’ıahtı godı̨ eghálagenda gots’ęh godı̨ ndéh k’éh azhǫ ahsı́ı kaa hono ɂǫ́ǫ́ ǫkı lı̨ı̨ gha ahsı́ı ghǫh guhndıh ts’éh k’éh sęę gogı̨́la. Ekǫ́ Fort Constantine (dı̨ı̨ hono dechı̨, YT) gots’ęh tucho Harbour (Kimmirut, NU), gots’ęh ųdaa ts’ę́ Ellesmere ndu ts’ę́ chu ahsı́ı nı̨agele. Dúh dzene ts’ę́ k’ála ekuhzhę́ę́ eghálagenda gha gı̨́t’é.

Ǫhk’éa ndéh k’eh ats’ę́tıle, ekuhzhęę gha, ehtth’ıahtı nıdhąą nǫgethe, azhǫ la ndéh taı lı̨̨ı̨ teh nǫgethe. Dúh Nunavut gondéh la, ųndęę 1999 godhęh ts’ę́ Góhdlıı Ndéh aı̨t’é ǫt’é.

Background: RCMP Detachment Resolute Bay, 1949. Library and Archives Canada/National Defence Headquarters, 126784

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Godı̨ eghálagenda k’ę́ goı̨́tł’éhchu

Kǫ́tah ts’ę́ xaye ehnaa nagogedehthe

Amı́ı nıdhaa tłı̨ mehchıé t’aget’ı̨ gots’ęh gogha godęzhıı, ezhı́ı la ehtth’ıahtı ts’ándı gots’ęh kǫ́tah ts’ęh dene chu azhǫ gots’ągı̨́ndı ǫt’é.Tłı̨ t’ah ehnaa nagogedéhthe, ezhı́ı mets’ęhɂǫ Góhdlı Ndéh, Ndéh ts’ę́ k’aodhe kéhonıdhe. Zhah lǫ dúye gots’ęh góhdlı chu, kaǫndıh kǫ́ ehtth’ıahtı ts’ándı azhǫ́ kǫ́tah ts’ę́ edı̨htł’éh gots’ęh gondı edı̨htł’éh chu gotah nagı̨́le, gots’ęh amı́ı dechı̨tah nagedéh sı́ı azhǫ gots’ogéhthe.

Background: S/Cst. Andre Jerome on patrol from Arctic Red River [Tsiigehtchic] to Inuvik, 1957. NWT Archives/N-1993-002:0004

Kı́ı łaǫ tłı̨ t’ah ageąt’ı̨́ le. Ǫhk’ęa tłı̨ goch’á ejı́hodehthı enıdé, godzaa ų̨dee at’I gots’ęh ehtth’ıahtı tłı̨ mehchı́e keh kagedękeh. Kaa ǫhk’ęa kagot’ı̨ ǫt’é. Kaǫndıh kǫ́ hı́h ahsı́ı keogedı́hah.

Albert Elias meɂeh Moses Raddı la, ehtth’ıahtı ts’ándı ı̨le ǫt’é, ezhı́ı t’ah deɂeh dadı̨hke.

Dáóndı́h t’ah tłı̨ keats’ę́ndıh kaa mǫts’edıhshǫ ǫt’é

Dúhndę ndéh ts’ęh dene kehłı̨ tłı̨ t’ah ageąt’ı̨́ , atł’aa zhah mehchı́e tazhę̨h godhéh ts’ę́ ą́ą́ ageąt’ı̨́. Xaye tanet’é tłı̨ nezų mek’ę́ts’endıh ǫt’é. Xaye enıdé etthę́ gots’ęh łue gogha géhcheh, kaǫndıh ghá goghagedęndıh.

RCMP puppies Peter and Paul, Sachs Harbour, 1958. NWT Archives/N-2005-001:0176

Gonathee ek’ę́lu sęgots’ı̨́la

Eghálaęda nechá goghǫt’o la, ehtth’ıahtı ts’ándı xah t’ah, zhah lǫ tah gonathee tłı̨ gha ek’ę́lu gehtsı̨, megháádé amı́ı gok’eh gogeąhtheh gogha godęzhıı le ghą ą́ą́ get’ı̨́.

Breaking trail on the Dawson to Fort McPherson patrol, 1920s. NWT Archives/N-1979-067:0061

Kaa ndéh ghǫhts’edıhshǫ

Godı̨ dene kehlı̨ ahnıh ek’ę́lu zhanıą kéh agęat’ı̨́ sı́ı, ehtth’ıahtı ts’ándı-ke, tłı̨ t’ah ek’ę́lu k’ę́ę́ agęat’ı̨́. Godı̨ aguht’é kaa ehtth’ıahtı ts’ándı keogedıhshǫ, gots’ęh zhaat’ą́ą́ ts’ęh k’eh chu keogedıhshǫ, godı̨ ndéh kı́ı nezų keǫgedıhshǫ le tah k’ę́ogıhthe, gots’ęh dáóndı́h t’ah ndéh k’eh nats’edéh chu keǫgedıhshǫ. Dene k’ę́ę́ dáóndı́h t’ah ndéh k’eh nats’ı̨́ndę.

S/Cst. Peter Esau and Cst. Bob Knights on patrol to Holman Island [Ulukhaktok], 1958. NWT Archives/N-1993-002:0178

Dog Sledding Objects

Background: RCMP dog leader, Fort Rae detachment, 1926. NWT Archives/N-1987-016:0618

Į́mbéh azhǫ gotah ats’et’ı̨́

Deh gots’ęh tucho k’eh godı̨ dene nagedéh sı́ı, ı̨́mbéh mets’ęhɂǫ azhǫ dene łéadeh. Godı̨ tu tah elá ı́le enıdé łuecho elá t’ah ı́le enıdé, ts’u nımbáa elá t’ah, ı̨́mbéh ehtth’ıahtı ts’ándı łaǫndıh ehtth’ıahtı gohéh tu k’eh ehnáá naget’oh.

Jimmy Akavak, Sandy Akavak, and Matthew Akavak with Cst. McLaughlin and Cst. Marchbank, on Eastern Arctic Patrol, Lake Harbour [Kimmirut], NWT, 1944. NWT Archives/N-2005-001:0249

Ǫ Dene gogha łatahtı

Ekuh ehtth’ıahtı edúhndę Góhdlı Ndéh gotah agejáa, kı́ı́ dene zhatıe keogedıhshǫ le.

Dene łatahtı la, ehtth’ıahtı gohéh eghálagenda t’ah kehogenı́hthe gots’ęh kǫ́tah chu gohéh eghálagenda gots’ęh godı̨ ndéh k’eh aget’ı̨́ chu, gohéh eghálagenda. Ehtth’ıahtı ts’ándı łǫ gedet’é gots’ęh łatahtı chu, azhǫ mǫ́lasǫłı́é gots’ęh molá k’é gogendeh keogedıhɂǫ.

Sęę la go-eɂą ılé enıdé ahsaa got’ı̨h gots’ęh k’eh, edı̨ dene zhatıe gots’ęh gots’ę́ndéh ts’ęh k’eh azhǫ ehtth’ıahtı zhęę k’ę́ę́ eghálagı̨déh ghágı̨́t’é.

S/Cst. Vital Thomas, Rae [Behchokǫ̀], 1962. NWT Archives/N-2003-037:0188

Semǫ la Gwich’in gok’eh gondéh ǫt’é ı̨le ... kǫ́tah ts’ęh dene ehtth’ıahtı ahsaa goduhsı́ genıdhę gots’ęh kı́ı duyé ehtth’ı̨́ kagogendéh enıdé, łaǫndıh setá gots’ęh semǫ gots’ogogéhthe. Goghá gots’ę́ k’aodhe ı̨le enıdé zhęę k’eh theda goghá gots’ę́ gogendéh,atł’aa goghá łatahgetı tah. Azhǫ kǫ́tah ts’ęh dene kaǫndı́h k’ę́ goghá nezų ( atł’aa mot’ıe ghǫh ghágedı̨ ) kaǫndı́h enıdé kı́ı ehtth’ıahtı ts’ę́ ehtth’ı̨́ aget’ı̨ le.

Edı̨ la, Louise Reindeer, detá ghǫh goı̨́ndę, metá Johnny Reindeer la ehtth’ıahtı ts’ándı ı̨lé ǫt’é

S/Cst. James Fabien of Fort Resolution spoke English, French, Chipewyan and Dogrib [Tłı̨chǫ], 1933.

RCMP Letter of Engagement for dog driver and interpreter S/Cst. Jimmy Fabien, 1929.

Dene k’ę́ę́, azhı́ı Ehtth’ıahtı ts’ándı ehts’ę́dı sǫǫndı́ ?

Met’ah dechı̨tah nezų edęk’ę́ts’endıh

Ehtth’ıahtı ndéh k’eh age’tı̨́ t’ah , got’é thekǫ́ gots’ęh nezų kaǫndıh zhęęt’ah gogendıh gha, azhǫ gogha géhtsı̨. Golǫ-dhéh gots’ęh medı́h dhéh, Nogha dhéh, gots’ęh łuecho-dhéh, ahsı́ı kaǫndıh t’ah ts’élı́ sęę nezų gogha ahsı́ı zhagı́htsı̨. Dáóndı́h t’ah tłı̨ gha ts’e ch’á kadęa gots’ęh tłı̨ gha xaye goke gots’ęh tłı̨ met’ah nats’ę́nehthah gots’ęh tłı̨ tł’uh chu gogha zhagı́htsı̨.

RCMP and friends showing off their winter clothing. Old Crow, 1954. NWT Archives/N-1979-062:0145

Amá ehtth’ıahtı gogha enakeɂe thehtsı̨. Dúhdzene ehtth’ıahtı gotł’ááɂe ghanda enıdé, męnak’ǫ́ detthoı denı́tł’e gots’ęh sı́ı detthoı meghąı̨́nda ? Semǫ la zhéhtsı̨ ǫt’é. Tsą-dhéh jıh, jıh tł’uh, enakeke gots’ęh ts’ekızhaa, azhǫ amá ehtth’ıahtı gogha théhtsı̨ ǫt’é. Nı̨dhąą naǫgéhthe gha t’ah ,azhǫ gogha let’éh zhaı̨téh. Ehddháa gots’ęh etthę́go chu k’éogı̨́leh gha, azhǫ gogha sezheɂı̨.

Mabel Brown la, demǫ Mary Kendi ghǫh gųndé

Mary Kendi was the wife of S/Cst. Alfred Kendi and supported the Aklavik detachment. Mary was an impressive seamstress and is fondly remembered as a pillar of the Gwich’in community.

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Martha Stewart was the wife of S/Cst. Andrew Stewart. They traveled between Fort McPherson and Aklavik, spending most of their time in the mountains. She was well-known for her sewing and traditional skills, which were valuable to the RCMP.

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